These are a couple of examples of Norwegian Tine (pronounced tina) Box that I made. The tine could be a container for the family valuables or as mundane as holding the day’s lunch. I worked off of Jim Anderson’s design that was published in American Woodworker. But his work is much more art than mine. My daughter was getting married in the replica stave church on Washington Island, Door County, WI and wanted traditional centerpieces for the reception. I of course agreed without ever having done bentwood before. It is pretty easy but time consuming. To save on wood for the forms I made them out of 3 inch foam insulation with plywood on each surface. If you’re going to go through all the effort of boiling water and bending you don’t want to do just one at a time. I had 5 forms for each size I made. I created many different variations on a theme with hard maple, cherry, and walnut. I made 26 of them and at the end of the night members of the wedding party and family were able to take them home as remembrances of the night. Finish was 2 coats Watco natural and then 8 coats of a poly varnish thinned to 50% and wiped on and off with a 0000 steel wool rubdown between coats
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I toured Norway this past spring and saw some examples of tine at folk museums. I have to admit that running through my mind was that mine were better. Of course 1000 years ago they didn’t have table saws, planners, or band saws so we have to cut them a little slack ;-) I also made some round boxes with covers for the kransekaka but that is for another post.
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Roger Clark aka Rex
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#1 posted 818 days ago
How unusual, never seen this type of box before, and I like both of them very much. Very well done. Thank you for posting.
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#2 posted 818 days ago
WOW! Very nice.
Thanks
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TonyWard
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#3 posted 818 days ago
Very good, thank you for sharing.
Tony Ward
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#4 posted 817 days ago
Hi,
It’s a very nice tine. Its pronounced tine not tina. “kake tine”
-- Lars, woodworker from Norway.
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#5 posted 817 days ago
Hi ,
here you can see howe we do this in Norway
http://www.kunstoghaandverk.org/galleri/svtknik.htm or you can google for sveiping its the word for this work
-- Lars, woodworker from Norway.
steliart
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#6 posted 817 days ago
a very nice piece
thank you for sharing
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stefang
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#7 posted 817 days ago
A wonderful job on these tina’s, both workmanship and design. I agree with you that yours look a lot better than what you see in the museums here. As you mentioned, tina’s were everyday items used for a range of practical purposes, and this is pretty much what you see here in the museums. However, quite a few craftsmen are still making them in Norway as a hobby, and many of them are truly remarkable. It’s good to see that you are making these to carry on the tradition so Americans with Norwegian ancestry can become acquainted with their for-bearers culture.
-- Mike, American in Norway
Ken90712
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#8 posted 817 days ago
Wow! great job thx for sharing.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
Bluepine38
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#9 posted 817 days ago
Very nice boxes, I will let you Norwegians settle the name, pronunciation bit, I like the design. Did you
make or buy the brass ornamentation/fasteners? Very wonderful wedding remembrances, and it is
always great when someone you love commissions your work, those hugs may not make it to the bank,
but they sure seem to last a lot longer. Welcome to Lumberjocks, and thank you for sharing.
-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter
ladiesman217
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#10 posted 817 days ago
I think yours are better than Andersons-they have some soul and love in there. Great job!
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itsmic
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#11 posted 816 days ago
Very nice, beautiful wood and great craftsmanship, thanks for sharing
-- It's Mic Keep working and sharing
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#12 posted 809 days ago
I think that you have done a great job, your tine boxes are beautiful.
By the way, the Norwegian word tine is pronounced very close to the English word tina.
-- Ken, Norway
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