| Project by SantaPaulaCraftsman | posted 415 days ago | 1190 views | 0 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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The client who purchased my recently posted project, an ambrosia maple humidor, called to complain that the box lid ( a single piece of maple) had dramatically curled. He lives near the beach and the increased humidity did the job.
Rather than make a new lid I cut deep kerfs with the table saw across most of the bottom to make the lid flexible, cut an inch off each end, added curly maple breadboard ends, and covered the kerfs with spanish cedar to match the box lining.
The top is now perfectly flat, the cedar now seals the box tight, and the breadboards actually look better than the single piece.
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Don Tikander
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#1 posted 415 days ago
Complainers,huh? I never have any complaints on stuff I build. I supply my materials and labor free. That way they can’t ask for their money back. LOL.
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Tokolosi
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#2 posted 415 days ago
great solution.
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Eric_Somerville
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#3 posted 415 days ago
picture of the repaired top?
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jaykaypur
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#4 posted 415 days ago
Nice job and a great save.
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Dan'um Style
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#5 posted 415 days ago
Post the completed piece. I’d be interested in seeing the finished result.
Darn wood !
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Martyroc
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#6 posted 415 days ago
Nice solution, let’s see the finished piece.
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
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