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made a box for my friends granddaughter
wood is aromatic cedar
spray can satin minwax poly
everything was great till i did the rabbets
for the joinery
then three knots fell out
i couldn’t just replace the board
or i would lose the grain continuity
so i rummaged around in my head
and came to this idea
rabbet the whole thing there
and add an ‘accent’ to it
here is the problem
solution make the starbusts from scraps
just cut quick on the bandsaw
and clean up on the disk sander
so all edges are straight
glue together as two half circles
(slightly over half)
then straighten on disk sander again
and get a full circle
cut to rectangular just slightly over
(with a scrap cardboard sizing template)
and set aside
now to do something i don’t do yet
cut the box open before finish
(as the saw kerf and sanding take some dimension)
and would make the ‘rays’ not align later
at the cut line
clamping the two parts back together
then glue on the starburst
(my ‘crescent moon’ signature goes good here)
and with my small trim saw (no set to the teeth)
cut it open there after the glue is good and dry
(the box cut is easier to follow as a guide for the saw)
clean up and finish then
i have made this as a project/build blog
so as to help anyone that runs into these problems
as i design and build my own work
i am not stuck to any particular idea
but just go where the work takes me
and often to much more pleasing effect than forcing
the work to do what i want
thanks for looking
have a good day
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
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jacen68
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#1 posted 390 days ago
great idea.
-- So much to do, so little time.
degoose
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#2 posted 390 days ago
Now that is different… oops … and a great fix
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JoeyG
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#3 posted 390 days ago
That was a nice save with the sun burst. The whole box looks amazing.
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David Craig
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#4 posted 390 days ago
Beautiful box and ingenious fix David. Now your insignia will sit on a burst of inspiration :)
-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.
patron
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#5 posted 390 days ago
thanks guys
the funny thing is
i made a box for this young lady 8 years ago
but her mom won’t give it to her
saying that she won’t take care of it
grandpa got tired of talking with his daughter about it
and when the granddaughter asked him direct for a box
he commissioned another
which he will give to her this week-end
mom can do what she wants then
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
jeepturner
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#6 posted 390 days ago
Nice fix David, it did wonders for the box.
Thanks for sharing it.
-- Mel
stefang
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#7 posted 390 days ago
Very nice box David and I like your solution to that knotty problem. I hope the girl actually gets this one.
-- Mike, American in Norway
patron
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#8 posted 390 days ago
thanks again
i did putty the inside of the knots
but only the middle one was actually exposed
as the edge ones were capped by the top and bottom
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
doncutlip
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#9 posted 390 days ago
That’s a unique fix, came out great
-- Don, Royersford, PA
littlecope
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#10 posted 390 days ago
Nice Job David, the “Fix” is more like an Enhancement…
Felix the Cat must be envious of your bag of tricks Brother!!
-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.
amagineer
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#11 posted 390 days ago
You always amaze me with your unique ideas. Thanks for sharing it with us.
-Don
-- Flaws are only in the eye of the artisan!
Martyroc
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#12 posted 390 days ago
That’s what makes you a true craftsman, and I think the starburst added a nice touch to it. It looks great!
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
whitedog
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#13 posted 390 days ago
The starburst is what makes this box pop. I not sure you can call it a fix when it takes the project to a new level like this did.
-- Paul , Calfornia
Karson
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#14 posted 390 days ago
No fix in site but a beautiful starburst.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
TopamaxSurvivor
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#15 posted 390 days ago
Great save David. Nice work.
-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0
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