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Kerry

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This is a box I made for my sister a couple of years ago. Red oak and walnut. I started the curve on the side boards with the table saw, then finished up by handplane. Finish is waterbased poly. I can’t for the life of me remember whether I put BLO on first.

Thanks for having a look,
Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada


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brianinpa

217 posts in 114 days


posted 66 days ago

Very nice box Kerry. I like the curved sides, adn the contrasting colors of the two types of wood.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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Karson

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posted 66 days ago

A great box. Nice design

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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trifern

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posted 66 days ago

That is a gorgeous box. I love the shape.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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CharlieM1958

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posted 66 days ago

Beautiful. The shape really makes it special.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Sawdust2

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posted 66 days ago

So tell us how you shaped the sides. It’s a good looking box and I, for one, would like to know how you did it.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 66 days ago

Kerry,

This is a gorgeous box. You executed a nice design in building this one.

Nice job.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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brunob

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posted 66 days ago

Very well done.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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Dusty56

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posted 66 days ago

beautiful box ! what is “BLO” please ?

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

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cajunpen

5256 posts in 456 days


posted 66 days ago

Great looking box – good design, great finish.

Dusty65 – BLO is Boiled Linseed Oil – a very popular and efficient finish.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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GaryK

8183 posts in 379 days


posted 65 days ago

Very cool looking box.
I know what a pain it is to get all the sides coming out exactly where you want them to.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Colin

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posted 65 days ago

yes, nice box, the curved sides add an interesting difference, well done.

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

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grovemadman

528 posts in 162 days


posted 65 days ago

Intersting design and great choice of wood.

-- --Chuck

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jjohn

397 posts in 104 days


posted 65 days ago

as has been said above. I like it. When something makes you take a second look you know you did something really right, or really wrong…LOL. You did good.

-- JJohn

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Kerry

91 posts in 181 days


posted 65 days ago

Thanks guys.

Lee – I joined the sides together 1st, then tilted my tablesaw blade a few degrees, set the fence and ran the long sides through, turned it upside down and ran them through again. I then removed the fence and used my mitre guage to cut the short sides. Afterwards I clamped it in my bench vice and finished shaping the sides with a #4 1/2 (the only plane I had at the time :-).

For those who mentioned the choice of wood – I REALLY like the look of walnut with red oak. To me they just look like they were meant for each other.

Thanks for the nice comments.
Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada

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Grumpy

3852 posts in 242 days


posted 64 days ago

Very nice job.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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