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Hello Fellow Lumberjocks,
I made this box for my sister-in-law from a Thomas Haapapuro design. This design is called Arabian Box and it comes from his book “Fresh Designs for Woodworking”. This is my first cut of this design, so I consider it a prototype, but it should make an interesting trinket box for her.
The woods are walnut, maple and oak. I finished it with a couple coats of Watco’s Natural Danish Oil.
This design is beautiful but it isn’t really practical to be cut on the scroll saw. Even with #9 double skip tooth blades and the saw at top speed, it took several hours to make the heavy cuts. Cutting the fretwork lid and the lid liner, sanding, and finishing added many more hours.
The next time I work with this design I will cut the exterior with the band saw with a 1/8” blade and I will simplify the interior design to avoid making so many curved cuts. The tiny interior cavities in the arms are too small to serve any practical purpose, and, since I think the WOW factor of this design comes from the exterior shape and the fretwork top, making so many additional cuts is a monumental waste of time.
It is beautiful, but I will approach it differently next time.
Thanks for looking in.
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MasterSergeant
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#1 posted 144 days ago
WOW, extremely impressed!!
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Monte Pittman
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#2 posted 144 days ago
Stunning. Impressive
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#3 posted 144 days ago
It is really pretty! I know what you mean about cutting several thicknesses on the scroll saw. I did some boxes years ago that had solid sides about an inch thick. Add to that the top and bottom and it was quite a labor to cut. I used poplar which is pretty soft for the sides, but it still went as slow as a snail and I got really tired. I can only imagine how long it took you to do those arms!
You did beautifully though! The effort did pay off in the long run as the results is great!
Please post your revisions if you do another one. I would love to see the comparison and how you changed things to make it easier.
Beautiful project! :)
Sheila
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lanwater
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#4 posted 144 days ago
That’s a pretty box. Very intricate.
Just seeing the first picture one can tell that it require many, many hours and lots of skill.
Great job.
a1Jim
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#5 posted 144 days ago
Sheee Zaaam that’s and amazing box.
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Ken90712
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#6 posted 144 days ago
Now that is some scroll work, really beautiful. Some great details! I’m sure she loved it.
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Roger
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#7 posted 144 days ago
Wow! Reminds me of a Pazell. I think that is a cookie that my Mother, and my Aunt used to make around the holidays. Very kool.
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tomakazi
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#8 posted 144 days ago
thats amazing!!
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Jim Jakosh
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#9 posted 143 days ago
Very cool design and build!!
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redryder
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#10 posted 143 days ago
Your right about the “wow” factor and probably about the amount of work….................
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Paul Stoops
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#11 posted 143 days ago
Beautifully done! What a lovely intricate design. Yes, it would be much more easily done if the center cavity was circular or a 10-sided polygon with the vertices at the center of the “fingers”.
-- Paul, Auburn, WA
Thomas Haapapuro
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#12 posted 70 days ago
Beautiful job man! You are right about it taking a while to cut thick wood on a scroll saw. It is not fast, but on the plus side you dont have to sand it. A small benefit I know. I would love to see any other projects from the book that you complete!
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