Plans Box

”She is a box maker”

Yah! Ra – Ra – Rah.

Karson

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I’m going to have to change my name from Sculptured WoodArt to…. hmm BoxArt

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Debbie:

You know that if you make a bigger box and put drawer runners on the big box and the little box, you have made a chest with a drawer.

See how easy this is.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Oh boy, I can see plenty of boxes coming from this house. Looks great!

-- " All Things At First Appear Difficult"

I love the live edge. In reference to displaying the plans for the table – Cheese Eater.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

nice box. nice wood. me likey. you’ll never look at firewood the same way again!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

I’m pretty excited.
I didn’t know that willow was so beautiful. And I have a whole fencerow full of it !!! :D

Todd: what? you think I’m trying to get an edge on the big competition ? hahaha

I love my new box. It is so “me”.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

That is a nice looking wood.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Heh. Next it will be a table….. lol.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

a willow table… that’ll look nice.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOX IF YOU’RE GOING TO KEEP YOUR PLANS IN IT. At least, I know I have about 10 large binders full and that’s not counting all the woodworking magazines.

Nice and rustic!

-- Jesus is Lord!

Very nice! I like the live edge – suspect this will draw Frank’s attention soon! Looks like you will be entering the PW contest! By the way, I apologize for my ignorance, what is a Little Ripper?

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Way to go Deb. Glad to see you grab the bull by the horns. You can do anything you want to do. If you need help just ask there’s 500+ Lumberjocks willing to give you a hand. your bud, mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

The Little Ripper It holds a log so you can zip it through the bandsaw and make some boards.

Willow: my favourite wood now.. It looks so.. rustic, gentle, sweet!! :)

Table: .. now, what to do , what to do?? Barnboards, Willow, Cedar.. oh my decisions, decisions

Plans: ok, maybe it is our “top of the list to-do” plans box.

Frank: I thought of him already this morning as I looked at the box. I too think he’ll like it. :D

LJ Help: Thanks. It’s always good to know you guys are here if I need you.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Now… time to learn to dovetail.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

oh you just had to mention it, didn’t you??
We bought a template set last SUMMER.. that would be months and months ago but with the router and router table dilemma that we have been having (for months and months and months) the template is still unused. Sigh.

I’ve been waiting patiently and working on other things instead of the box. But now we have the Triton router—and all we need is the table for it to fit into. Maybe next month we’ll get the table!!
And then.. oh yah.. dovetails.

(and don’t go telling me to make them by hand, either… Baby steps my friend.. baby steps.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nice little box Debbie, the Willow looks great.
Here’ a video that can help add to your bandsaw skills.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Dick, thank you so much!!
He has given a lot of tips here that I’m sure will come in handy.
It’s also nice to compare the handmade jig to the purchased “Little Ripper”.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Deb, you’re a woodworking maniac! I just love it. What a great first box with the bandsaw. Keep ‘em coming!

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

I just finished putting some finishing oil on this one.
I could look at it all day—I really, really, love this wood.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hello Debbie;
—-now you’ve went and started becoming ‘rustic’!

I really like the ’live edge’ that you’ve went and kept on this box. Now that you’ve started thinking outside the box, seeing beyond woodpiles, your ‘wood art’ range of possibilities is un-limited. You now have no-scope to limit you, since by discarding that funnel that limits, you now have reached for un-limited hope in the all that can be!

Your work Debbie, is growing by leaps and bounds and I just loved what you said here; “This morning I decided to grab a piece and just start cutting. I knew that “it” would come to me as I started working on it. Sure enough, the Wood Spirit came through loud and clear after I cut off 3 sides of a board. The last to be cut was the bark edge and the Wood Spirit said “no way”. I knew then that the box would have the rough cut top edge and thus it would not have a lid.”

I remember telling you some time ago to be care-full, since what are folks going to say when you tell them, the wood actually talks to you and tells you what it should be. And what happens when the day comes, that as much as you thought you were sculpturing a box, you now understand that that box was in essence sculpturing you?

The use of willow is also a very nice touch here. Some will say that since willow is a soft wood and full of moisture it’s not good for furniture….never paid much attention to the ‘they have said’ crowd, and so I am planning also to use some willow from a tree I cut up last summer. Some good size slabs that will make some nice table tops.

This is ‘wood art’ at it’s best, a wonder-full box to hold all those dreams of what shall yet be!!!

GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

thank you Frank :)

I want to make more… give me more Willow.. I want it now.. I hear it calling :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great looking box , MsDebbieP….I love the live edge too

-- Sawhorse - Sulphur Springs, TX - www.sawhorseworkshop.com

thanks :)
I really like it too…

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)