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After listening to a recent Matt’s Basement Workshop podcast, I was challenged to see what I could do with those chunks in my scrap box that I normally save for glue blocks or for throwing in the smoker (depending on wood species….). I had an old piece of rather twisted and warped poplar, small pieces of cherry left over from a bookcase project, and a small chunk of purple heart left over from a wood whisperer inspired cutting board (not posted since they are well represented here on LJ) and figured, what the heck. Good time to play around with some machined half blind dovetails as well. This was a fun project since I wasn’t worried about messing up “good” lumber. I hand chamfered the top with my block plane, and carved the purple heart handle. Next, I’ll pull more scrap and get to work on doing those dovetails by hand. Slowly, but surely I’ll get there…..
-- GSY from N. Idaho































12 comments so far
Bigbuck
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posted 508 days ago
Very nice, I like it.
-- Glenn, New Mexico
DAN
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posted 508 days ago
good work. nice flare.
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Dusty56
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posted 508 days ago
sweet little box…funny how ppl who don’t work wood complain that we have too much clutter in our shops …if they only had a clue what we can do with cutoffs / scraps !! Nice job using up some of your scraps
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
suliman
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posted 508 days ago
VERY NICE
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Jason
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posted 508 days ago
Very nice. Architectural, I would say. It sort of looks like a small building to me.
-- Jason
Don Newton
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posted 508 days ago
Tell people it’s your scrap box and see the confused look! By the way, my scrap collection is getting kinda big….........
-- Don, Pittsburgh
CharlieM1958
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posted 508 days ago
I really like the design. Great little box!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Kerry
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posted 508 days ago
That’s really a nice box. I don’t normally care much for dovetails on boxes, but the half blinds look good.
Kerry
-- Alberta, Canada
BobR
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posted 508 days ago
You have some quality scrap. Nice box.
-- Bob
Wooder
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posted 507 days ago
Atta boy, Scope!! Ain’t scraps fine…..
-- Jimmy
LJ
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posted 473 days ago
VG. There’s more detail than ya first think. And the dovetails are a sweet touch.
-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 383 days ago
Thats a nice looking box.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker