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... I can't think of a clever name for this tonight, my mind is a blank…
But that's probably appropriate, because this was a very relaxed build… One of those very few, that are almost Zen-like in the way that they build themselves…
And no, to those wondering, I did not build it in my sleep…
It is, shockingly, a box… a Bubinga box to be exact, made entirely (except for the pins) from the Brazilian Rosewood I milled a couple of weeks ago… It measures 9" x 6" x 4 1/2"
I haven't yet broke down and bought any round-over router bits, so when I wanted to round the tops and bottom of the sides, I simply used the old Fulton…
Four or five quick passes on either side, a little filing and sandpaper action made short work of that…
The hinges took longer than the box to make, Bubinga is very hard wood! My twist drills were smoking boring holes through it, and the Scrolling was at just about the limit of the discipline…
But I persevered, and these popped out at the end…
Happily the handle was a much simpler affair… A quick cutting, and some quick shaping with a half round file got me here…
The handle's final shaping was done after it was glued to the box… It was a lot easier to work on attached to something, rather than loose in the hand…
And that is about it, except to say that I once again enjoyed the heck out of building it, and that I hope you will get some small measure of enjoyment out of seeing it…
I also hope you all have an enjoyable All Hallowed"s Eve… We had Frost on the Pumpkin here last night, and on the Car Windows too!
29 October 2013
But that's probably appropriate, because this was a very relaxed build… One of those very few, that are almost Zen-like in the way that they build themselves…
And no, to those wondering, I did not build it in my sleep…
It is, shockingly, a box… a Bubinga box to be exact, made entirely (except for the pins) from the Brazilian Rosewood I milled a couple of weeks ago… It measures 9" x 6" x 4 1/2"
I haven't yet broke down and bought any round-over router bits, so when I wanted to round the tops and bottom of the sides, I simply used the old Fulton…
Four or five quick passes on either side, a little filing and sandpaper action made short work of that…
The hinges took longer than the box to make, Bubinga is very hard wood! My twist drills were smoking boring holes through it, and the Scrolling was at just about the limit of the discipline…
But I persevered, and these popped out at the end…
Happily the handle was a much simpler affair… A quick cutting, and some quick shaping with a half round file got me here…
The handle's final shaping was done after it was glued to the box… It was a lot easier to work on attached to something, rather than loose in the hand…
And that is about it, except to say that I once again enjoyed the heck out of building it, and that I hope you will get some small measure of enjoyment out of seeing it…
I also hope you all have an enjoyable All Hallowed"s Eve… We had Frost on the Pumpkin here last night, and on the Car Windows too!
29 October 2013