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#1 ·
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I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.



Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below



After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.



Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
 

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#2 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Nice basket, but also beautiful wood. You can use this wood also for a frame without a knot ;)
 

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#3 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Mike, your long lasting Christmas gift basket is a fantastic piece of work. Thank you for the details with appropriate pictures.
Looking forward for more description on the project. I am in full praise for you for doing such scroll saw patterns requiring lot of patience, at your age. Many of your projects are unique.

Sharad
 

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#4 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Very nice, Mike. I'm sure that a lot of LJ's will want to make them. I'll be anxious to see how you add the bowties.

What you really need for archiving and sharing the pattern is a full-size PDF. I you send me the same photo, with some kind of scale in the shot (like a ruler), I'll whip one up for you.

My latest "trick" for adhering patterns to stock is Elmer's School Glue diluted 1:1 with water and then blotted with a paper towel. You don't want to use Elmer's Glue-All because it's too tacky. School Glue is just enough to keep the pattern firmly in place, and it releases with a damp paper towel. You will raise the grain, but it's easy to knock down with 220.
 

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#5 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Dutchy Thanks. The dimensioned pine is pretty nice. I do resaw it thinner but it is easy to plane with one nice flat side.

Sharad Very glad to hear from you after such a long time. I hope all is well you with my friend. Yes, I'm still making these baskets. They are about the only thing I have made more than one of. It never occurred to me before now to make a blog on how to build them. It will be interesting to see if anyone is actually interested. They aren't too difficult, but just challenging enough to make the work a little interesting.

John Thanks John That would be very nice of you. I'll take a pic with a ruler tomorrow. I plan to use hot hide glue for fastening the pattern. It also removes very easily with a little spray of water.
 

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#6 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Mike your one cool dude ,another great project and blog,and oh yes we are interested! :)
 

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#7 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Nicely done, and the butterfly joints are a nice touch.
Thanks for showing us.
 

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#8 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Great gifts' Mike, They will be treasures!!.....................Jim
 

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#9 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Mike: I really don't need another picture. Just give me the exact pattern width at the top and bottom, and I'll take it from there. I can lift the image from your post.
 

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#10 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Ok John. It will have to be tomorrow since the pattern is in the shop.
 

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#11 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Another great blog Mike. Looks like you had work cut out for you ;-) (pun intended, of course) Nice baskets, I can see why they are popular.
 

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#12 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Those are very nice baskets. Wonderful scrollwork. I like the bowtie detail on the bottom. I'm looking forward to the next installment.
 

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#13 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Looks like a great project Mike!
 

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#14 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Mike: Here's where I'm at with the pattern. I took your image into AutoCAD, traced half of it, and then mirrored it about a centerline. It might not be exactly correct, but it IS exactly mirrored. Right now it has no dimensions, but when you give me the length of the top edge, I'll plot it as a full-size PDF.

I'm guessing that the angle is important, too. What is that angle?

Is there a story behind the pattern? I'm seeing an alien, two bats, and two flowers. :)

Rectangle Font Art Pattern Symmetry
 

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#15 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Thanks for you comments everyone. I do hope some will try these out and maybe make a few of them. It's not problem giving these to folks who know each other as they are so useful.

John Thank you. Your rendition looks very professional. The pattern is loosely based on an acanthus plant. This type of pattern has become so stylized over the ions that it has a life of it's own now, but definitely earth bound. This particular design is my own, though I won't claim that there is anything unique about it. The 'Alien's head' is an abstracted urn used to 'grow' the plant in. Here is a more detailed pattern I designed for hardwood. Again abstracted Acanthus, but with no real logic involved. Your just supposed to love all the curlycues. I'm having my morning coffee/news session, but I will send those dimensions to you at lunch time.

Shelf Wood Rectangle Chair Varnish
 

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#16 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Nice looking basket Mike.
 

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#17 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Thanks Dale.
 

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#18 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Nice work Mike as always. I can see how this works but I would want a better scroll saw than I have. Getting the blade set for each piercing would drive me nuts because it takes so long to do.
 

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#19 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Hi Ken. I hope you will invest in a decent scroll saw. They are so handy and so many different types of work can be done on them including marquetry. My own scroll saw was pretty expensive and it is way too underused but I don't care, I love having it anyway. It's also a great tool for oldies like me who eventually won't be able to do much but sit, and then I expect my scroll saw will be my go to tool.
 

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#20 ·
Materials Preparation

I have made a few of these baskets through the years and they have been very popular with friends and family members. In fact some who got one basket have asked me for a duplicate so they can have extra capacity when they are entertaining. They are very strong, but lightweight and east to pass around at the table. They are not likely to break if you drop them on the floor unless the scrollwork hits a sharp edge.

I have to make two duplicates for Christmas this year, one for my DIL and the other for her mom. They are easy to make, very durable and they can be used year around. My wife and I are still using the original one I made 10 years ago on an everyday basis. I have made some of hardwood and some in pine which I will be using for this project. The reason I've used pine is because I can buy the materials already planed and dimensioned without any knots.

I will be making 5 of them altogether so I have some extras on hand and using dimensioned lumber saves me some time and effort. Here's some photos of what I am building. As you can see there are bow ties which reinforce the corner miters on the top rim. This will in turn reinforce the side miters. I also used bow ties on the two jointed bottom pieces since they are very thin.

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Wood Rectangle Wood stain Varnish Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Font Hardwood Flooring


A scroll saw is used to cut the design on the sides of the basket, but otherwise this is more like a box project, so you will need some general woodworking skills if you decide to make one. I will include the scroll pattern and the dimensions so you can replicate my design, but please feel free to change it in any way you want.

My main goal here is to introduce you to a great gift idea that lends itself to time saving production methods and it is an item that should be easy to sell at a very reasonable price point too if you are into that.

Pattern
Here is the pattern. I will try to include a picture that can be printed out in the correct size later if someone will tell me how to do that. Otherwise you will have to figure this out yourself. I will also include the dimensions and angles as I produce them. This pattern is not as detailed as I would use for hardwood and that is because the pine is a bit weaker and therefore less fragile fretwork is more appropriate in this case. The simpler design is also a lot easier and faster to cut which is always good at Christmas time. YOU CAN DRAG AND DROP THIS PATTERN INTO YOUR PHOTO GALLERY AND PRINT IT OUT FULL SIZE. Below

Art Font Wood Rectangle Pattern


Materials Preparation
As mentioned before I bought some nice quality pine. The dimensions were 2.1cm thick and 14cm wide. With this size was able to resaw the material for the sides in half and then plane them to a thickness of about 0.6mm. Below

Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


After planing I cut the the sides to length on my miter saw using an auxiliary fence with a stop for accuracy. Below

Miter saw Saw Mitre saws Abrasive saw Circular saw


The cut pieces were just wide enough that I could get two sides from each one by ripping them in half. So I wound up with 5 stacks of 4 sides each. Below

Table Furniture Wood Wood stain Flooring


A pattern copy was cut out for each stack to be glued on the top piece for stack cutting. I have cut the sides slightly oversized so that the stacks of 4 sides each can be easily pinned to hold them together for cutting.

Rectangle Art Line Font Pattern


Table Furniture Wood Desk Flooring


This was as far as I got today. Tracing the pattern, printing out the copies and all the wood prep. took 2 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope some of you will give this project a whirl.
Beautiful gifts there Santa. :)
 

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#21 ·
Material Preparation (Continued)

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Yesterday the basket side blanks were prepared. Today was used to prepare the materials for the bottoms, the top rims and the bottom wrap around feet.

I'll take each item in turn to explain and show with photos how each part is prepared together with dimensions, but first a little general info just to give you a little insight into the pieces that go into the build.

Angles summary
  • The sides are angled outwards from bottom to top at 15 deg. with top and bottom edges angled at 15 deg.
  • The feet angled outwards from top to bottom at 15 deg.
  • The inside and outside edges of the top rim are angled outwards from bottom to top also at 15 deg.
  • All corners will be mitered at 45 deg.
  • The 4 outside edges of the bottom piece will be angled outwards from top to bottom

  • Sides & Feet
    The angle configuration requires that the top and bottom edges of the sides and the feet be ripped parallel at a 15 deg. angle . When placed into position the result will be a flat surface to join the sides with the feet.

  • Top Rim
    The top rim is requires a 15 deg. cut along the inside and outside edges and the top and bottom are flat.

  • Corners
    All of the above components will be joined into 3 squares cut with 45 deg. miters. These miters will in fact be compound miters, but the cuts will require only one 45 deg. saw setting because the parts will be positioned on the saw just as they will be in the finished basket. An auxiliary fence with a 15 deg. angle on it's face will be used to correctly position the pieces for cutting.

  • Bottom
    Only the outside edges are angled at 15 deg. outwards from bottom to top.

PARTS PREPARED TODAY
The components have all been cut a little larger than final dimensions to allow for any necessary adjustments.

  • Bottoms
    The bottoms will be prepare with two matching pieces with a glue joint down the middle. I first ripped a 2.1cm board to a width of 10cm and then resawed it into to 2 pieces and planed them smooth to 5mm thick. The were then cut to a finished length of 20cm ready for joining. I will do some very light sanding on a sanding board prepare the inside edges for joining. The 15 degree angle on all the outer edges will be done after the bottoms are glued up. See below:

Wood Table Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


Tableware Dishware Motor vehicle Gas Serveware


Miter saw Saw Abrasive saw Mitre saws Machine tool


Wood Composite material Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Wood Machine tool Gas Plank Machine


  • Top Rims and Feet
    The top rims and feet were prepared in the same way and with the same machine set ups except that the feet pieces are shorter than the rim pieces as the basket is angled inwards from top to bottom so only the stop on the miter saw had to be readjusted for that difference.

First a boards were resawn and planed to 7.5mm The first photo shows the parallel angles marked for the strips which were the ripped at a 15 deg. angle with a width of 17mm per strip on the table saw. The strips were then cut to lengths about 1cm longer than the finished length in the miter saw with the same set-up used for the bottoms in photo 3. An angle fence with a 15 deg. angled face was then cut on the table saw and attached to the miter saw fence and a zero clearance auxiliary top added to miter saw table. The miters were then cut on one end of each rim and foot piece at a 45deg. setting while resting agains the angled fence in the same position they will occupy in the finished basket. This cut yields a compound miter angle with only the one saw setting. Once the basket sides have been scrolled, mitered and glued up, I will cut the other end miter on the rim and foot pieces measuring directly from the basket sides to ensure accuracy.

Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Hardwood


Table Wood Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


Miter saw Saw Abrasive saw Mitre saws Machine tool


Trunk Automotive design Automotive exterior Audio equipment Shipping box


  • Results so far
    All the materials are cut as shown or at least rough cut. The ends of the side pieces will not be mitered until after the scroll work is finished. This makes it easier to accurately stack them for cutting. The top and bottom edges of the sides will also have to be angled at 15 degrees. This will be done on the hand sanding board after the the sides have been glued up to insure a consistency flat surfaces for gluing the rim and foot pieces to.

About 3 hours were used for today's work. A total of 5 hours on the project so far or 1 hour per basket. This is a great project for production work. Setting everything up takes a little time with three machines involved, but the set-ups are used for more than one part and it all goes pretty quick considering we have now prepared 70 blanks altogether.

Wood Rectangle Table Flooring Floor


I guess the text is a little over the top but I am always worried I will leave out important info or steps. I will include all the dimensions for each component as I cut them just prior to assembly. I suggest you wait until the blog is finished before you begin making them yourself so you will be able to better evaluate the process and perhaps do it in a way better suited to your own preferred methods and tools at hand. I will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have. Thanks for following with.
 

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#22 ·
Material Preparation (Continued)

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Yesterday the basket side blanks were prepared. Today was used to prepare the materials for the bottoms, the top rims and the bottom wrap around feet.

I'll take each item in turn to explain and show with photos how each part is prepared together with dimensions, but first a little general info just to give you a little insight into the pieces that go into the build.

Angles summary
  • The sides are angled outwards from bottom to top at 15 deg. with top and bottom edges angled at 15 deg.
  • The feet angled outwards from top to bottom at 15 deg.
  • The inside and outside edges of the top rim are angled outwards from bottom to top also at 15 deg.
  • All corners will be mitered at 45 deg.
  • The 4 outside edges of the bottom piece will be angled outwards from top to bottom

  • Sides & Feet
    The angle configuration requires that the top and bottom edges of the sides and the feet be ripped parallel at a 15 deg. angle . When placed into position the result will be a flat surface to join the sides with the feet.

  • Top Rim
    The top rim is requires a 15 deg. cut along the inside and outside edges and the top and bottom are flat.

  • Corners
    All of the above components will be joined into 3 squares cut with 45 deg. miters. These miters will in fact be compound miters, but the cuts will require only one 45 deg. saw setting because the parts will be positioned on the saw just as they will be in the finished basket. An auxiliary fence with a 15 deg. angle on it's face will be used to correctly position the pieces for cutting.

  • Bottom
    Only the outside edges are angled at 15 deg. outwards from bottom to top.

PARTS PREPARED TODAY
The components have all been cut a little larger than final dimensions to allow for any necessary adjustments.

  • Bottoms
    The bottoms will be prepare with two matching pieces with a glue joint down the middle. I first ripped a 2.1cm board to a width of 10cm and then resawed it into to 2 pieces and planed them smooth to 5mm thick. The were then cut to a finished length of 20cm ready for joining. I will do some very light sanding on a sanding board prepare the inside edges for joining. The 15 degree angle on all the outer edges will be done after the bottoms are glued up. See below:

Wood Table Wood stain Hardwood Plank


Wood Hardwood Milling Flooring Machine


Tableware Dishware Motor vehicle Gas Serveware


Miter saw Saw Abrasive saw Mitre saws Machine tool


Wood Composite material Hardwood Lumber Plywood


Wood Machine tool Gas Plank Machine


  • Top Rims and Feet
    The top rims and feet were prepared in the same way and with the same machine set ups except that the feet pieces are shorter than the rim pieces as the basket is angled inwards from top to bottom so only the stop on the miter saw had to be readjusted for that difference.

First a boards were resawn and planed to 7.5mm The first photo shows the parallel angles marked for the strips which were the ripped at a 15 deg. angle with a width of 17mm per strip on the table saw. The strips were then cut to lengths about 1cm longer than the finished length in the miter saw with the same set-up used for the bottoms in photo 3. An angle fence with a 15 deg. angled face was then cut on the table saw and attached to the miter saw fence and a zero clearance auxiliary top added to miter saw table. The miters were then cut on one end of each rim and foot piece at a 45deg. setting while resting agains the angled fence in the same position they will occupy in the finished basket. This cut yields a compound miter angle with only the one saw setting. Once the basket sides have been scrolled, mitered and glued up, I will cut the other end miter on the rim and foot pieces measuring directly from the basket sides to ensure accuracy.

Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Hardwood


Table Wood Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


Miter saw Saw Abrasive saw Mitre saws Machine tool


Trunk Automotive design Automotive exterior Audio equipment Shipping box


  • Results so far
    All the materials are cut as shown or at least rough cut. The ends of the side pieces will not be mitered until after the scroll work is finished. This makes it easier to accurately stack them for cutting. The top and bottom edges of the sides will also have to be angled at 15 degrees. This will be done on the hand sanding board after the the sides have been glued up to insure a consistency flat surfaces for gluing the rim and foot pieces to.

About 3 hours were used for today's work. A total of 5 hours on the project so far or 1 hour per basket. This is a great project for production work. Setting everything up takes a little time with three machines involved, but the set-ups are used for more than one part and it all goes pretty quick considering we have now prepared 70 blanks altogether.

Wood Rectangle Table Flooring Floor


I guess the text is a little over the top but I am always worried I will leave out important info or steps. I will include all the dimensions for each component as I cut them just prior to assembly. I suggest you wait until the blog is finished before you begin making them yourself so you will be able to better evaluate the process and perhaps do it in a way better suited to your own preferred methods and tools at hand. I will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have. Thanks for following with.
Really nice. I missed the first blog but have gone back for it. I appreciate your showing in such detail. I am not a very good scroller but would probably give this a try and hope to get it done by Christmas. Thanks
 

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#33 ·
Chase to the Cut

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Back to work on the project today after our thursday shopping excursion and getting a check up at the doctor (us old folks do a lot of that).

After completing all the blanks for the basket components on Wednesday, I used today to get the side blanks ready for cutting and to gluing up the bottom pieces.

Steps in preparing the sides for stack cutting
  • The stacks of side blanks, 4 to each stack were carefully aligned and temporarily clamped with masking tape prior to pinning them together. This is important to avoid problems later on.

  • The blanks were then pinned together. They had been cut oversize to accommodate the nails. I used very thin 18 gauge pin nailer nails as they are not as likely to split the wood at the ends like heavier gauge nails might. I had to hammer them in because my pin nailer gun sprang a leak. I banged them in with a piece of wood underneath to prevent break out on the other side. The nails were driven in from what was to become the bottom of the stack to insure smooth going on the scroll saw table. The protruding pins were then clipped shorter and clinched on the other top side. See below

Wood Wood stain Plank Table Hardwood


  • I made sure the stacks were all nicely aligned and then I glued the patterns on with hot hide glue. See below

Table Wood Tableware Rectangle Font


  • Next up was the drilling of the entry holes for the scroll saw. I like to use the biggest holes I can. In this case I was able to get the job done with 3 sizes. I have a good reason for the large holes which I will tell you more about below. See below

Wood Art Font Flooring Office supplies


Cutting technique and philosophy
I used to put a lot of emphasis on becoming so skilled with my scroll saw that I would be able to easily cut around all the sharp corner and points in a pattern and at breakneck speed. Sad to say, that never happened. For me it is much better to take my time. With the large holes I can saw down one side to a point, back out to the drill hole and saw down to meet the point from the opposite side to get a perfect sharp point. I don't mind cutting out 3 parts of one opening just to get it right. I like to use a stiff blade whenever possible, but especially when stack cutting. In this case I used a #5 blade and that is yet another reason to not attempt turning around those sharp points. I will however use a #2 or #3 blade for the veins.

There are lots of points to cut in this pattern. I don't believe even the best scroller can saw all the points perfect with those obtuse angled tight turns. don't worry, nobody seeing your excellent end product is going to ask you how you did the cutting. They will just admire your result. So I suggest you take your time and 'cheat' as much as necessary to accurately follow the pattern. So here is our first stack. Let the fun begin! See below

Yellow Electronic instrument Gas Machine Composite material


One and a half hours later and the first one is finished. It took longer than the one hour I had estimated, but luckily I don't have to do this for a living. See below

Sewing machine Motor vehicle Floor Bumper Automotive exterior


Separating the stack and removing the nails
Rather than trying to pry the pack apart and risk breaking the nice newly scrolled fret work I drove the nails from the head end (bottom side) further through so the clinched side would protrude. Then I straightened the bent ends and banged the nail out far enough on the head side to pull it out with a plier. Easy peasy and no breakage. See below

Wood Tool Art Hardwood Machine


Wood Drill Flooring Floor Pneumatic tool


Removing the pattern
Ok, a no brainer, but OMG I forgot to cut the veins!! That means I will have to put the pack back together to cut them. No big deal, just slightly annoying. I sprayed the pattern with water and let it sit a couple of minutes. Most of it pealed off and I used a chisel to get the rest which also came of very easily. This is the first time ever that I haven't had a pattern loosened at least a little while cutting, so thank you hot hide glue, you are the greatest!

The intermediate results
I'm quite happy with the cutting. I think it looks great, but I still have to give it some touches with sandpaper on the edges to remove the furrys, but no mishaps or bad cutting. One thing worth mentioning here, especially when cutting Acanthus designs. It pays to check that the curves you cut don't have any flat spots. In other words, smooth continuous curves. Check this out after each cut and make corrections when necessary. Flat spots are very apparent to the human eye and can therefore degrade otherwise fine work.

Font Art Creative arts Pattern Rectangle


Gluing up the bottom pieces
I have chosen to make the bottoms out of two pieces to save wood. The width of the pine board I bought was not wide enough to get a full sized bottom. You can use pine plywood for the bottom, but personally I like the 2 piece solution better because I strengthen the glue joint in the middle with some bowties which are also necessary when joining such thin material and also just for the crafted look it imparts. Although I didn't think to make the bottom pieces book matched while I was cutting the blanks, I did sort through them before gluing to get the best looking grain and color matches possible.

The joint edges though well planed and smooth still were not perfect. I did not want to plane them because they had been cut to finished size and I didn't want to change the dimensions, so I sand jointed them instead on my sanding board (actually a sanding disk that I use on my lathe sometimes). The set-up is just a loose 2×4 length used as a fence to keep the workpiece 90 deg. to the sanding surface. A few very light passes and perfect glue joints! At least as perfect as it will get with me doing it. Much better than using a disk sander which can remove too much very quickly. See below

Wood Finger Wood stain Hardwood Plywood


Table Wood Flooring Wood stain Floor


After joining I taped the pieces with veneer tape. I suppose masking tape would work too, but the veneer tape shrinks a little pulling the joint tighter together. I also taped it to ensure that it stayed flat while drying. Very important with such thin panels.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Art


So that was todays work which took 4 hours altogether. Total project time to date is 9 hours or a little over 1 hour for each basket so far. It will probably be 2 or 3 more days before I post another entry to this blog as I have a lot of scrolling to do before we make the final miter cuts and begin assembly. Thanks for looking in and I hope you found something interesting. Questions are welcome.
 

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#34 ·
Chase to the Cut

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Back to work on the project today after our thursday shopping excursion and getting a check up at the doctor (us old folks do a lot of that).

After completing all the blanks for the basket components on Wednesday, I used today to get the side blanks ready for cutting and to gluing up the bottom pieces.

Steps in preparing the sides for stack cutting
  • The stacks of side blanks, 4 to each stack were carefully aligned and temporarily clamped with masking tape prior to pinning them together. This is important to avoid problems later on.

  • The blanks were then pinned together. They had been cut oversize to accommodate the nails. I used very thin 18 gauge pin nailer nails as they are not as likely to split the wood at the ends like heavier gauge nails might. I had to hammer them in because my pin nailer gun sprang a leak. I banged them in with a piece of wood underneath to prevent break out on the other side. The nails were driven in from what was to become the bottom of the stack to insure smooth going on the scroll saw table. The protruding pins were then clipped shorter and clinched on the other top side. See below

Wood Wood stain Plank Table Hardwood


  • I made sure the stacks were all nicely aligned and then I glued the patterns on with hot hide glue. See below

Table Wood Tableware Rectangle Font


  • Next up was the drilling of the entry holes for the scroll saw. I like to use the biggest holes I can. In this case I was able to get the job done with 3 sizes. I have a good reason for the large holes which I will tell you more about below. See below

Wood Art Font Flooring Office supplies


Cutting technique and philosophy
I used to put a lot of emphasis on becoming so skilled with my scroll saw that I would be able to easily cut around all the sharp corner and points in a pattern and at breakneck speed. Sad to say, that never happened. For me it is much better to take my time. With the large holes I can saw down one side to a point, back out to the drill hole and saw down to meet the point from the opposite side to get a perfect sharp point. I don't mind cutting out 3 parts of one opening just to get it right. I like to use a stiff blade whenever possible, but especially when stack cutting. In this case I used a #5 blade and that is yet another reason to not attempt turning around those sharp points. I will however use a #2 or #3 blade for the veins.

There are lots of points to cut in this pattern. I don't believe even the best scroller can saw all the points perfect with those obtuse angled tight turns. don't worry, nobody seeing your excellent end product is going to ask you how you did the cutting. They will just admire your result. So I suggest you take your time and 'cheat' as much as necessary to accurately follow the pattern. So here is our first stack. Let the fun begin! See below

Yellow Electronic instrument Gas Machine Composite material


One and a half hours later and the first one is finished. It took longer than the one hour I had estimated, but luckily I don't have to do this for a living. See below

Sewing machine Motor vehicle Floor Bumper Automotive exterior


Separating the stack and removing the nails
Rather than trying to pry the pack apart and risk breaking the nice newly scrolled fret work I drove the nails from the head end (bottom side) further through so the clinched side would protrude. Then I straightened the bent ends and banged the nail out far enough on the head side to pull it out with a plier. Easy peasy and no breakage. See below

Wood Tool Art Hardwood Machine


Wood Drill Flooring Floor Pneumatic tool


Removing the pattern
Ok, a no brainer, but OMG I forgot to cut the veins!! That means I will have to put the pack back together to cut them. No big deal, just slightly annoying. I sprayed the pattern with water and let it sit a couple of minutes. Most of it pealed off and I used a chisel to get the rest which also came of very easily. This is the first time ever that I haven't had a pattern loosened at least a little while cutting, so thank you hot hide glue, you are the greatest!

The intermediate results
I'm quite happy with the cutting. I think it looks great, but I still have to give it some touches with sandpaper on the edges to remove the furrys, but no mishaps or bad cutting. One thing worth mentioning here, especially when cutting Acanthus designs. It pays to check that the curves you cut don't have any flat spots. In other words, smooth continuous curves. Check this out after each cut and make corrections when necessary. Flat spots are very apparent to the human eye and can therefore degrade otherwise fine work.

Font Art Creative arts Pattern Rectangle


Gluing up the bottom pieces
I have chosen to make the bottoms out of two pieces to save wood. The width of the pine board I bought was not wide enough to get a full sized bottom. You can use pine plywood for the bottom, but personally I like the 2 piece solution better because I strengthen the glue joint in the middle with some bowties which are also necessary when joining such thin material and also just for the crafted look it imparts. Although I didn't think to make the bottom pieces book matched while I was cutting the blanks, I did sort through them before gluing to get the best looking grain and color matches possible.

The joint edges though well planed and smooth still were not perfect. I did not want to plane them because they had been cut to finished size and I didn't want to change the dimensions, so I sand jointed them instead on my sanding board (actually a sanding disk that I use on my lathe sometimes). The set-up is just a loose 2×4 length used as a fence to keep the workpiece 90 deg. to the sanding surface. A few very light passes and perfect glue joints! At least as perfect as it will get with me doing it. Much better than using a disk sander which can remove too much very quickly. See below

Wood Finger Wood stain Hardwood Plywood


Table Wood Flooring Wood stain Floor


After joining I taped the pieces with veneer tape. I suppose masking tape would work too, but the veneer tape shrinks a little pulling the joint tighter together. I also taped it to ensure that it stayed flat while drying. Very important with such thin panels.

Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Art


So that was todays work which took 4 hours altogether. Total project time to date is 9 hours or a little over 1 hour for each basket so far. It will probably be 2 or 3 more days before I post another entry to this blog as I have a lot of scrolling to do before we make the final miter cuts and begin assembly. Thanks for looking in and I hope you found something interesting. Questions are welcome.
Lots of good points Mike, and I like your cutting philosophy.
Looking very sharp.
I'm glad you got the pattern gluing glitch in the rear view mirror. That was too bad.
You seem to have it now. HHG is so good for that.
 

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#44 ·
Progress

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Today I finished the scrolling and got the sides ready for the bottom panels. There are a some important points that are outlined below.

GETTING A GOOD CUT
Once again I am offering some advice on the cutting. Many of you will be light years ahead of me with your scrolling skills, but others, like myself, who use their scroll saws less frequently can get rusty. This advice is directed mainly to them.

  • Cutting technique (again)
    I have revised my cutting technique a little since scrolling the first packets and it seems a bit faster and a less bothersome way to do it. As you can see from the first photo I have made a continuous cut around, but the sharp points have been left until the main piece has been removed. The points are then easy to cut out afterward accurately without having to make almost impossible turns and risk messing up the project. The 2nd photo shows the completed cut. See below

Wood Art Font Pattern Metal


Wood Art Font Pattern Creative arts


  • why have I used a relatively thick blade?
    I used a #5 for all the cutting which I mentioned before. My reasoning is that it will last a lot longer and since it is fret sawing the width of the blade is not so important except that it doesn't make quite a sharp a point, that is, the points that are cut like a 'V'. Another good reason for a heavier blade is that it is much better to trim an already cut edge such as when a curve was cut with a flat spot and it needs to rounded out. However, it does make it difficult to turn those tight corners and that is why I have chosen to do the cutting the way I've shown above.

  • How to insure that the mirror image cuts are near identical
    I first cut out a part on say the left side, then I cut out the corresponding part on the right side. I then compare the two to see if they are alike. If I have made a small cutting mistake on the one then I cut the other one to match it. This leaves my symmetrical design symmetrical and small changes will not be noticeable by the casual observer.

If you want to see how you did after the packets are dismantled, you can flip one side and put one on top of the other to see how well they match.

SCROLL CUTTING COMPLETED
Here is the result after cutting all 5 packets. I thought I used 1-1/2 hrs. for the first one, but I'm sure now that it must have been more like 2-1/4 hrs., which is what I used on each of the others. I'm glad they're finished. I was getting pretty bored towards the end.

I ran into problems while cutting the veining. I had intended to use a #3 blade for that work, but it kept coming loose on my lower blade clamp and I didn't have the patience to find out what was causing the problem so I went back to my #5 blade. I have to admit that I did a pretty bad cutting job on the veining. My blade wasn't tracking well and so I was having a hard time following the pattern lines. I figured out too late that the problem was caused by a dull blade, so I have nobody to blame but myself. It didn't ruin the project, but it did downgrade the quality a bit. Anyway, here are the 5 completed side packets. See below

Wood Sculpture Rectangle Art Font


The first thing I did before dismantling the packets was to mark them with color coded ink using felt tip pens. This marking showed me the orientation (side up/side down) and also identifies which packet each side belongs to. This is to ensure that no differently cut sides will be mingled with the wrong set, remembering that though the patterns are cut almost identical there are some small deviations. So now we know that all four sides on each basket will be a perfect match and that the grooves for the bottom panels will be cut on the correct side. See below

Table Wood Indoor games and sports Font Audio equipment


CUTTING THE GROOVES FOR THE BOTTOM PANELS
The bottom groove was marked up on an extra side blank of the same width and thickness, I located the groove about 4mm above the bottom edge to be cut 6mm wide with the depth set at slightly more than 3mm. I made a test cut on my table saw to test the accuracy of my depth setting. I also used the scrap piece to set the fence for the first cut of 3 needed to get the full width.

I had the sides stacked in order close at hand on my table saw and I began cutting the grooves being very focused on making sure that I was cutting the groove along the bottom of the side piece and also on the correct side. A mistake on even one of these would require a couple more hours to recut a replacement! I restocked each side piece back in order as the were finished, running all 5 packets through on each cut and then adjusting the fence for the next cut and repeating. See below

Wood Wood stain Rectangle Hardwood Font


Wood Font Wood stain Hardwood Pattern


I made a mistake cutting the groove. A mistake that I reminded myself had to be avoided. Lucky for me it won't ruin the project, but I still find it quite annoying. Can you spot it? That might be difficult with the photos provided, but don't be afraid to give it a guess.

I have used 16 hours altogether now. The scrolling took about 11 hrs. That means I have a little over 3 hrs. invested in each basket so far. That seems pretty efficient for me.

TOMORROWS WORK
I plan to cut and and glue in the bow ties (butterflies) in the bottom and cut the compound miters on the side pieces and assemble and glue them up with the bottom panels in place. If I have time after that I will get the top rims and feet miter and glued up too. Thanks for viewing!
 

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#45 ·
Progress

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


Today I finished the scrolling and got the sides ready for the bottom panels. There are a some important points that are outlined below.

GETTING A GOOD CUT
Once again I am offering some advice on the cutting. Many of you will be light years ahead of me with your scrolling skills, but others, like myself, who use their scroll saws less frequently can get rusty. This advice is directed mainly to them.

  • Cutting technique (again)
    I have revised my cutting technique a little since scrolling the first packets and it seems a bit faster and a less bothersome way to do it. As you can see from the first photo I have made a continuous cut around, but the sharp points have been left until the main piece has been removed. The points are then easy to cut out afterward accurately without having to make almost impossible turns and risk messing up the project. The 2nd photo shows the completed cut. See below

Wood Art Font Pattern Metal


Wood Art Font Pattern Creative arts


  • why have I used a relatively thick blade?
    I used a #5 for all the cutting which I mentioned before. My reasoning is that it will last a lot longer and since it is fret sawing the width of the blade is not so important except that it doesn't make quite a sharp a point, that is, the points that are cut like a 'V'. Another good reason for a heavier blade is that it is much better to trim an already cut edge such as when a curve was cut with a flat spot and it needs to rounded out. However, it does make it difficult to turn those tight corners and that is why I have chosen to do the cutting the way I've shown above.

  • How to insure that the mirror image cuts are near identical
    I first cut out a part on say the left side, then I cut out the corresponding part on the right side. I then compare the two to see if they are alike. If I have made a small cutting mistake on the one then I cut the other one to match it. This leaves my symmetrical design symmetrical and small changes will not be noticeable by the casual observer.

If you want to see how you did after the packets are dismantled, you can flip one side and put one on top of the other to see how well they match.

SCROLL CUTTING COMPLETED
Here is the result after cutting all 5 packets. I thought I used 1-1/2 hrs. for the first one, but I'm sure now that it must have been more like 2-1/4 hrs., which is what I used on each of the others. I'm glad they're finished. I was getting pretty bored towards the end.

I ran into problems while cutting the veining. I had intended to use a #3 blade for that work, but it kept coming loose on my lower blade clamp and I didn't have the patience to find out what was causing the problem so I went back to my #5 blade. I have to admit that I did a pretty bad cutting job on the veining. My blade wasn't tracking well and so I was having a hard time following the pattern lines. I figured out too late that the problem was caused by a dull blade, so I have nobody to blame but myself. It didn't ruin the project, but it did downgrade the quality a bit. Anyway, here are the 5 completed side packets. See below

Wood Sculpture Rectangle Art Font


The first thing I did before dismantling the packets was to mark them with color coded ink using felt tip pens. This marking showed me the orientation (side up/side down) and also identifies which packet each side belongs to. This is to ensure that no differently cut sides will be mingled with the wrong set, remembering that though the patterns are cut almost identical there are some small deviations. So now we know that all four sides on each basket will be a perfect match and that the grooves for the bottom panels will be cut on the correct side. See below

Table Wood Indoor games and sports Font Audio equipment


CUTTING THE GROOVES FOR THE BOTTOM PANELS
The bottom groove was marked up on an extra side blank of the same width and thickness, I located the groove about 4mm above the bottom edge to be cut 6mm wide with the depth set at slightly more than 3mm. I made a test cut on my table saw to test the accuracy of my depth setting. I also used the scrap piece to set the fence for the first cut of 3 needed to get the full width.

I had the sides stacked in order close at hand on my table saw and I began cutting the grooves being very focused on making sure that I was cutting the groove along the bottom of the side piece and also on the correct side. A mistake on even one of these would require a couple more hours to recut a replacement! I restocked each side piece back in order as the were finished, running all 5 packets through on each cut and then adjusting the fence for the next cut and repeating. See below

Wood Wood stain Rectangle Hardwood Font


Wood Font Wood stain Hardwood Pattern


I made a mistake cutting the groove. A mistake that I reminded myself had to be avoided. Lucky for me it won't ruin the project, but I still find it quite annoying. Can you spot it? That might be difficult with the photos provided, but don't be afraid to give it a guess.

I have used 16 hours altogether now. The scrolling took about 11 hrs. That means I have a little over 3 hrs. invested in each basket so far. That seems pretty efficient for me.

TOMORROWS WORK
I plan to cut and and glue in the bow ties (butterflies) in the bottom and cut the compound miters on the side pieces and assemble and glue them up with the bottom panels in place. If I have time after that I will get the top rims and feet miter and glued up too. Thanks for viewing!
These are really amazing pieces Mike. I really like the design you have also. I don't think the recipient will notice the minor error you made. If I pointed out all of the mistakes on the things I a made it wood be nothing but mistakes. Must be nice cutting on that machine too, Excaliber's are one of the best I'm told.

I'm looking to do some scroll sawing for Christmas gifts too. Just easy ornaments. With my harbor freight scroll saw. Anything else and I think it wood explode
 

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#62 ·
Mitering the basket sides



I had big plans for lots of progress today, but I wound up doing a lot of chauffeur work instead so I didn't get into the shop until late afternoon. I did manage to cut the miters for the basket sides and I will cover how I did that in this episode.

Compound Angled miter set-up
  • Making an angled fence.
    As most of know, miter angles are usually pretty accurate with the saw set to cut 45 deg. angles with the cut being done at 90 deg. However when we tilt the saw away from 90 deg. to produce a compound cut, we usually don't experience the same accuracy. That's why I try to avoid using the tilt angle settings on my SLMS.

Instead, I prefer to use an angled fence cut at the slope angle which I can hold the workpiece against in the same position it will occupy in the finished project and then just use the 45 deg. setting to make the miter cut. It should turn out quite accurate even if the fence is not exactly the desired angle as all the sides will be the same and should fit together perfectly.

To make the auxiliary angled fence I ripped a 2×3 at 15 deg. This was then set up on top of an MDF platter on the miter saw table to create a cutting surface that would prevent tear-out. The auxiliary fence was then screwed onto the MS fence through factory drilled holes. See below





Ordinarily the work pieces would be of uniform length, but mine weren't because my stop moved a little while I was cutting the sides to length. I therefore thought it wise to mark the actual miter cut lines on each one. A lot more work, but worth it since destroying even one basket side would take me more than two hours of scroll saw work to replace. I then used the markings to line up with the miter cut I had previously made in the fence. I was able to easily hold the pieces by hand while cutting on the right side of workpieces. The left hand miters with the saw position set at 45 deg. on the other side were however a different story. To hold the workpiece there you would have to have your hand right under the saw or have it clamped, neither of which is possible because the saw is in the way while cutting, so I had to figure out an easy way to hold the workpiece. The solution turned out to be pretty simple. I just used a screw with a washer screwed to the fence in right through the workpiece fretwork. It took a little more time, but again worth it to not ruin the workpieces and get a very accurate result. See below



Trial assembly
The cutting went perfect and I felt relieved that no damage was done. Next up was to tape up the sides to see the preliminary result. Here is the first one. The miters came out perfect!
See below



after that I cut the edges of one bottom piece to size with 15 deg. angle on all four edges and this also fit well so I can use the dimensions for the other bottoms.
See below



Here they all are minus bottoms taped up. They all came out as good as the first one, and why not considering the care I took to insure that they would?
See below



TOMORROWS WORK*
I plan to trim the other bottom pieces to size and then cut and glue in the 3 bow ties on each piece. When that is finished I will be gluing up the sides with the bottoms installed. Next on the agenda will be the top rims together with the bow ties on the mitered corners and then the feet if I get the time. Thanks for reading.
 
#76 ·
The Devil's Bow-ties



Today I have been working on the basket bottoms. They are made from 2 pieces with a glue joint down the middle. The wood is pretty thin, about 5 mm, so I want to reinforce them with bow ties, or butterflies as some call them. These can be dispensed with if you use a panel for the bottom instead, but I think the bow ties are an attractive feature and people usually comment on them and so I think it is worth the extra time it takes to cut put them in, but only if they are functional as IMHO it would look silly having them there for no reason.

Before beginning on the bow-ties I first trimmed the bottoms to final size with my table saw blade set at 15 deg. sloping inward from top to bottom. I made sure to pick the best sides for the tops which were turned upside down for the cutting process. I will come back with dimensions in my final post. I had already cut one bottom to final size yesterday and so I used that to set up my saw. Just try to remember that you need to trim and equal amount from the side grain sides to keep the glue joint centered. I forgot that and mine might be out a little. Too late to cry about it now!

The first job was to make a pattern for the bow-ties with some poster board and cut them out with my craft knife. I also made the bow-ties which will be used to reinforce the corners of the top rim. These last ones are quite small and hard to mark out on the workpiece so instead of using the pattern I cut out the first one on the end of a stick so I could use that as my pattern and be able to hold it easily in place while tracing it. see below





I was able to use the poster board pattern for the much larger bow-ties for the bottom. I did find a great way to get more consistency from one side of the bow-ties to the other. Just use one side of the bow-tie pattern to mark both sides, by just flipping it back and forth. Good idea to mark the edge so it doesn't go wrong. I learned this way to late, but you might benefit from it.

After marking up the bow-ties on long white oak sticks a little thicker that the bottoms I started cutting. I found it was a lot easier to cut all the sides out before separating them from the stick. I also saved a little time by cutting only one of the four cuts from end to end each time. It was tiresome work and those bow-ties are not fun to cut, but I finally got through it. see below





Next up was to cut the holes in the bottoms for the bow-ties. I went for 3 bow-ties with even spacing. Maybe not the wisest choice, but with only one done I can do the others different. The method to do the marking up would be the same in principal though. I made a story stick with the spacing marked out on the edges. Then I marked the lines across the glue joint in the middle. After that the bow-ties were eyeballed to the center of the lines and glue joints, but I did lay a rule along the top of all three to make sure they were in line.

Three different bow-ties were used to mark up the bottom for the cutout. and each one was then numbered along with corresponding tracing to be cut-out. The bow-ties all look alike at a glance, but I can assure you that they are all a little different, so it is important that the bow-tie used for marking is also the one that is used in the corresponding hole. I made sure to mark the hole no. of the area to be cut-out. The fit on the first 3 turned out pretty good, but I will probably change the spacing on the next ones. When cutting the tracing you have to remember to just remove the line and no more. You may have to do some subtile trimming of the hole to get a good fit so it takes a little patience. Another issue is that with the bottom being so thin it is easy for the saw blade to run out of control easily. I dialed down to the slowest speed, which helped a lot and I use the same technique as I did for the scroll work on the sides. That is, avoiding the corners until after the main pieces have been removed. It isn't easy to get a good fit with these so do take your time and work carefully. I got a good enough fit that the glue should easily close up any small gaps, alternatively larger gaps can be filled with sawdust and glue, but I am trying to avoid that if possible. see below





I don't think I will get much more done than these bow-ties for the bottoms today. It is fairly time consuming work. Have a great day and thanks for reading.
 
#88 ·
Sanding and gluing

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


This project is almost finished. If I'm lucky the three main components of the baskets will be glued together tomorrow. Here's what was done in preparation for that today.

Sanding
Nobody really cares about sanding. I'm just using the opportunity to brag about using my new drum sander today. The bow-ties for the bottoms were cut and glued in yesterday and I used a block plane to level them to the surface. Now it's time for sanding and I'm using my drum sander for a project for the first time. Very easy to do. I was surprised that I could put the workpieces through several times without adjusting the drum height. I learned that in a video, but seeing is believing. I already love this machine! I also put the sides through the sander to get the blood off and to get them to a more consistent thickness. see below

Wood Gas Table Flooring Machine


Gluing the sides and bottom
It was good to see a product beginning to emerge. I just taped the sides at the corners on the faces as shown, flipped the sides and slapped some hot hide glue into the miter cuts. It's a good idea to tape from top to bottom along the joints as the sloping angle otherwise makes it difficult to get the joint together after gluing .
see below

Window Wood Office equipment Audio equipment Engineering


Final cutting and gluing of the foot moldings or whatever they are
I had already cut these to width and also ripped the top edges with a 15 deg. angle (thats the surface that will be glued to the basket bottom), then a miter was cut on one end as shown in an earlier installment. I waited until the baskets were glued up so I could take the final measurement of these pieces right from the basket to insure accuracy. The miters on the uncut end were marked and cut, again on the angled fence, but this time the foot moldings were turned around so I could cut the remaining 45 deg. miter on the right side of the fence. It was done that way because my miter saw is can only be operated with the right hand. After that the the foot moldings were taped together at the miter joints on their face side, then flipped and glued. this went surprising well. I slapped some tape on the corners after gluing just to insure they stayed in place. After getting the foot pieces glued up I taped them onto the bottom of the baskets temporarily to make sure they would remain square as the glued set. You can see how I did this
see below

Wood Table Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plant


Final cutting and gluing of Top rims
Pretty much the same routine for the top rims. These are just a simple 45 deg. miter, so I removed the angle auxiliary fence, measure the still uncut ends against the top edge of the baskets, marked the miter and cut on my miter saw. I didn't feel it necessary to tape the top rims to the basket as they will be planed to conform to baskets before gluing, so small variances shouldn't be a problem.

Wood Flooring Machine Audio equipment Engineering


Tomorrow's work*
The corners of the top rims have to be cut out to for the bow-ties which will be glued in tomorrow. After that some flattening work on the top and bottom edges of the baskets, and also top and bottom edges of the feet. This will insure good glue joints for the rims and feet and also that the basket will sit flat.

Sorry I didn't take as many photos as I originally intended, but I had to get a lot done today, so I could glue everything together tomorrow, and being a little rushed I forgot some. Thanks for reading.!
 

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#89 ·
Sanding and gluing

Table Furniture Couch Rectangle Wood


This project is almost finished. If I'm lucky the three main components of the baskets will be glued together tomorrow. Here's what was done in preparation for that today.

Sanding
Nobody really cares about sanding. I'm just using the opportunity to brag about using my new drum sander today. The bow-ties for the bottoms were cut and glued in yesterday and I used a block plane to level them to the surface. Now it's time for sanding and I'm using my drum sander for a project for the first time. Very easy to do. I was surprised that I could put the workpieces through several times without adjusting the drum height. I learned that in a video, but seeing is believing. I already love this machine! I also put the sides through the sander to get the blood off and to get them to a more consistent thickness. see below

Wood Gas Table Flooring Machine


Gluing the sides and bottom
It was good to see a product beginning to emerge. I just taped the sides at the corners on the faces as shown, flipped the sides and slapped some hot hide glue into the miter cuts. It's a good idea to tape from top to bottom along the joints as the sloping angle otherwise makes it difficult to get the joint together after gluing .
see below

Window Wood Office equipment Audio equipment Engineering


Final cutting and gluing of the foot moldings or whatever they are
I had already cut these to width and also ripped the top edges with a 15 deg. angle (thats the surface that will be glued to the basket bottom), then a miter was cut on one end as shown in an earlier installment. I waited until the baskets were glued up so I could take the final measurement of these pieces right from the basket to insure accuracy. The miters on the uncut end were marked and cut, again on the angled fence, but this time the foot moldings were turned around so I could cut the remaining 45 deg. miter on the right side of the fence. It was done that way because my miter saw is can only be operated with the right hand. After that the the foot moldings were taped together at the miter joints on their face side, then flipped and glued. this went surprising well. I slapped some tape on the corners after gluing just to insure they stayed in place. After getting the foot pieces glued up I taped them onto the bottom of the baskets temporarily to make sure they would remain square as the glued set. You can see how I did this
see below

Wood Table Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


Rectangle Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plant


Final cutting and gluing of Top rims
Pretty much the same routine for the top rims. These are just a simple 45 deg. miter, so I removed the angle auxiliary fence, measure the still uncut ends against the top edge of the baskets, marked the miter and cut on my miter saw. I didn't feel it necessary to tape the top rims to the basket as they will be planed to conform to baskets before gluing, so small variances shouldn't be a problem.

Wood Flooring Machine Audio equipment Engineering


Tomorrow's work*
The corners of the top rims have to be cut out to for the bow-ties which will be glued in tomorrow. After that some flattening work on the top and bottom edges of the baskets, and also top and bottom edges of the feet. This will insure good glue joints for the rims and feet and also that the basket will sit flat.

Sorry I didn't take as many photos as I originally intended, but I had to get a lot done today, so I could glue everything together tomorrow, and being a little rushed I forgot some. Thanks for reading.!
Looks like a very good fit! That is time consuming!!
 

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