Box pictures-everyones!

I will have to try that. Thanks. Oil sones as a kid. Water stones since.
 
Webb said:
They are Arkansas stones. Never have seen oil, just water.
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Ah yes. I use Shapton glass now. Relatively unbeatable as far as aluminium oxide stones go. I do have one EP diamond stone and one combination 1000/3000 grit suehiro cerax stone.

I have always wanted a set of Marvin Groebs resin bonded diamond stones. He has a whole blog. Anyone who wants to know more about sharpening stones should read it.
 
Mike1950 said:
I use different router bits to make the top and bottom shape. 4.5-5 tall 8x12 but when I make a batch, the size might be a little different on all. I build the box to fit the wood i have chosen. Not the other way around.
Also use one fence. Started with 2 but but variable size made for too much set up and the blade pulls it into fence.
First cove I did was just a board, but boxes keep fingers far from blade.
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Mike ( @Mike1950 ) it just dawned on my what you said here. Are you making the box first, with flat sides, and then running it through your table saw and router to make the coves? I cut the coves in the boards first and then cut the 45 degree miters and made the box sides. Your way sounds better.
 
DLJeffs said:
This is another Jerry ( @Nubsnstubs ) inspired creation, hope he doesn't start charging me royalty fees or something. Jerry sent me a box of cholla and filled the leftover voids with some misc burl thin slices. Not sure exactly what this one is, might be more of that tamarind (salt cedar). Anyway, it was a slice about 1/8 - 3/16" thick so it made a nice inlay piece. But it was too long and it had these straight edges that just didn't look right to me. So I used a jewelers fret saw to cut off one end, making rough ins and outs to mirror the natural edge portion of the burl. Came out pretty well.
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For the box itself I had some cherry that I got from someone on here, sorry, I once again deleted the texts that tell me who from. It had a tiny bit of figure on one side but I think I sanded most of that away because I don't see any figure remaining. I have a bunch of black ebony strips I saved so decided to inlay those on the sides and use some for the splines. The lid is the last small pieces of mongo rosado from Brazil and a rainbow poplar panel. NO stinkin' hinges!! The depth of the box allows for a small tray inside so I made one that fills about half the opening and is an inch deep. The final coat of finish is still drying so it's not in the photos.

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Love it! A really unique idea for the top
 
DLJeffs said:
Mike ( @Mike1950 ) it just dawned on my what you said here. Are you making the box first, with flat sides, and then running it through your table saw and router to make the coves? I cut the coves in the boards first and then cut the 45 degree miters and made the box sides. Your way sounds better.
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Yes. I build a box with bottom installed. Then do coves. Makes gluing box easier, cove is perfect and most of all, it keeps my fingers at minimum 8" above blade. Also steadier, plenty to grip.
As I have said before, in the classroom there is "build da box" thread. Unfortunately a lot of posts have been removed so at times I am answering people that are not there. Plenty of pictures, set up and how I do lids. Hinges also.
Also I think in tools or? The cove cutter I bought. Reduces sanding.
 
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Mike1950 said:
Yes. I build a box with bottom installed. Then do coves. Makes gluing box easier, cove is perfect and most of all, it keeps my fingers at minimum 8" above blade. Also steadier, plenty to grip.
As I have said before, in the classroom there is "build da box" thread. Unfortunately a lot of posts have been removed so at times I am answering people that are not there. Plenty of pictures, set up and how I do lids. Hinges also.
Also I think in tools or? The cove cutter I bought. Reduces sanding.
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Cutter is in Build da box thread
 
Thanks. That's a cool little hinge with the hook eye screw. I have some real small ones I use for picture frames - might have to give that a try one of these days. I'd probably make a hard wood pin rather than the brass.
 
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In between working on the drawers for that little cabinet, I finished this one. Wavy red oak from Rob ( @rob3232 ), the lid is that unknown stabilized burl (looks like redwood to me) in a mango frame. Hidden pin hinges. Wipe on poly satin finish. Basic box but the wood makes it nice.
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Dang it - I knew someone was going to ask that. I don't know, it's kind of orangy color though. I have a lot of little cut off strips and stuff and when I need tiny bits like that those are what I like to use. Unfortunately there's no ID on them any more.
 
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Dang it - I knew someone was going to ask that. I don't know, it's kind of orangy color though. I have a lot of little cut off strips and stuff and when I need tiny bits like that those are what I like to use. Unfortunately there's no ID on them any more.
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Chakte viga? Amazing box anyway. One of my favourites so far. I like the simpler ones.
 
Persistent might be a better descriptor Steven, but thanks. I got the box making bug a few years ago and I've made quite a few boxes since and I think I'm finally getting the hang of some of the little things that make a good box. Starting with using nice wood. But don't look too close or you'll find my mistakes. For example, if you look at the miters in last photo you can see the lid miters are slightly offset from the box miters. That's because when I made the lid, I forgot to account for the fact when using hidden pins, you have to leave a little extra clearance in the back. That moves the entire lid forward ever so slightly. So then I had to sand the edges of the lid to get it to fit properly and the result is the miters don't line up. Stuff like that keeps me motivated.
 
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DLJeffs said:
Persistent might be a better descriptor Steven, but thanks. I got the box making bug a few years ago and I've made quite a few boxes since and I think I'm finally getting the hang of some of the little things that make a good box. Starting with using nice wood. But don't look too close or you'll find my mistakes. For example, if you look at the miters in last photo you can see the lid miters are slightly offset from the box miters. That's because when I made the lid, I forgot to account for the fact when using hidden pins, you have to leave a little extra clearance in the back. That moves the entire lid forward ever so slightly. So then I had to sand the edges of the lid to get it to fit properly and the result is the miters don't line up. Stuff like that keeps me motivated.
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That is the downside of getting better, you see more which means you have more to improve. I have found that lots of small boxes really hones your skills for larger pieces like dressers. Just bigger boxes.
 
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