BUILD DA BOX

Excellent thread. i love the spline. the wood is just awesome too. i'm subscribed to this one...need more please.

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I will try to get splines in tomorrow if I get the time. I really am eager to test the cutter. Thanks
 
Mike1950 said:
I will try to get splines in tomorrow if I get the time. I really am eager to test the cutter. Thanks
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I too am eager for you to test the cutter..:good2:

Robert
 
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I am back- splines glued in-spline installation is not my favorite but the again maybe it is the math-14 boxes x 8= 112 :dash2::dash2::dash2: Here are pictures pretty simple- I cut thickness+ on bandsaw and then sand on the machine to get the right thickness. Mahagony and walnut in the maple. Walnut in the oaks and sycamore. Maple in one walnut -ebony in 2 walnuts and walnut and purpleheart in the persimmon. Next the COVE. :yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee:

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Wow, that's a nice production run fo sho! I really like the top and third box on the right, even from a far you can see the crazy figure in those pieces, without a finish even. Your doing a great job on the tutorial Mike!:good2::good:
 
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Those are both very nice- walnut -crotch with lots of color. I have learned not to decide which one I like best till the end-saves me changing my mind all the time, The syncro's are starting to wear and there is no reason to put extra strain on them. :rotflmao3::rotflmao3::rotflmao3::rotflmao3::rotflmao3:
 
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Now that they are dry -extra spline material has to be removed. I use a cheap flush cut japanese pull saw for this task. 112 splines 224 chunks to cut off. While doing this I am reminded why I leave plenty extra on spline material. It is easier to cut off if there is 1/4 or? left to cut off. The ebony ones I left very little and they are much more difficult to trim. 4 more to trim and then I will sand splines flush with ROS and 40 grit. Later today if I get thru honey dos I may test cutter!!!:yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee:
 
Mike1950 said:
Later today if I get thru honey dos I may test cutter!!!:yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee::yipee:
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Oh please do! I'm going crazy just sittin on this couch, I need to live vicariously through you and your shop time:good2::good:
 
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OK so as to keep our ailing Michigan friend from going off the deep end I put the ol body in high gear. 224 spline cuts and 14 boxes sanded-40 grit -to just smooth out splines I am ready to test the cutter. I have one failure in boxes- well not really a failure but a punky piece of wood in one of the maples. I am going to use this to test the cutter. I will run it through upside- down and trim the punky off and make a shorter box. I pictured my sanding station. I should have built this much sooner-shelve for sanders and the drawer with all the ROS grits is very handy but I hook up to my dust collection and no dust. I should have made it many years ago. Will be back later with cutter pics.

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Also while I am out on the shop someone tell me what wood this one is? Sorry I meant the one on station in previous post.
 
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Also while I am out on the shop someone tell me what wood this one is?
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Got to be either ghost wood or camo wood because it cannot be seen (at least not until you upload the image).

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Here we go- set up simple- now that it is tested and set I will make a couple felt pen and permanent marks on edge of saw top so I can duplicate again. I know some of you won't mark your saw top- but I want to make heirloom wood pieces and could care less about waiting for the saw to be heirloom.

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Nothing fancy- works like a dream-1/16 inch per pass and leaves a little sanding but nothing like a saw blade.

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I do have one complaint though- I was putting box in upside down and I told myself that I needed to be careful and not put it in wrong- I think it is either the cutter or a maple thing but ooopppps:dash2::dash2: I did it again. Looks like a design change again.:irishjig::irishjig::irishjig::irishjig::yipee::yipee: Darn stupid cove cutter.:wacko1::wacko1:

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Wow! That thing looks like it worked really well! I don't think making a mark with a sharpie is a big deal, it's not like you can't remove it with some lacquer thinner or acetone. Sounds like you need to mark the boxes so you quit puttin em in bass ackwards:rofl2:
 
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When you are used to putting them right side up and then change it is almost a given I will screw up. :sarcastic::sarcastic::sarcastic:
 
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It was a test piece and when I get done with it I will just say it was planned and no one will know the difference.

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Can't on this one.

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Nope I will show a better pic later today when it is coved-keep guessing we have to keep greg amused.
 
Can't tell you how many times I have cut or routed on the wrong side. I cut it twice and it's still to short?:dash2::dash2:
 
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