David Shaw
06-10-2005, 6:35 AM
This piece was commissioned for a collection of wood art . There were no design parameters other than a jewelry box , Aussie timbers and the budget .
Being a more masculine piece , I wanted to use darker timbers and after seeing how well the combination of timbers on the THC project worked , Blackbean and Jarrah was used .
Starting with the base , I turned a foot onto the underside of the base. This was done off center so that the front had a different profile to the rear. After turning, the "feet" were formed , with the rear section being reduced to give the box a little "attitude" .
The inside of the base was then curved to follow the external shape and the ends were mitred. The sides were also turned and mitred to match the lower joint. The tops were rabbeted to form tenons which fit into the jarrah burl top . This was also turned , then relieved on the underside of the front and rear. The turned rear panel fits into the slotted base and sides with a tongue .
The drawer fronts were cut , then paper jointed and turned. The jarrah pulls , also turned , were then shaped to form a pinch. Each pair of pulls diminishes in size from base to top and are set to follow the grain in the drawer fronts .
The drawer design precludes the use of conventional dovetails , so I came up with the idea of using sliding DT's , from top to bottom. The drawer internals are jarrah with bases of blackbean fitted into slots . The lower drawer base is curved to follow the contour. The jarrah dividers are flush with the top of each drawer and each compartment is flocked individually.
This is how it turned out .
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Dave
Being a more masculine piece , I wanted to use darker timbers and after seeing how well the combination of timbers on the THC project worked , Blackbean and Jarrah was used .
Starting with the base , I turned a foot onto the underside of the base. This was done off center so that the front had a different profile to the rear. After turning, the "feet" were formed , with the rear section being reduced to give the box a little "attitude" .
The inside of the base was then curved to follow the external shape and the ends were mitred. The sides were also turned and mitred to match the lower joint. The tops were rabbeted to form tenons which fit into the jarrah burl top . This was also turned , then relieved on the underside of the front and rear. The turned rear panel fits into the slotted base and sides with a tongue .
The drawer fronts were cut , then paper jointed and turned. The jarrah pulls , also turned , were then shaped to form a pinch. Each pair of pulls diminishes in size from base to top and are set to follow the grain in the drawer fronts .
The drawer design precludes the use of conventional dovetails , so I came up with the idea of using sliding DT's , from top to bottom. The drawer internals are jarrah with bases of blackbean fitted into slots . The lower drawer base is curved to follow the contour. The jarrah dividers are flush with the top of each drawer and each compartment is flocked individually.
This is how it turned out .
http://www.australianwoodart.com/gallery/Animation_chest_dk.gif
Dave