Sycamore Box finished W/PIC

[Chris DiCiaccio]

Here is the sycamore box that some of you gave me input on. As you can see, I added some redheart around the top edge of the box. Thanks for the help. It's my first time working with this wood and I enjoyed it. I'm still in practice on my dovetails with my Leigh D4. The finish is Bartley's Gel Varnish. Please excuse the great backdrop but the lighting was better for the photo.

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[Dave Avery]

Chris,

Very nice job on the box. I particularly like the box joints and the accent wood. I've used Bartley's Gel Varnish on a number of projects, too, and I've always been pleased with the results. Dave.

[Ted Shrader]

Chris -

looks like you are getting the hang of the dovetail jig! Nice job on the box. Good color in the wood.

Ted

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

Very nice box Chris. I am slightly addicted to small boxes lately....................Ok, Ok, so I am heavily addicted to small boxes lately....................but they are Sooooooooooo fun to build! :D
The Sycamore looks great, and the Redheart accent strip on the top edge really sets it off. It is amazing how just a little accent wood of a contrasting color seems to make the box jump out at you. Great job, and the joinery is really neat. Excellent job, and thanks so much for sharing the photos! Can't wait to see more............little boxes are like Lay's Potato Chips..........you can't eat (or as boxes go,) build just one! ;)

[Chris DiCiaccio]

little boxes are like Lay's Potato Chips..........you can't eat (or as boxes go,) build just one!

Kevin, Thanks for the look and comments. I believe that "box condition" you have has spread into this area. I do enjoy taking a rough piece of lumber and seeing what jumps out of it.

[Ken Wright]

and I particularly like the top .... mind explaining how you made the top .... appears that you may have cut the top off on the table saw also?

AND and even bigger question .... how did you get 3 pics in one post???????

[Chris DiCiaccio]

Originally posted by Ken Wright
and I particularly like the top .... mind explaining how you made the top .... appears that you may have cut the top off on the table saw also?

AND and even bigger question .... how did you get 3 pics in one post???????

I cut the top into strips and rotated them 90deg to get the quartersawn look on top. After gluing it up, I glued it to the box. Then flush trimmed it with a router and flush trim bit. Next was to do the round over. Then I sawed it off on the Bandsaw. Finally, as you can see, I fit striping in the underside of the box lid to register it as it seats in the box. Hope this helps. The multiple photos are done with html coding. Ken Salisbury can explain it better than I can.

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[Jason Roehl]

Looks great, Chris! You're making me feel guilty for all that sycamore I burned to keep the house warm last winter...

[Chris DiCiaccio]

Originally posted by Jason Roehl
Looks great, Chris! You're making me feel guilty for all that sycamore I burned to keep the house warm last winter...

One of my lumber sources gave me this piece of scrap: 4/4 x 8"x 36" Sycamore. It's been laying in the shop for months. Finally decided to use it for something--and this box popped out! So, from now on, save your sycamore-at least some of it. Have a great weekend.

[Jason Roehl]

Actually, I couldn't have used the sycamore I burned. It came from a log that was around 40" diameter and over 25' long but had been on the ground for quite a while. It was all kinda soft (split real easy, thankfully). I couldn't even find where the log had come from--no 40" diameter stumps within a couple hundred yards. Had a real nice smell when it burned, though--kind of like roasted marshmallows.

[Ken Wright]

I'm looking for a way to avoid hinges on my boxes .... I can never get them perfectly straight when I install them ... and just really hate to use metal thingies in my projects ....

But .... that said .... I just like the way you built that lid

Thanks