Just a box...

[steven c newman]

Well...I did have a nice supply of resawn "scraps" to do something with...
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Picked a few "keepers" and set the rest aside, for now..
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All needed a good working over with a plane, of course...
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Trying to get things smooth and flat...
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Some took a bit more than others...
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One needed cut in half...
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To provide the 2 ends of a box...
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Stay tuned...been a busy 2 days, so far...:D

[steven c newman]

Part 2? Sides needed jointed, to get them all to the same width...
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THEN I could finish the cross cuts to square all 4 sides' ends...

Corner Joints? Need a "special" lay out tool...of course..
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A 6mm chisel....to get the spacings just right...square to finish marking things out, along with a few other tools..
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Both of the long sides were ganged up, this time...
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There IS an extra wide finger in there....as that is where I will saw the lid off at...set one aside..
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And, once all the lines have been carried round...I can lower the board down into the vise...no vibrations that way. They set up to do some chopping...
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Remember that 6mm chisel? That is doing the chopping....after, a knife wall was made, after the "show side" was chopped about 1/2 way down...then flip the board over to complete the chopping...

Stay tuned...just getting started..

[steven c newman]

Next? Use the just chopped fingers to lay out the matching fingers on one of the end pieces..
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And repeat the saw and chop....test fit was all that great....but, I can turn the end piece around, do better layout (TIGHTER!) on the other end...#1 becomes #2....
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Keeping that fat finger in the correct spot...test fit again..
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When one NEEDS a mallet to drive parts together...and no gaps....then, used the old #1 to lay out new fingers...
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Trace around, run the lines around...saw the waste sides...chop..
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And a second dry fit...#2 corner on the right...we are getting the "hang" of this....

Then just repeat for a 3rd corner...taking my time..
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Which leaves corner #4 for tomorrow..
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Then MAYBE a glue-up? We'll see....right now just want the last corner done...

Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Corner #4 is done did...
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and dry fitted....and a supply of cauls laid on....need to go and buy a bag of Acid Brushes at Harbor Freight, this week.....need them to spread the glue around the the fingers..EXCEPT mine.

Those wide fingers? That will be where I will be sawing, to split the lid off of the box....plan is to glue the 4 sides together, then add the top and bottom, then a bit of saw work....then some hardware, and a finish.....

Stay tuned...Just a box...nuttin fancy-schmanzy...

[Jerry Olexa]

GO Steve.....another interesting project.....thanks

[steven c newman]

Had to stop by Harbor Freight today...and pick up a bag of Acid Shop Brushes (36 count)....had to walk through/past 2 Clearance aisles....walked out with a bag full of stuff, besides them brushes. Debating on trying to do a glue up today....or leave the wood shop closed on a Monday.....

[steven c newman]

Calm before the storm...
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Bottle of glue and a NEW Acid Shop Brush at the ready....and the "after"
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Should be just enough clamps....maybe..

Let this sit a day...clean it up tomorrow...work on the top and the bottom panels...
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Bottom panel will need a bit of work, though...

Stay tuned..:D

[steven c newman]

Just waiting on a second glue-up to dry...
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Since all the corners were cleaned up and trued up...and the panels were cut to size...bottom panel was flattened as needed..
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And a detail of a corner joint..
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Letting this sit a while....stay tuned...:D

[steven c newman]

1/2 the clamps were removed, today..
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And, since nothing creaked, cracked ,or popped...figured it was safe to remove the rest...
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Some beltsanding to remove stuff the plane shouldn't be touching...
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And the Stanley No. 3,Type 11 to plane things smooth..
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Both sides, and both ends, then the bottom was worked over...and then wound up on top of things...
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All set to saw the lid free...need to mark a cut line..

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Marking a line to cut..
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Right hand was busy, playing Cameraman....
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Darken the line with a pencil....
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I used that No.68 Dovetail saw on the ends, first..THEN the 3rd cut was with the old back saw...
Needed a shim, before the last cut could be done..
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Keeps things from snapping shut on the saw....
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So...a bit of clean up..
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Install some hardware..
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And then decide on a finish, of some sort...Might have this done before August 1st?

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Had some gaps to level out..so..
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Almost got it...
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Needed a couple tools to install the hardware..
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And the MK-II Eyeballs...Clamp the box up in the bench vise, so things don't get all squirrelly while I'm working...
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Hinges first..then flip the box over, re-clamp...
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Install a latch up in front...then stand the box up on end ( twice)...
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And install a handle on each end....needed to go out and buy a couple brushes this morning...

Will add a coat of Witch's Brew after Lunch has settled in...

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Ok..will see how this turned out..
Front view..
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The Goal was to try to get the grain to "flow" all the way around the outside of the box..
Left corner..
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And the Right corner...
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It is around in back, where things got tricky..hinge side..
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And a look at the handle details...
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Notice where that "Fat Finger" used to be? I was trying to split it....saw kerf helped out a bit..

Letting this dry a while..then a few coats of 1 pound cut Amber Shellac...and see how it looks.

Stay tuned...

[steven c newman]

Varnish has dried, been rubbed out with 0000 steel wool....
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Front view...
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View from the back...
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wasn't sure how best to match up the grain to the top...
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Steel wool did kind of buff up the handles....makes them look a bit worn?

Box is just over 10" by 4" and stands 4" tall with the lid closed....

Whatever one wants to stash away inside this box......was just saving a few nice scraps from the fire pit...

Thanks for looking in...

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I like the grain of the wood, but I am a sucker for that.

[Stew Denton]

+1 for what Andrew said, I like the grain too. Nice job.

Stew