My most recent box (pics)

[Glen Blanchard]

Following a 6 month hiatus from woodworking, I am back to making sawdust again. I finished my most recent box this afternoon. The carcass is cherry with bloodwood dovetail cornertposts. The legs are bloodwood as well, while the drawers are made from maple and bubinga with cherry pulls. The dovetail work was all done on the router table with the Jointech system. The overall dimensions of are 6"(D) x 9"(W) x 28"(H).

Although I like the contrast of the bloodwood, that stuff is a pain to route as it splinters easily.

Thanks for looking.

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[Norman Pyles]

Very nice. Those dovetails in contrasting wood, really set it off.

[Bruce Page]

To call that a “box” does not do it justice.
Beautiful!

I’d love to se a side shot with the drawers closed.

[gary Zimmel]

Glen

Excellent workmanship! Love the dovetails.

Whats next on the agenda..

[Dan Barr]

gorgeous!

v/r

dan

[Glenn Clabo]

Box?....Yikes...that ain't no box...it's just bew-tee-full!

[Steven Bolton]

A beautiful heirloom.

Steve Bolton

[Lori Kleinberg]

Calling that just a box doesn't seem quite right. Beautiful work, Glen.

[Carroll Courtney]

Glenn, that is as slick as glass.

[Phil Thien]

Why did you take the six months off? How long do I have to take off to get that good? :rolleyes:

Seriously, if it isn't too personal, why did you stop woodworking?

[Glen Blanchard]

Why did you take the six months off? How long do I have to take off to get that good? :rolleyes:

Seriously, if it isn't too personal, why did you stop woodworking?

Not personal at all. I tend to run "hot" and "cold" with many of my interests - I pour myself into it for a period of time and then take a break. The time-off was not intentional or planned, but just "happened".

[John Thompson]

Excellent piece of work from top to bottom... but the handling of the drawer facingss is really outstanding.

Would you mind if I consider the effect you created on them as an option on a chest of drawers I start day after tomorrow? Had given some thought to a curved face.. but won't decide until tomorrow when I design the chest to match a bed.

Regards...

Sarge..

[Bruce Page]

Glen, thanks for the added pic.
Really nice!

[Roy Wall]

You always do fabulous work Glen, this is no exception....terrific!

[Lance Norris]

Wow... very nice!

[Brian Knodel]

I’ve been looking at this for ½ and hour now and I’m not done yet … fabulous work


Brian

[John Fry]

Absolutely beautiful work, Glen! I love this piece.

[John Buzzurro]

That really is beautiful, Glen. May I ask how you rounded the drawer fronts?

[Sue Wise]

Great work! I also wanted to know your technique for rounding the drawer fronts.

-Sue

[Todd Bin]

If you don't mind, what finish did you use. It looks silky smooth.


Thanks,

Todd

[Mark Singer]

excellent work!

[Glen Blanchard]

Thank you folks for all the nice comments, I truly appreciate them.

As to the rounding of the drawer fronts - it was really quite simple. I drew a curve on the edge of one of the drawers simulating the contour I was after. I then put the assembled drawer on the table saw, and tilted the blade to an angle that removed most of the waste on both the top and bottom sides. It was then a matter of using 100 grit sandpaper to get rid of the line angles and round them all up. This was very fast and very easy.

The finish I used was Waterlox original. The next day I buffed with both tripoli and wax on a slow speed grinder (Beall Buffing system). The buffing creates a surface which is smooth as glass and a delight to touch.

Thanks again for the interest in this piece.