Mystery Project

[John Bailey]

A little challenge. Can anyone guess what I'm building.

The first step is made of hardwood like maple or ash. Here's most of the ash and maple I had in my scrap bin cut into 12" lengths and assorted widths.

Scrap Pile Maple,Ash.jpg

Next we set up the bandsaw to rip everything into 1x12 pieces.

Setup Bsaw for 1in.rip.jpg

This is the pile of 80 1x12 pieces of various thickness.

Pile 1in. cut.jpg

And the last part of this step is to reset the bandsaw and rip the 1x12's to make 80 1x5/8x12 pieces.

Pile 1by5.8.jpg

Anybody got a guess. First one to get it wins braggin' rights, and maybe even some of what this project will make.(If it works when I'm done.)

John

[Tom Slupek]

Cutting Boards

[Jim Becker]

Cutting boards or a LOT of bonkers! Or some very long pens...or a chess/checker board...or...

[David Epperson]

Getting ready to send Malcolm Tibbits some segments?

[John Bailey]

Dave - Nope

Jim - Nope

David - O'xi (best I can do on this computer) Although Mr. Tibbetts does some nice work.

John

[Mark Ball]

End Grain Cutting Boards

[John Bailey]

End Grain Cutting Boards

Great idea.............for the next project.

John

[Chris Foley]

could it be dominos?

[Keith Beck]

A homemade Jenga set?

Keith

[John Bailey]

Sorry Chris, Keith, way off. Anyone that's built one of these may guess when you see the next step.

John

[Bob Hoffmann]

Hey John,

Your last picture only has 72 pieces -- its an 8x9 stack -- you seem to missing 8 for your 80 pieces!

Assuming that these are the finished size -- they only need moulding / shaping for the final form -- maybe a tambour? or a seat for a bench?

[John Bailey]

Hey John,

Your last picture only has 72 pieces -- its an 8x9 stack -- you seem to missing 8 for your 80 pieces!

Assuming that these are the finished size -- they only need moulding / shaping for the final form -- maybe a tambour? or a seat for a bench?

Another wrong answer, albeit a very observant answer. I did have 80 at one point, but alas, my concentration with a bandsaw is not what it should be and a few had some curves in the cuts. I actually only need 64, so I can still mess up a few in the next step in the process.

John

[Tyler Howell]

Drawer deviders ...... For files

[John Bailey]

If anyone has made one of these, this might give it away.

The next step is to cut a 12 degree bevel on each 5/8" side. I've set the band saw so I can run each piece through below the blade, then, flip the piece and run it through above the blade.

Set bandsaw 12 deg. bevel.jpg Set bandsaw 12 deg. bevel2.jpg

I know I could have accoplished this with one guide. However, when I tried that way, because my guides were fairly narrow, the top part of the piece wanted to slip up and over the guide. It seemed easier this way.

So, now the stack looks a bit different, and just may give a clue to someone.

Beveled Stack.jpg

For the observant Mr. Hoffman, yup! I lost a couple more to bad technique.

John

[John Bailey]

Drawer deviders ...... For files

is right. But, wrong answer.

John