Another tissue box session

[devonwoody]

Prepared another two boards, Maple & American black walnut as per picture should have been enough for ten tissue boxes but.............................

But all is not as it should be.

That maple would only cut one direction at the bandsaw, it would drift off sawblade if attempted opposite end. Even putting through the P/T could only be done with many sleight cuts, but there is one piece that has an interesting grain and discolouration.

Anyway tied the stuff down on the tablesaw with some weights for the day, that should keep it quiet.

 

[devonwoody]

I need to make a deeper holding tissue box for a forum friend and prepared this arrangement of abw and american ash. Because of the timber problems mentioned it was eventually got under control but its thickness has been reduced to under 8mm thick.

Work started on those maple boards as well and above mentioned box carcass built up but will need splines if it is to survive its long distance destination I fear.

 

[devonwoody]

Got out the jig which I use for cutting the spline slots on the tissue box carcass. I hope the photograph is self explanatory.

The slots were cut and contrasting splines have been tapped and glue place with some ash into the abw sections.

There are now seven box carcasses ready for further work, tops will be varied because six are going to our local surgery as gifts and that will possibly make them more individual.

With reference to cutting and resawing on the bandsaw here is a picture of an offcut resawn from a piece of ash (under 2mm thick) you can see that the bandsaw is cutting accurately and to me it means that the maple (mentioned earlier in thread) that only cuts in one direction is most probably a rogue bit of timber so sometimes drift on a bandsaw might not be a poor setup but timber which is playing up.

 

[Gary Morris]

Really enjoying this, nice one Devonwoody

 

[devonwoody]

Cleaned up the splines and did some roundover to edges and sanded with 80 & 120 grits.
Found a piece of ash and abw to make the top, but the lady at home wants a shopping expedition, transportation and dinner prepared as well today so progress delayed.

Oh and I have got some more boards prepared to complete other boxes.

 

[devonwoody]

As mentioned above, the lady had me tied down yesterday, so all I managed was to cut and fit splines to six boxes.

So I have got a sanding session due when there is some dry weather around, (dont sand in shed any longer, it makes it too dusty) however I can get going on some tops.

 

[devonwoody]

To be honest it was difficult to get some motivation with the weather we had yesterday, even got wet getting to the toolshed and that was only eight feet away.

However I did make up six tops over two sessions, one lot of tops of abw to fit the maple carcasses and three others of maple for the abw boxes.

For the past three years I have created around one hundred pairs of these cutouts and they go into the waste bin, we do not burn timber here and I cannot think of some way to use up this wastage, any ideas?

 

[JakeS]

For the past three years I have created around one hundred pairs of these cutouts and they go into the waste bin, we do not burn timber here and I cannot think of some way to use up this wastage, any ideas?

Maybe start making book-ends as well? ;-)

If you laminated a few together you could probably bandsaw a decent doorstop profile out of them.

If you have a scrollsaw, you could cut decorative holes in the sides of your tissue boxes and use the old offcuts to inlay with a contrasting timber. Or simply cut the offcuts into interlocking pieces to make puzzles larger than any of the offcuts (although I suspect that works best with plywood).

If you know anyone who does small handicrafts they may possibly be able to make use of them.

You could cut 3mm slices off the bottom of all of them and laminate them together to make small stripy boards for the ends of new tissue boxes?

Bandsaw another half-oval out of the middle and sell them online as artisanal drawer handles?

 

[stevenw1963]

Glue together for segmented pen blanks

 

[devonwoody]

Thanks above for all those suggestions, I have been thinking of handles for the boxes, so its back to the waste bin and retrieve those bits.
Having cut those pieces out by hand with a jig saw the rounded portions are not easy pieces to cope with.

Perhaps some abstract patterns with laminations sounds interesting.

Did put in a couple of hours in the afternoon and did some sanding and preparing tops for most of the boxes.

 

[ColeyS1]

Looking good dw ;-) have you considered also making boxes for latex gloves ? My mates a mechanic and I made a rough mdf one for his van- he reckons he's had several people commenting about it.

 

[Lee J]

re: offcuts...

offer them as cabinet/cupboard handles. Finish them off ready to be mounted onto a set of cupboard doors and put them on ebay.

send some to me and I'll make you a pen

 

[devonwoody]

OK Lee, you are on, will send with a box the next session I start. PM me your details. :wink: (hammer)

 

[devonwoody]

Looking good dw ;-) have you considered also making boxes for latex gloves ? My mates a mechanic and I made a rough mdf one for his van- he reckons he's had several people commenting about it.

Thanks for your suggestion and ideas.

 

[devonwoody]

Seven boxes now had their final glue fix! This leaves the box sliders to make and then a finish applied, going to use just shellac this time.
Pictures taken in conservatory because the heat was up to 97far. in there but only 60far. outside or in workshop and that means the glue sets enough for me within three hours.

 

[Dangermouse]

Love your work DW, its a good thing there are a lot of people around with runny noses!

 

[devonwoody]

More progress on this set of boxes, they have now all been sanded and sanding sealer coated, ( I was going to finish with shallac but found I had an unopened bottle of sealer) and just await a wax polish finish.

The item marked with an arrow is destined to an Australian forum member in Perth who kindly got me a spare (redundant) respirator motor for my Triton. The remaining six are going down to our local medical centre in Preston, Paignton.

Getting the urge to start a new set. :wink:

 

[riclepp]

As usual DW, very nice work. I am sure the new owners will be over the moon with such craftmanship.