Here's the latest instalment - after trying unsuccessfully to work on my unusual joint for the outside of the box I decided to start with the inside!
Have decided (for now anyway :wink: ) to use mostly oak for the box as it's something i have lots of thin pieces of and perhaps some purpleheart.
Started off putting it across the planer for face side and edge:
It's hard to see but the finish at the moment off my p/t is not good - put some reclaimed pine through it a few weeks ago, thought I'd got all the metal out.....
I'm waiting for my other sets of knives to come back from the sharpeners.
Then onto thicknessing:
By passing it through several times on the same setting I got a reasonable finish. Anyway most of it gets cut away later.
The next step - setting up the rat to cut the round channel for the chip holders. My £9.99 digital caliper buy from Lidl was helpful! (Can't wait for them to appear there again - why didn't I buy more than one!)
Hand fed the oak under the rat plate - took a few passes and then the router had to be pulled forward a few mm to make the channel wide enough.
Ready for ripping to width:
Ripping:
Cross cutting (love my Osborne!):
Six pieces ready for the next stage:
Couldn't resist looking at what the finished effect might be:
And just to scare you all:
Will it do for the gallery of forum members?
Well at least I've got my curves in!
Cheers all
Stewart
Have decided (for now anyway :wink: ) to use mostly oak for the box as it's something i have lots of thin pieces of and perhaps some purpleheart.
Started off putting it across the planer for face side and edge:

It's hard to see but the finish at the moment off my p/t is not good - put some reclaimed pine through it a few weeks ago, thought I'd got all the metal out.....
I'm waiting for my other sets of knives to come back from the sharpeners.
Then onto thicknessing:

By passing it through several times on the same setting I got a reasonable finish. Anyway most of it gets cut away later.
The next step - setting up the rat to cut the round channel for the chip holders. My £9.99 digital caliper buy from Lidl was helpful! (Can't wait for them to appear there again - why didn't I buy more than one!)

Hand fed the oak under the rat plate - took a few passes and then the router had to be pulled forward a few mm to make the channel wide enough.

Ready for ripping to width:

Ripping:

Cross cutting (love my Osborne!):

Six pieces ready for the next stage:

Couldn't resist looking at what the finished effect might be:

And just to scare you all:

Will it do for the gallery of forum members?
Well at least I've got my curves in!
Cheers all
Stewart