Jewelery box

[devonwoody]

Switching my interest for the time being to some jewelery boxes.

A granddaughter has expressed her preference to a box similar to this design.( the picture is of a toolbox I store my pen turning equipment)

So I have prepared two pieces of timber Lacewwood (London plane) and sapele.

 

[paul saunders]

I don't mean to be picky, but there is three pieces of wood there. #-o #-o

 

[devonwoody]

One piece of the sapele is wider because it will involve cutting the lid off from the box and that looses 3.2mm.

I have 5 granddaughters so that wider piece should come in. :wink:

 

[devonwoody]

A bit more preparation of timber done, these strips have been reduced to 18mm wide and 9mm thick.

The London plane, lacewood, was very difficult to work with on this occasion, putting the batten through the bandsaw and I got drift off the fence on two of the three pieces. (there was no drift cutting the sapele at the same fence setting)
The drift was so great that even forcefully holding the batten against the fence the drift would not return to its line. To me that means there is a grain variation that steers the cut and not some misalignment of the tracking because all other four cuts went perfectly, two would not.
What are your views?

 

[devonwoody]

More machine work done on strips, lengths prepared ready to mitre ends.

Upto the present time I have not made a working plan for this box, just sketches. However things are coming to a head I need to start working out lids and bases also drawer sliders, this has slowed me down the past two days but crunch time is nigh.

I would like a decorative top, (300x 200 around 6mm thick) anyone got a piece spare for sale?

 

[devonwoody]

Delay due to design changes, box dimensions reduced to 9" x6" x 4" decided the lady would need a very wealthy husband to fill the original size.

So recut the strips above, having to put back an old 60T tablesaw blade, my last new blade had gone blunt and was chipping and bearding.
Old blade a better quality and making better cuts.

Made a veneer lid, used titebond 3 diluted and had no problems at all.

ply base for lid

cut veneers, I think they are lacewood , London plane

Glued up very nicely.

 

[devonwoody]

Some more progress yesterday, or disaster depends which way I look at it.

In the past when making items with a stripe pattern I usually glue the pieces making up a board, somehow this did not happen on this occasion and when I came to the glueing stage of making the carcass I suddenly found I had got all those pieces, 24 of them and they had to be fitted and placed accurately. It felt just like an exam paper.

Four of the pieces I had put on the router table and rebated to both sides so that when box lid was cut apart it would only need a hand saw to separate. Never done this method before but it has potential to make a neat and easy line for lid to meet box?

Anyway bit the bullet and finished the top section of the project glued piece by piece with titebond 3 which had started to go off and worked like an impact glue :wink:

The lower section which has got to house the drawer unit is the next problem and that is in many pieces as well. Good job I already have white hair.

 

[monkeybiter]

Please keep going with the WIP, makes interesting reading for a learner.

 

[devonwoody]

I am having problems again, I seem to be lurching from b ups. to b ups.

The lower section of this box is going to be a drawer unit and I obviously had not forward planned this section assuming at the time that drawers are easy and there should be a way through.

The box has a compartment at top and a drawer below, I decided the drawer front would be false and would cover the box frame.

I got out my jig I use for making mortises using a hand held router, and making all the stops etc. I spent an hour setting up

I did cut a good section out of the frame for the drawer aperture but then decided there was an imperfection I could clean up with a second pass of the router, that's when disaster struck and broke up the workpiece.

I was not feeling too happy after spending so much time on that operation however I added the final two layers of the carcass and will find a solution hopefully to the drawer aperture today.

 

[Mr_P]

Anyone for Jenga ?

Looking good Devon, are you planning another 4 before Christmas ?

 

[devonwoody]

Anyone for Jenga ?

Looking good Devon, are you planning another 4 before Christmas ?

Jenga, I had to google that one, I have got plenty of waste strips so I could make my own possibly.

http://www.cnmonline.co.uk/giant-tower- ... tAodmDUAcw

With five granddaughters and three daughters I might be kept busy, the project is coming right at last.

 

[MickCheese]

That broken piece should just glue back, should it not?

Looking good.

Mick

 

[devonwoody]

That broken piece should just glue back, should it not?

Looking good.

Mick

No it did not on this occasion, I had to rebuild and it is displayed later in pictures below.

Progress was good yesterday, after the attempt at shaping the drawer aperture at the top rail mentioned above, this time a new approach to creating the top and bottom rails was made. A hand start at shaping the first 18 mm cutout was commenced as per picture using hand saw and chisel.

Then taken to the band saw and completed the cut to both rails, (top and bottom).

Glued in position as per photo and other portions complete with rebates for base.

The box in my opinion will need extra support strength added to this area because of likely heavy use in future so arrows indicate where back up strips will be added.

 

[devonwoody]

Still progressing with this box, cutting some 4 mm oak faced ply and planing to size on the shooting board these are for the bottom drawer and the base of box.

Fitted and glued to the drawer without any rebate or support at present. Might add stringers to the inside edge but thinking of partitions to come perhaps.

a further piece dry fitted to the base of box for present.

A neighbour has given me some silk hand painted pieces for me to line each compartment of the box as per pictures below. I have in mind gluing them with diluted pva (which I assume will be transparent when dry?) .

 

[Baldhead]

DW any more WIP pics?

Baldhead

 

[devonwoody]

DW any more WIP pics?

Baldhead

Yes, but my mistress is keeping me occupied, however some drawer work is progressing well :wink:

Will post in the very near future.

 

[devonwoody]

The box is progressing but slowly at the moment, it is harvest time in our garden and the lady is demanding my services.

The drawer runners have been put in bottom drawer compartment and fit quite well.
(The drawer was remade to a more sympathetic colour match to the main box so you might notice the colour change posted earlier above.)

The drawer front is to have a false front made with stripes to match the carcass, hopefully I can start on this later today. In the meantime some of the fruits of our harvest this morning.

 

[richard.heaton]

Wow, plenty of hours have gone into that box. Looking good though!!

 

[paultnl]

I would be very wary of using diluted pva especially as they are hand painted, runs would be a disaster. I have no idea what to suggest apart from trying to find a silk expert.

 

[devonwoody]

Paultnl. I am going to do a trial run with a piece of silk, the painter told me it should not run, the paint is not watercolour.

The box is still progressing, I did an overall sanding with 80 grit whilst the project was still in one piece and then commenced the process of removing the lid with a Japanese type saw, and cleaned up with a block plane as per pictures.

Some problems getting a good line of lid to carcass, my hands are not so steady these days so I must have wandered a bit, however I am satisfied with the outcome.

Getting prepared for the drawer front.

And going to look for some hinges Friday.