tsg
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Last year we had our old wooden front door replaced, I kept the wood and at last I decided
to try and make something from it. I am new to this kind of woodworking although I have
done some decking and fences and that kind of stuff.
I decided to try and make a jewelry box for the wife, and I was going to use the two lower
panels from the door. I drew up extensive plans on the bit of paper you can see at the back.
I started by sizing and planing/thicknessing the boards. Mistake number 1 already.
The boards are the right size for the box but the lid was supposed to be bigger and
so I had cut the boards too small. Note to self - make better plans next time.
After reducing the dimensions slightly I cut the boards to length and used my finger/box
joint jig to cut the joints. The jig is from Matthias Wandel on Woodgears.ca.
A strange bloke but obviously very gifted.
5 minutes to cut all the joints and a dry fit. Doesn't seem too bad.
The lid is routed around the edge and a small strip of pine inlay to break it up a bit.
I wish I had a contrasting hardwood but this was about recycling and the pine was from
an old bed frame. The mitred corners aren't perfect but they will do.
Lid and box sanded down and first coat of oil applied to the lid.
Mistake number 2 came to light at this point, when I had reduced the dimensions, I forgot
to reduce the height to keep the proportions the same. So back to the table saw to cut
2cm of the lid height.
The narrower panels I had at the beginning were jointed and glued together. I resawed
them in half on the band saw and planed them smooth. Then cut the pieces to size, mitred
the corners and made two trays.
These were then lined with felt and this is the result.
I am not very happy with the felt but as it is only wrapped around cardboard and stuck
in with double sided tape it shouldn't be too hard to replace.
Well that's it so far, still needs a brass keyhole thing on the front, just to break it up a bit, and possibly a mirror in the lid
but that will have to wait a while.
Main thing I have learned with this is to make proper plans at the outset, and maybe a sketchup model.
Any constructive criticism most welcome.
Paul
PS Thanks to everyone who has advised me how to post pictures on here
to try and make something from it. I am new to this kind of woodworking although I have
done some decking and fences and that kind of stuff.
I decided to try and make a jewelry box for the wife, and I was going to use the two lower
panels from the door. I drew up extensive plans on the bit of paper you can see at the back.
I started by sizing and planing/thicknessing the boards. Mistake number 1 already.
The boards are the right size for the box but the lid was supposed to be bigger and
so I had cut the boards too small. Note to self - make better plans next time.
After reducing the dimensions slightly I cut the boards to length and used my finger/box
joint jig to cut the joints. The jig is from Matthias Wandel on Woodgears.ca.
A strange bloke but obviously very gifted.
5 minutes to cut all the joints and a dry fit. Doesn't seem too bad.
The lid is routed around the edge and a small strip of pine inlay to break it up a bit.
I wish I had a contrasting hardwood but this was about recycling and the pine was from
an old bed frame. The mitred corners aren't perfect but they will do.
Lid and box sanded down and first coat of oil applied to the lid.
Mistake number 2 came to light at this point, when I had reduced the dimensions, I forgot
to reduce the height to keep the proportions the same. So back to the table saw to cut
2cm of the lid height.
The narrower panels I had at the beginning were jointed and glued together. I resawed
them in half on the band saw and planed them smooth. Then cut the pieces to size, mitred
the corners and made two trays.
These were then lined with felt and this is the result.
I am not very happy with the felt but as it is only wrapped around cardboard and stuck
in with double sided tape it shouldn't be too hard to replace.
Well that's it so far, still needs a brass keyhole thing on the front, just to break it up a bit, and possibly a mirror in the lid
but that will have to wait a while.
Main thing I have learned with this is to make proper plans at the outset, and maybe a sketchup model.
Any constructive criticism most welcome.
Paul
PS Thanks to everyone who has advised me how to post pictures on here
