In the past, when making boxes with Quarter Sawn White Oak (or any other wood, for that matter), I didn't like the way the lid frame edge would be flat sawn...... unless I used a piece of flat sawn wood for the frame, then the edge would be quarter sawn, but the frame would be flat sawn.... 

 

I solved that problem by cutting a bevel down the length and flipping it, then gluing.... keeping it marked so I can line up to match the grain on the front, sides and back (the frame pieces are lighter because I ran them through the drum sander once, but they do match up.....  The completed box picture is an example of what I didn't like... the rest of the pics show "the fix"..... Now it'll be quarter sawn all around....

 

Should turn out nice!

 

 

Edited December 16, 20169 yr by Waxing Moon
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Cool!

 

I like the temporary "spline" trick to keep things aligned at the corners

Cool Trick!

Great idea, I will try that, always bothered me too. thanks for posting.

Herb

Nice tip.  Thanks for sharing.

That's a great tip!

 

Steve

whew...

lovely box

 

Great solution to the problem. Good tip.

I forgot to post how beautiful your boxes are,STUNNING!

Herb

Ed, does the glue seam show on the beveled face?

No, the glue seam won't show as it will be hidden by the mitered corners....

So far, so good.... grain matched up perfectly....  I'm happy.

I'm working on a few boxes at the same time, it'll be a while before finished,but I'll post a pic or 3 when it is...

 

Another pic

Edited December 29, 20169 yr by Waxing Moon

15 minutes ago, Waxing Moon said:

So far, so good.... grain matched up perfectly....  I'm happy.

As you or anyone else should be!

Really does look good, the grain matches in all directions.

That looks AWESOME!

Beautiful job. Gorgeous box. 

Great job. Love it!

John

Beautiful and I love the fix to keep it aligned.