The recent discussion about boxes reminded me of a technique for getting a grain flow around all 4 corners of a box.   If you just cut sequential sides, you will get a match on only three corners.  If you have some really figured grain, this method will show an even flow around each corner.

 

Technique

• Pick a board that's at least as long as the distance across the front and one side, plus a little for joints and cuts.
• Re-saw the piece down the middle and open up like a book.
• You will now have two boards where A & B edges are matching side grain (mirror images).  Pick whichever you like for the top and bottom edge.

 

+----------------------------------------------+

|                            a                             |

|                            b                             |           <-- inside face

+----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------+

|                            b                             |            <-- inside face                                                          |

|                            a                             |

+----------------------------------------------+

 

• Cut the pieces as shown

+-----------------^ up------------------------+

|    Front                         |   Right          |

|                                      |    side          |

+----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------+

|   Left        |               Back                   |

|   side       |                                          |

+-------------- v up  ------------------------+

 

• You will now have grain flowing seamlessly around all 4 corners.

Edited March 9, 20179 yr by kmealy

Another winner, Thanks!!

Great pictorial Keith. Thanks.

Should have added to the diagram that "c" and "d" are also matching end grain

 

 

+----------------------------------------------+

|                            a                        d    |

|    c                       b                             |           <-- inside face

+----------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------+

|    c                      b                              |            <-- inside face                                                          |

|                           a                      d       |

+----------------------------------------------+

Hmmmmm.........c + a/b +d =c +b\a +d

Herb

Thats where I got stumped, I couldn't find the x in your description, sure glad you cleared that up.

Herb

Lovin the ascii art

 

even more thanks Keith...

5 hours ago, kmealy said:

 

oh sure...muddy things up....

couldn't leave a great thread alone.. could ya...

Edited March 10, 20179 yr by Stick486

1 hour ago, Stick486 said:

 

oh sure...muddy things up....

couldn't leave a great post alone.. could ya...

Herb started it!

39 minutes ago, kmealy said:

Herb started it!

 

sure... go ahead... blame the old guy....

never mind you had to drag your X into this...

Edited March 10, 20179 yr by Stick486

3 hours ago, Stick486 said:

 

sure... go ahead... blame the old guy....

never mind you had to drag your X into this...

X's like to start trouble, at least all mine did.

Herrb

4 hours ago, Dadio said:

X's like to start trouble, at least all mine did.

Herrb

• !!!

Edited March 10, 20179 yr by Gene Howe

6 hours ago, Dadio said:

X's like to start trouble, at least all mine did.

Herb

 

it's sport to them...

54 minutes ago, Stick486 said:

 

it's sport to them...

 

Sport my aching a**! It's hardwired in...

11 minutes ago, schnewj said:

 

Sport my aching a**! It's hardwired in...

 

that too and better said...

Edited March 10, 20179 yr by Stick486

And thus we drift off-topic and into humor.

 

11 minutes ago, kmealy said:

And thus we drift off-topic and into humor.

 

 

12 minutes ago, kmealy said:

And thus we drift off-topic and into humor.

 

 

humor???  this thread stayed serious...