Popular Post Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted November 19, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 I've been putzing around with wood scraps until things improve enough for me to get to my hardwood dealer. Some of things I've been making include some tissue box covers. The primary reason I'm making them is to add weight to the boxes and keep them from lifting up when you pull a tissue out. But with this one I did something else. What I had was a piece of cherry that was not suitable for much else due to the multiple pitch pockets and cavities. So I decided to make a small tissue box but with continuous grain around all 4 corners. The technique is familiar to most, or all, of you I'm sure. But you take a board and resaw it in 1/2. Then hold the halves together as they would have been prior to resawing (cut surfaces facing each other) and pick up one side and move it to the other side. Now you have the unsawn surfaces on the inside. So, if you cut 4 sides out of the board for a box, you'll have 2 corners with continuous grain pattern, and 2 corners with book matched grain...which still looks continuous. This works best with motered crners, but 'm also still playing with my box joint techniques...so I made a box joint box. Even so you can se the grain pattern worked out fairly well. My big fear was getting the sides out of order so the grain wouldn't match up, but I managed to keep them in the proper sequence. This was the first time I had tried this and i was happy with how it worked out. p_toad, IrishWoodCarver, HandyDan and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HandyDan Posted November 19, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Yeah that is a good looking box. Grain match is nice. Cal, Fred W. Hargis Jr, DuckSoup and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DuckSoup Posted November 19, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Those joints look nice & tight. HandyDan, FlGatorwood, Cal and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gunny Posted November 19, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Nice!! What blades are you using for cutting you box joints? HandyDan, DuckSoup, FlGatorwood and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lew Posted November 19, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Gorgeous! I really like that you kept all of the knots and natural imperfections. Gunny, HARO50, Artie and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted November 19, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Gunny said: Nice!! What blades are you using for cutting you box joints? Just my Freud dado set. It's an sd508 I think. FlGatorwood, HARO50, Larry Buskirk and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Just my Freud dado set. It's an sd508 I think. Need to update my craftsman set. Just is not up to the task. Edited November 19, 2020 by Gunny Larry Buskirk, FlGatorwood and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlGatorwood Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Fred that is a super job on the matching and finger joints. Great job. Gunny, Artie, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gunny Posted November 20, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Ordered this one this evening. Be here Saturday they claim. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ASGV1E/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_10?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 FlGatorwood, Cal, Artie and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted November 20, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 That's a cool set, and I've long wanted one. I'm jealous. My thought process in the past has been that I don't do enough box joints to really buy the set, but who know what will happen in the future. I may only have enough wood for small boxes if I can't get to the lumber store sometime soon. HARO50, Cal, Gunny and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: That's a cool set, and I've long wanted one. I'm jealous. My thought process in the past has been that I don't do enough box joints to really buy the set, but who know what will happen in the future. I may only have enough wood for small boxes if I can't get to the lumber store sometime soon. Will more with a set that produces quality results. The craftsman is just dull and had enough. Cal, FlGatorwood and p_toad 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gerald Posted November 21, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Wish I had known you wanted one I got one at estate sale for much less. I will probably never use it. Fred W. Hargis Jr, FlGatorwood, Cal and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gunny Posted November 21, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Gerald said: Wish I had known you wanted one I got one at estate sale for much less. I will probably never use it. Thanks was something that came up recently and I decided fix it. Now if you find a sack full of $100 bills I can always use them.... DuckSoup, Fred W. Hargis Jr, p_toad and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 11:50 PM, Gunny said: Ordered this one this evening. Hey Gunny, please be prompt about giving this set a whirl and posting up the results! 8 hours ago, Gerald said: Wish I had known you wanted one I got one at estate sale for much less. I will probably never use it. Sent you a PM Gerald Gunny, FlGatorwood and Artie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masonsailor Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Nice effect with the grain Fred. The result is beautiful. Paul Cal, Fred W. Hargis Jr, FlGatorwood and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Nicely done Fred. The continuous grain really works well. Cal, Artie, Gunny and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 Frank Miller is having a bundle auction that ends this afternoon. Curbside pickup. https://www.bidtarter.com/catalog/245415/frank-miller-lumber-retail-lumber-sale--/?cpage=4 Oh, poo. I thought it ended this evening but ended at noon. Missed it FlGatorwood and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmealy Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 If I understood you right, this is your grain matching technique? DuckSoup, Fred W. Hargis Jr, FlGatorwood and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 12 hours ago, Cal said: Hey Gunny, please be prompt about giving this set a whirl and posting up the results! Arrived today and installed this evening. Tested of course and was pleased with results. Have to work on the jig. Thinking I would like a adapter plate for regular jig that I just slap on the front quick when needed. Have to work on the engineering portion of that idea tomorrow. FlGatorwood, DuckSoup, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fred W. Hargis Jr Posted November 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 12 hours ago, kmealy said: If I understood you right, this is your grain matching technique? That is exactly what I did and thanks for the illustration. It's much easier to do than explain. I had searched a little for such a drawing and came up with bumpkus. p_toad, DuckSoup, FlGatorwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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