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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making, Doug Stowe
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Doug Stowe is a professional box maker and writer of books and articles on such. This is one of a set of Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide series. More of a "how to" than a set of boxes you can make (see his other books for that) Chapters include Tools, including options and jigs Materials Joinery options Lids Feet and bases Interiors, dividers, drawers, linings Hinges and hardware Decorating boxes Shaped boxes (bent wood, turned, and bandsawn)
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May is quickly coming to a close. I think about my teaching friends and how busy they are at this time of the year. Our Patriot Turners- @HARO50 gave us a look at a display he saw at a gift shop. Lots of interesting turnings, including some turned, wooden hats! Check out John's post for more images and our turner's comments- Again, I'd like to extend my personal thanks to all of our members who take the time to post their works in progress and those that have been finished. You all keep our "What's ON/OFF Your Lathe" topics humming along! This past week's projects are awesome! From "ON"- @calabrese55, @Gerald, @Fred W. Hargis Jr and @kreisdorph gave us a look at what they are making- Check all their images and comments beginning here- From "OFF"- @kreisdorph finished up a couple of beautiful natural edge bowls- The new projects and comments start here- What’s Coming Up- For registration- https://www.cindydrozda.com/ https://mawts.com/ For The Newbies- Turning away end grain can be challenging. Richard Raffan demonstrated how it can be done while avoiding chip/tear out. Richard Raffan shows how to shorten or turn away endgrain without splintering the internal grain..mp4 Expand Your Horizons- I have recently been looking at John Beaver's work and considering attempting one of his wave bowls. (His bowl, not mine!) https://www.johnbeaver.net/wave-bowls I'm not sure if I'm more intrigued by the actual bowl or the elaborate processes involved. Anyway, Alan Stratton just posted a video on creating a multipurpose jig that used Mr. Beaver's process as part of the inspiration for the new jig. Hmmmmm.... Talk about "pucker factor"!! Melted Burl Platter.mp4 New Turning Items- Our very generous site sponsor, Woodcraft, has a sale on turning tools/products! Rikon Lathes Easy Wood Tools Ron Brown has a new gauge for measuring the thickness of a bowl bottom. Looks well made and universal for all lathes and chuck/jaws. https://longworthchuck.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=75 Woodturners Wonders has added the "Hold Fast" product line to their inventory. https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/hold-fast?_kx=gV5SF2As_3IwtBi5TrpHVQGZ2p91Dzyb6Hq8u86HRP26F2J3AVp8xSSqd_hTF8cT.VJvU8R Everything Else- Safe turning
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Only 68 turning days until Christmas!!!! Our Patriot Turners- @Gerald gave us a peek at his next project that will be going on his lathe- His post has a little more about this glue up and what he is doing while the glue dries- What’s Coming Up- Lots of stuff in the future! Click on the images for the links to registration and more information- For The Newbies- Woodturning safety is paramount! In this recent video, Cindy Drozda discusses some of the most important "PPEs" Venturing down the rabbit hole of bowl turning can lead to an addiction. Soon, every shelf in your home, friends, relatives and co-workers have at least one. Maybe you've considered selling them. There are lots of opinions on pricing your work. Here's one from Kent Weakley- https://turnawoodbowl.com/pricing-wood-bowls-for-profit-three-approaches/?ck_subscriber_id=1577117793 Expand Your Horizons- As mentioned, Christmas is fast approaching. Here's some ideas for ornaments for gifts or for yourself. First up is Mike Peace turning a bird ornament similar but larger than the awesome ones done by our own @Steve Krumanaker From Alan Stratton, a sea urchin ornament but without the sea urchin- And, from Carl Jacobson, a natural edge bowl ornament- Our own @Gerald and the club he belongs to are faithful supporters of the "Beads Of Courage" boxes. In this video, Alan Stratton discusses how he creates his version of a box to save those beads. Some neat jigs for turning the "staves" he used to make the box. Mike Peace shared a "cool" trick on how he unstuck a thread lid on a box- I cannot remember if I saw this information here on the Patriot or on a social media site. The question was concerning a ring type turning that was then sliced into thin pieces. After some searching, I discovered there are called "German Rings". Simon Beggs seems to have a lock on how these are done- If you have accounts at Facebook or Instagram, you can see more of these- https://www.instagram.com/simonbeggswoodturning/ https://www.facebook.com/simonbeggswoodturning/ New Turning Items- From Woodturners Wonders https://woodturnerswonders.com/collections/ultimate-sanding-system?_kx=gV5SF2As_3IwtBi5TrpHVQM0F3UvGVbQKzhWGippDlk%3D.VJvU8R Some new products reviewed by Mike Waldt. I am not sure if all of these are available in the united states- Everything Else- Did an Easy Wood Tools demo at the Woodcraft of Richmond this past Saturday. Really nice folks there and the Woodcraft store is huge! They even had refreshments- The turners I spoke to really like the Easy Chuck and the #1 hollower.
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So...sorted through the Left-overs, again... have these to use up (or burn) plus a plank.. That had a split on the end.. So..got the tablesaw out..chopped the plank down to lengths I can better us....which still left.. Problem to deal with...set up the rip fence...to just skim along the split...then ran most of the other wide parts through.. Kept some of the better looking cut-offs.. And some of the strips.. Which will make a collar for the Raised panel lid.. The strip on top? Is not quite as wide as the other four...but, I do have a use for it.. Need to joint a few edges, and glue this up into a panel for the lid.. Box? Will see how the lid turns out, the size this to match the collar... Corner Joints? Will be a form of Dovetails.. That when properly fitted... Yeah, yeah...I could TRY the mitered version...last time, that didn't end well....these seem to be better....even Chris Schwarz uses them.... Stay tuned...
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Not sure how many caught this post from @John Morris about one of our Patriot turning members. Please keep Brian and his family in your prayers, Our Patriot Turners- @Gerald showed us some of his recent turnings. A couple of absolutely beautiful turned boxes And a gorgeous platter he salvaged- @Ron Altier is always trying to improve on his turning. In his post, Ron explains about a new finish he is experimenting with- Check his post to see what he discovered and how he is applying it- @forty_caliber posted a lovely platter he turned. Looks like his kiln is working really great- Head over to his post and check out what our turners thought about this piece- I am so happy to see our turners continue to add comments to our "What's On Your Lathe" thread. Thanks @RustyFN for creating it. This posts picks up where we left off last week- Kudos to @Gene Howe for posting this from Ron Brown's newsletter. I know, from teaching, how these words ring true- In last week's "Wednesday's..." we posted a toothpick holder project. @HandyDan was kind enough to share his version of these. What’s Coming Up- Click on the images for links to registration and more information- For The Newbies- Richard Raffan demonstrates his sharpening techniques- Expand Your Horizons- From Craft Supply USA a nice project that might make a nice gift or sell well at craft shows- You know about Jam Chucks but how about a Drive Block? Sam Angelo demonstrates- New Turning Items- Starbond adhesives has added some new inlay products. Click on the image for the link to these items- Everything Else- Mimi said I had to get rid of some of my priceless tree parts from behind the garden shed. Granted, some had rotted beyond being salvageable and some will go out with the trash on Friday. There was a slab of Chinese Elm that was salvaged from a tree in the back yard.. My original intention was to use it for a chair seat but the best laid plans... so the elm will become shallow bowls/platters. Another piece was a mystery. Pretty light and the bark was already gone. I think it might be cotton wood as I remember someone giving me a couple of pieces a long time ago. What's left will probably go to the trash over the next couple of weeks. Mystery wood- Safe turning
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Got these done last week and just getting to showing. Bottoms are walnut from the same log and not 8 inches apart. Top of one is spaulted pecan and the other oak. finish is lacquer. First one about 6 inch diameter. Second about 3 but blank was much larger as being from the end had lots of cracks to turn off. It is always fun doing boxes and using scrapes.
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I've been trying to find a productive process to make boxes for charity (for kids at Children's Hospital to decorate while staying there). I've made lots of boxes using different methods but I'm trying to find a way to churn them out a bit faster. Prototype 1 were boxes with mitered and keyed corners and a sliding lid, plywood bottom. My friend makes these and uses biscuits on the corners to align the miters. I tried without because my stock was too thin. So I did keys on the corners that took some time to fit and glue. Took quite a while to do the batch of 7. I used painter's tape on the corner and it took a while to get it on and off. Sample: Prototype 2 Solid wood tops and bottoms and box joints corners. Went a bit faster but still multiple hours per box. Prototype 3? I am thinking of trying the biscuits on the corners to aid assembly and sawing off the top after assembly. Plywood tops and bottoms. I have some heavy duty rubber bands that I'm thinking might be a quick way to clamp up. Has anyone ever done this with a groove on the inside before assembly, then cut off from the outside so that there is a self alignment for top and bottom? Wondering how wide the inside groove needs to be so that there is a good reference once sawn off. I'm thinking one pass of 1/8" is not enough. Could do two or run it over the router table with a 1/4" bit..
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Only 6 days until Valentines day! Maybe your significant other would like a new turning tool Our Patriot Turners- @RustyFN turned a couple of small boxes, one of which he entered into his turning club's contest. Both are beauties! Check his post to see which one got entered into the contest! @forty_caliber got a new chuck for his lathe. This baby is a monster, too! He did a super job of sharing his findings and comparing it to one of his other chucks. Please see his post for lots more images and additional findings- Forty also posted his splated pecan bowl. Really gorgeous color and finish See his post for some more details- @Masonsailor used a couple of spare minutes to turn another one of his gorgeous bottle openers- Paul tells us a little more in his post- @jthornton is working on a gift, requested by his Mrs. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this "dizzy bowl" comes out! The glued up blank looks marvelous- JT has lots more process images in his post- @Bob Hodge's post about carbide quality and availability has a new entry. Thought it would be good to catch up- What’s Coming Up- Lots going on! Click the images for links and information- This is supposed to be on YouTube and Facebook- For The Newbies- Several videos from Richard Raffan explaining important aspects of turning. Tools, creating blanks, chucking small pieces and more Chucking methods- Spindle gouge and skew practice- Expand Your Horizons- Should I use a mortice or tenon to hold the piece? Ask 10 turners and you will probably get 15 different answers. Instead of asking a turner, ask the piece you are about to turn- @RustyFN showed a finial he turned and there was some comments on design. We posted this video before but it's worth another look- Our member @Steve Krumanaker turns beautiful honey dippers. This is how Mike Waldt does it- Several of our turners make segmented project. Having a way to assure the pieces are flat is a must. Mike Peace shows us how to make a disc sander attachment for your lathe- If you have a Facebook account, Tim Yoder posted a short video on getting to know your bowl gouge- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=612976757305709&ref=sharing New Turning Items- This video was taken at TAW trade show. Everything Else- Rick Turns list of YouTube woodturning videos from last week- Safe turning
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Lovely spring day here in south central PA. My grandmother would have called this "the robin snow" Our Patriot Turners- Not too much happening from our turners this week. @Gerald did post about some of his sales on a different forum in answer to questions about craft shows- What’s Coming Up- From "Meet The Woodturner"- A two day event featuring quite a list of presenters and a wide variety of topics. Click on the above image for the link to the home page and associated information. From Ruth Niles- Click on the above image for the link to registration. For The Newbies- Turning can be like dancing- there are lots of subtle moves that makes it an enjoyable pastime. This video from Kent Weakley demonstrates body movements that can really improve your turning abilities. Cap'n Eddie has a nice little video with a shop tip on protecting your lathe ways. Simple device and easily made- Our shops are almost always in a state of flux. New equipment, saying goodbye to old stuff and changes in interest can all lead to rearrangements. Some of you may be lucky enough to have local friends to compare notes and idea. Others need to rly of folks like Mike Peace to help with ideas on shop reorganization. Expand Your Horizons- Lyle shows shaping and hollowing small objects with Hollowing System and laser measuring. Richard Raffan posted a couple of really nice turned box videos. Both are cross grained turnings. The second video shows making a suction fit lid. New Turning Items- The folks at Woodturners Wonders have a new lamp available. Check it out at- https://woodturnerswonders.com/products/nebula-led-lamp Everything Else- Rick Turns list of YouTube woodturning videos from last week- You may remember from last week, I was trying to figure out what to do with that piece of Manzanita. Gerald suggested carving it instead of turning. I seriously considered that, however, that would have required the purchase of new realm of tools/equipment. As I have already spent my allowance on a new laser engraver, turning it seemed to be the least expensive option. The piece had 3 nubs on the most flat side (circled) which seemed to say "these will be my feet". That meant some sort of mounting had to be made, on this side, for chucking the piece. The stumper was that the opposite side was anything but flat! Using scraps under what would become the top, and hot melt glue, the piece was fastened to my very old shop made chuck; making sure the 3 nub feet were at a level plane. Various length posts added to hold the piece while spinning. And some additional safety taping. Turned a recess. I wanted to leave as much of the natural shape as possible. If I had cut a dovetail mortice for the main mounting, the chuck would not fit with all of the natural shapes. Made a glue block and a paper joint. Utter failure! Considered just a plain glue joint but recently saw a lot of information on hot glue for mounting. I'm Sold! That stuff really holds!! Re-chucked in the lathe. Fairly well balanced and had no trouble with vibration up to and above 1000 rpms. Ready for sanding on the front. First coat of wipe on gloss poly. After the second coat, I'll see what it looks like. Then remove the glue block, reverse chuck it and finish up the area where the glue block is located. Safe turning
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Posting this now, it would be too late for next Wednesday's Wisdom- Sign up here- http://www.cindydrozda.com/
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have the leftover planks of Aromatic Red Cedar....was try to build a small box with a few pieces.. Dry fit. Stands a whopping 4" tall, BTW... glued up, and then cleaned up when it came back out of the clamps... marking gauge to show where the tablesaw's thin kerf will go... once that was done... Had to clean up the saw marks.. And then dig through the box of hardware....to find a couple hinges..and screws.. Then a latch.. Even found a couple fancy handles for the ends... Wednesday while by Pay Day, I can get a brush or two, and varnish the outside... Tried out the Scrollsaw today....next box will use dovetails....scrollsaw to cut the "tails"... Will decide later, what the final size of Box #2 will be... Stay tuned Pins I had to do the "Old Fashioned Way" with a saw and chisel
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In my quest to keep things organized and put where I can see and get to them easily I turned to a area that is open cabinets above the two windows in my shop. The lights have been upgraded so I can see well, now I am ready to organize / get rid of stuff / add more stuff, to this area. In place are some boxes someone gave me to burn. They were to big so I resized them and made them work for the time being. So now I want better boxes, that lock so when I get on the ladder and bring them down stuff doesn't go everywhere. (Yes it has happened, you know it did) A recent email from someone complained that everything we make is good but who has that kind of money to make stuff. I told them even BC grade plywood can make nice things with some effort. The reply made me chuckle, prove it. Okay, challenge accepted. For the front and back I am using 3/4 inch BC plywood, for the sides 1/4 plywood, for the bottom 1/2 OSB. The tops will be made from shorts of pine I cobbled together and some plywood. No hardwoods, will be creative with the finish on each one just to show how lesser grade wood finishes. First thing to do is rough cut my plywood pieces down to size and edge band them with some thin scrap from a short piece of 2x4 stud. It's pine and cheap. Finished these 1/4 pieces and let cure overnight. With the edge banding done I sanded them flat, just needed a few passes with 120 grit to flush the entire edge good. Now work can begin on the boxes. Took me about an hour to cut all the pieces, used a rabbit joint for the front to sides. Looking for dovetails? See @steven newman I glued this but because I have heavy things planned to go inside these I added some screws to the mix. Considering the material being used probably a good idea, or overkill you call it. Cut down some scrap 3/4 pine I had and made the tops. Lap jointed these, took awhile to set the cuts up and do all 16 pieces and check for dry fit. End of day now got the boxes glued up and the tops dry fitted. I will cut the plywood inserts for them tomorrow and glue them up. The bottoms? Yes I did use the OSB as promised. Also glued and screwed, can't be too careful. That is a wrap for this evening.
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Got an email from a friend tonight, asking if I could make a cremation box for their uncle. Absolutely. How much? Consider it a gift. So now I need to design and make this. Likely walnut or mahogany. Stay tuned. Rule of thumb is one cubic inch per pound.
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Today ought to prove to be an interesting day..... A couple weeks ago I was contacted by KSMQ, a PBS station out of St. Paul, MN to set up a day they can come and do an interview and do some camera work for their series called "Off 90".... which is a program that features artis, culture and history in Southern Minnesota.... "Off 90", I suppose, is referreing to Interstate 90, which runs east & west through Southern Minnesota and right through my town.... One good thing I can say already.... my shop is the cleanest and most organized (if that) than it has been in over a year...... Here's a link to KSMQ's "Off 90" I'll let you know how it goes!
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I've used hide glue before to make some small boxes with no stress on the joints when finished. This project there may be some stress on them and I don't want them coming apart. The reason I used it before is the long open time so I can get all the sides and joints adjusted. Is this a good choice or should I use the normal Titebond?
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In my travels yesterday, I stopped in a gun store to look at a varmint rifle. The manager was my salesman. He's interested in displaying a couple pistol presentation boxes. Then, in the liquor store where I get my Dell Bac, that manager wants a steady supply of wine gift boxes. And, the owner of that knife and gun finishing supply house is interested in a few knife cases. Told them all that I'm slow. None seemed to mind. Looks like I'm gonna be busy for a while. Gotta get the table done and another rifle case. Then, start on little boxes. Fun times ahead.
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Guess @John Moody has been sleeping late on Friday so here is what my week was like. Working on the pew boxes and in between made a spray. Other with exhaust and working on mahogany shelves for DIL . takes lots of clamps since materiL is to thin for dado or rabbit. this is what they will look like. We will be harvesting material for plaques Monday. My spray booth with inline fan for exhaust. I happen to have lots of acrylic panels from drugstores. Had to put a patch on one shelf and thought @John Morris might be interested in that lumber stamp. This mahogany was 6/4 x 20 inch x 14 foot.
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From the album: Chess Set
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From the album: Bill Kappel
Made using Argentine Mesquite with accents of Opel, Ivory and Ebony using the finest movement available. A few of the Headrest I use in my rocking chairs. Most are made using Claro or Bastogne Walnut with Ivory, Ebony and my molded glass accents. A couple of the rockers are made of Argentine Mesquite. A Redwood Burl table and some gift boxes made of fossils, redwood, mesquite scrap and epoxy. oot Crown Jewell rocking chair Mesquite rocker with Claro Walnut inlay Test rocker made of small peices Redwood table Gift boxes -
I finished a project yesterday for a customer. I can't tell you right now I know much about these, but he is going to send me a picture when he gets them setup that might help. As I understand they are used to setup model train displays. A piece of foam is placed inside the frame and then the display is built on top but the section are made so they can be separated to move the display. Plans were for 4' sections but he was wanting 2' sections. So I made the modification and built two boxes out of poplar for his display. The boxes or displays had to be built so they could come apart but had to line up each time you put them together. I made a trip to Lowe's and got some 1/2" aluminum bar and found some 1/2'x5/8"x1" washers as they were called. I setup on the drill press to drill the holes in the same spot on each board using a 5/8" bit on one end and a 1/2" bit on the other end. I used epoxy to glue the pieces in place. The frame is made of 1" poplar and the corners are put together with pocket screws. Latches are added on the outside to hold the sections in place so they don't move while the display is setup. The pins and bushings were tight enough I don't think the latches were needed but they were on the plans so I put them on. I took a piece of the poplar and planed it down to 1/2" and made the corner feet that also hold the foam in place so it doesn't fall out when picked up. He was quite happy when he came by yesterday afternoon to pick them up. As I said earlier, I will post a picture showing them in used when he gets his display setup. He is doing a model train show in a couple of weeks and needed them. This was a fun project to work on
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Good day folks, we have been contacted by Virgie, she hit us up at our contact form at www.thepatriotwoodworker.com and she saw some of the fabulous work our Patriot Woodworkers have done in the past at our home page site. She wrote us this. Hello, I found your site by luck and admired the wood pieces you have designed. I wondered if you make and sell small tea boxes with a single compartment? We wrote her this Hello Virgie, we have many talented craftsmen in our club, would you like me to get you in touch with one? I am sure someone can build anything you need at a reasonable cost. Cheers! So, if anyone here wishes to have a little side paid gig, please Private Message me and I will give you her email for you to contact, she has indicated that she would love it if someone from here would take this task on.
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