The Woodshop Shed

Trio of Boxes, Keepsake Boxes

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This trio started as a project with doing handcut dovetails in a box. They measure 13” x 9” x 2” all stock is 3/8”. The sides are Ash with dovetails, and groves to hold the top and bottom panel in place (floating) the top is Walnut and the bottom is Maple (when I purchased it, they called it Hard Rock Maple).The box was glued up as a complete unit, inside was a grove which created the lip on the lower part. Once dry, I used a router with a 3/32” bit to cut the box open, creating the recess on the upper part. Needed to cut a little at the corners to open, then using a chisel cleaned up the inside corners of the lower lip. That worked out well, where I did not have any gaps at the corners.Needed a way to attach the two halves together. Wooden hinges was the choice. Using some 3/8” Walnut stock, the hinges were cut. This is basically a box joint.Needed a jig to drill for a 1/8” brass pin. So glued up some scraps. I wanted to index the hole, and provide support to keep the two halfs vertices and tight together.
Once drilled the sides were cut to final shape. Followed by rounding over the pins. Insert a brass rod, check operation, little more sanding, recheck. Following that I shaped the face of the hinge, they were just a little bulky. The completed halfs were put together with a brass pin, then peined the ends.Hinges were glued to the boxes and clamped. Removed clamps and went the horizontal boring, and drilled small holes through the hinges into the box side. Wanted to have a positive connection, preventing future mishaps. Bamboo skewers were used for the pins.Everything was sanded to 220, applied a few coats of Danish Oil. Thinking about the finish, decided to try using Johnsons Paste Wax, and buffed, simple enough. And I like the soft warm finish that followed.The last part was to attach a catch to keep these closed, just a simple antique brass catch. Small screws, and a hand held drill of mine works great.
Thanks for looking and comments are welcome.I created a blog series if your interested in following the build, and more photos.https://www.lumberjocks.com/EricFai/blog/133444

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Carpenter Bee Trap

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We have an issue here with Carpenter Bees, so a solution was needed. A quick project after dinner.
Cut from 2-1/2' of 1×6 Cedar.
Top is 5” square
Sides are 4-1/2” wide x 4-3/4” high
Epoxied a bottle cap in the bottom, drilled (4) 3/8” holes at a 45 degree angle near the top and (1) in the bottom.
Everything was glued and nailed, no finish. It took longer searching for a few hardware parts to hang it.Hopefully this attracts them, and ends the destruction of the soffit. I have seen these things all over the south, with the catch container filled.The wife loves it, and she has been saying that I need to build stuff for some local craft shows. This could be one item, should only take a few hours to build 12 or so.Thanks for looking, and as always comments welcome.Wow 2 orojects in 1 day. A couple of early days from work.

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One of my first bowls, spalted magnolia

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When my father was diagnosed with cancer he asked me what of his I wanted. He tinkered in woodworking so I said, your tools. After he pasted it took me 4 years before I could go get the tools. It kinda felt like it all wasn't real. It took me 2 more years before I used them, I was 62 at the time. I never had a lick of patience with this sorta thing. So what do I do, I start out making a roll top bread box. If I would have known he would be there to give me the patience, the knowledge, the know when to put a tool down and do it the next day. I would have started 6 years ago. I explore so many different types of woodworking now and am loving it. Please pick anything I do apart, I'm here to learn more. Thank you for listening to my story.

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Snipe-free Planing

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Like most planers, mine snipes, overcutting a bit at both ends of a board. Sometimes I'll simply cut off the sniped areas if I can afford the extra board length. However, with precious woods, that can mean trashing a few …Source

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Moby Dick, the Great White Planer

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Moby Dick, the Great White Planer   The newspaper advertisement was brief: PLANER, 24″, $450. Call. My friend Charles Poth and I had been looking for just such a machine. We found the owner's home outside rural Jeromesville, Ohio, at …Source

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