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I have been busy making wooden boxes. Image that!
Several weeks ago I posted pictures of wooden boxes that I made for little kids that I donated. I ended up making 13 for the Salvation Army to give to little kids. Our woodworking club made and donated 992 wooden toys / items for them. I think I have made around 50 of those that I have given to little kids.
I got a request for a walnut box around 4" high by 9 3/4" * 13". I ended up making three. While I was at it about a year ago I got several spalted maple boards that were 1 1/4" thick by 12" by 28". When I got them the moisture contents was to high. I took one of those and made two boxes. One of these I put dividers in it to be used as a tea box or whatever.
Several years ago I had made a couple boxes and I put a 1/8" diameter brass rods about 1 1/2" long through the side of the box and into the lid to make a hinge. The customer wanted the walnut box lid to pivot as if it had hinges. I made a jig to help me get the holes drilled correctly into the sides. I used quarter sawn yellow pine to test my jig.
The walnut and spalted maple has about 8-coats of Zar semi-gloss poly that I mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits. There is no finish on the yellow pine. Last night I posted these photos on Facebook and have several folks wanting some.
I also make funeral urns out of these same woods when the woods are available.
Malcolm / Kentucky USA
Several weeks ago I posted pictures of wooden boxes that I made for little kids that I donated. I ended up making 13 for the Salvation Army to give to little kids. Our woodworking club made and donated 992 wooden toys / items for them. I think I have made around 50 of those that I have given to little kids.
I got a request for a walnut box around 4" high by 9 3/4" * 13". I ended up making three. While I was at it about a year ago I got several spalted maple boards that were 1 1/4" thick by 12" by 28". When I got them the moisture contents was to high. I took one of those and made two boxes. One of these I put dividers in it to be used as a tea box or whatever.
Several years ago I had made a couple boxes and I put a 1/8" diameter brass rods about 1 1/2" long through the side of the box and into the lid to make a hinge. The customer wanted the walnut box lid to pivot as if it had hinges. I made a jig to help me get the holes drilled correctly into the sides. I used quarter sawn yellow pine to test my jig.
The walnut and spalted maple has about 8-coats of Zar semi-gloss poly that I mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits. There is no finish on the yellow pine. Last night I posted these photos on Facebook and have several folks wanting some.
I also make funeral urns out of these same woods when the woods are available.
Malcolm / Kentucky USA
