Boxes are one of the most used pieces of furniture and the most useful.
Boxes exist in myriad types, dimensions, shapes and sizes.
Boxes exist in myriad types, dimensions, shapes and sizes.
I've been trying to make the perfect box for a long time now, ok actually I tried once, 7 years ago, and gave up. I also developed a healthy hate for the mitre joint at the same time.
Recently Jesal asked if I could make a box frame. A box frame is a strange frame, like a picture frame but depth about 3 inches deep.
So here are the project specs
We used the circular saw to cut the 4 pieces we required and Jesal ran a round over bit along the edges and then a straight bit to make the dado.
Next he spent a good hour at the mitre shooting board.
First he marked the 45 degree line on the end of the pieces. Both edges and the long line across the face is required. He then chiseled the excess material. This considerably speeds up the planing or shooting as its called here.
We then used the age old techniques of gluing up a box with mitre joints.
Jesal used the laser cutter to cut the back and a piece of mdf which would fit into the box, making a lid of sorts. Ofcourse, he would glue this back to the box since this is a hanging frame and we cant afford it opening and falling.
The next morning we cut the box in half. The board we had initially used was about 4 1/2". This is a delicate operation, running the circular saw over these faces requires extreme balance. Most woodworkers use a table saw or a band saw. We have neither, so I turned to the circsaw. I think I did a pretty good job.
That's it, the build is done.
The acrylic panel is glued up to one of the sides. This side is not glued up and slides open on the dados.
Recently Jesal asked if I could make a box frame. A box frame is a strange frame, like a picture frame but depth about 3 inches deep.
So here are the project specs
Project name: Wedding vows reminder.
Requirement: A couple of sticky notes with the wedding vows would be glued to the back of the box. The box itself would be hung like the Sword of Damocles in a prominent place.
Technical requirement: A box frame either 6" x 4" or 6" x 6" with a depth of 3" to 4". It will have a back but the front will be a glass or acrylic. The box must be easy to open and the acrylic or glass easy to replace. I'm guessing easy to open so that "someone" can quietly change a few vows.
Materials: Solid Burma teak.
Joints: Mitre joints for the frame, rabbet for the back, dado for the glass panel
Tools: Hand plane, circular saw, router with straight bit for dado and round over bit for the front edge molding
Description:
Hand planing the board of burma was the most fun i'd had in a long time. If chosen well, planing a board is easy. The straight grain, the sharp edged plane iron, the perfectly set hand plane; these are all it takes to bring on levels of satisfaction normally attributed to the 7th shot or the 3rd orgasm.We used the circular saw to cut the 4 pieces we required and Jesal ran a round over bit along the edges and then a straight bit to make the dado.
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| 4 pieces with dado cut out and the round over molding done. Next step, shooting the mitre. |
First he marked the 45 degree line on the end of the pieces. Both edges and the long line across the face is required. He then chiseled the excess material. This considerably speeds up the planing or shooting as its called here.
We then used the age old techniques of gluing up a box with mitre joints.
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| 4 mitre joints simultaneously being glued up using a canvas strap and plastic tightener |
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| The back face is made up of 2 pieces of veneer, laser cut to size |
That's it, the build is done.
The acrylic panel is glued up to one of the sides. This side is not glued up and slides open on the dados.
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