keepsake boxes for my wifes aunt

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Comment by Robert Brennan on December 30, 2011 at 5:28pm

Hello Ray,

I think I sence a leg pull here.

After looking at your work it inspired me to do some of my own.

So I set out with a few pictures from a magazine and began.

Three days later I have almost finished.

I spent almost 2 hr making the legs alone.

Sequence of events.

1 Study the picture and figure out how the curve is made

2. Rough out two pairs of legs using the bandsaw

3. Cut the dado for the sides with the shaper

4. Cut each leg out using the table saw.

5. Sand the curves to an acceptable dry fit up stage

6. Drink a beer, and I didnt drink too many either.

Either you have a workshop full of fairy heplers or I am a slow doddering old fool, come on 2 hrs really?

 

Any way check out the pictures I posted

 

Robert Brennan

Comment by ray vile on December 30, 2011 at 9:02am

Hi Jeff, I probably made them in about 2 hours not counting the time it takes to finish them.

Comment by Jeff C on December 29, 2011 at 9:31pm

Hi Ray nice job. Im a new woodworker, How long does it take to do some thing like these boxes and do you have plans ?                 Jeff

Comment by ray vile on December 27, 2011 at 7:37am

Thanks Robert, They are made up from 1/2' red oak, with min wax gunstock stain, I used min wax high gloss spray poly on them, the felt came from micheals crafts, just a pc. of self adhesive felt cut to fit and the inlays came from rockler.

Once again thanks for your kind words

Comment by Robert Brennan on December 27, 2011 at 3:09am

Merry Christmas Ray and family,

Nice work on the boxes!

Lots of questions a a result,

What is the timber you have used please?

I see a small section of the internal base, what is the finish? flocking or solid felt?

The pictures are a bit hard to see in regard  to the inlay/trim finish what have you used there?

 

Keep up the good work !!

 

Regards

 

Roberet Brennan