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04-02-2009, 11:22 PM
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Box End Box
Name: Palmer
City: Concord
State: NC
County: Cabarrus
Join Date: Mar 2009
04-02-2009, 11:22 PM
Well I made that 3/8's box end jig and here is my first try at using it. The dark wood is walnut and the light wood is maple...with a walnut bottom and maple top. My first mistake was trying to cut the ends with the grain running side to side instead of up and down... so it didn't turn out to be the full 7.5" width of the board. I also had the depth of the bit set a bit too high so the joints stuck out past the sides but a straight bit with a bearing ontop took care of that real quick. It has three coats of poly.
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04-02-2009, 11:36 PM
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Name: Mike
City: Westfield
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Re: Box End Box
I think you made a box.
And I know it looks great!
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04-02-2009, 11:46 PM
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Name: Kevin
City: Davidson
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Re: Box End Box
Very cool. I need to give mine a try...
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04-03-2009, 07:19 AM
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Name: Phillip
City: Lexington
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Re: Box End Box
I think you did a great job  How do you have the top attached? |
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04-03-2009, 08:40 AM
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Name: Scott
City: Cary
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Re: Box End Box
Great looking box. Don't be so hard on yourself.
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04-03-2009, 11:32 AM
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Name: jay
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Re: Box End Box
Way to think inside the box! That looks nice.
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04-03-2009, 01:07 PM
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Name: Roger
City: Durham
State: NC
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Re: Box End Box
Fine looking box and great looking box joints, Palmer
Roger
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04-03-2009, 01:58 PM
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Name: Trent Mason
City: Wrightsville Beach
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Re: Box End Box
Palmer,
The box turned out great! I guess that box jig really works. Nice job!
Trent
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04-03-2009, 06:05 PM
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Name: DaveO
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Re: Box End Box
Very nice box, I really like the contrasting woods, that really shows off the box jointed corners. I don't think that you made a mistake running the grain on the box sides in a horizontal orientation. It would have been more of a mistake to run the grain vertically, from a strength stand point. If it ran vertical the fingers would be much more likely to break as wood will split easier with the grain than across it.
Dave 
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04-03-2009, 08:51 PM
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Name: Tom
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Re: Box End Box
Nicely done, Palmer. Those joints look tighter than a banker's grip on a moneybag.
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04-03-2009, 09:11 PM
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Name: Joe
City: Holly Springs
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Re: Box End Box
Looks good! What jig are you using?
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