Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
now. Soooooo
Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
over to the 30+ parts on top.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
Sides for 6 more boxes
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
Questions or comments?
On 10/26/2015 11:38 AM, Swingman wrote:
> On 10/25/2015 5:17 PM, Leon wrote:
>> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
>> furniture in his home that he has built through the years.
>
>
> A treasured item, one I will never relinquish.
> Thank you again!
>
;~) It has been so long since I have seen you I had to build more so
that I could see it more often. ;~) I'm keeping on this time. LOL
The box I gave you could not be better displayed considering all of the
quality work surrounding it.
Electric Comet <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:15:03 -0600
> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>
>> Yeah a little different. Here are the other 6 +1 that I built. It
>> was no fun rounding the edges of all 34 tiny pieces in each of 8
>> boxes. and then holding a finish sander upside down in my lap and
>> sanding each round over on each piece. Close to 1,000 rounding over
>> and sanding steps.
>
> lot of work
> sounds like the pieces are appreciated
Well if it was easy anyone could do it. :-)
>
> ironic maybe that the works that we give away as gifts give the most
> satisfaction
>
>
Especially to the maker.
On 10/26/2015 7:38 AM, Lee Michaels wrote:
>
>
> "Leon" <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the
>> project come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had
>> numerous errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to
>> come out right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of
>> building several. I had several people that wanted to buy in
>> quantities. Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along
>> with all of his furniture in his home that he has built through the
>> years. One of the persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having
>> a birthday, 7d something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>>
>> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that
>> box, another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least
>> one and having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to
>> concentrate on one or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in
>> the instructions and discovered that the instructions were also way
>> too complicated. I simplified the shape of some of the parts and it
>> is almost fool proof now. Soooooo
>>
>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Sides for 6 more boxes
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to
>> make a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably
>> larger than this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
>> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Questions or comments?
>>
>>
> Looks good/ I am married to a quilter too and familiar with the pattern.
Thank you!
>
> I am tempted to make a joke about all those boxes you built on top of
> the lid. ;-)
>
>
>
On 11/11/2015 5:06 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Well, somewhere along the way I missed this thread. As always, excellent work!
>
> I am always glad to see your projects.
>
> Robert
>
Thank you Robert!
On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:32:36 -0700, OFWW <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:01 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
>wrote:
>
>>Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>>detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>>Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>>had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
>>come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
>>errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
>>right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
>>several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
>>Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
>>furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
>>persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
>>something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>>
>>I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
>>another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
>>having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
>>or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
>>discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
>>simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
>>now. Soooooo
>>
>>Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>>sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>
>>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>>Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>>over to the 30+ parts on top.
>>
>>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>>Sides for 6 more boxes
>>
>>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>>And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
>>a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
>>this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
>>The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>>
>>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>>Questions or comments?
>
>My impressions exactly when viewing the photograph. Did it look like
>that naturally with the naked eye? The photo could be more marketable
>than the box. I'd try a poster size blowup, or sell it to a magazine
>for wood workers it would make a great cover, and a cover piece
>article. There are some avant garde art shops in Montecito that could
>sell a piece like that. I'd be imprinting my name on something like
>that.
>
>Not discounting any of the boxes and the art, but that is a KO
I like this cutting board designed along the same lines and idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n0LdU8ZOJU
Jerry O.
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the
> project come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had
> numerous errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to
> come out right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of
> building several. I had several people that wanted to buy in
> quantities. Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along
> with all of his furniture in his home that he has built through the
> years. One of the persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having
> a birthday, 7d something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting
> one.
>
> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that
> box, another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least
> one and having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to
> concentrate on one or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in
> the instructions and discovered that the instructions were also way
> too complicated. I simplified the shape of some of the parts and it
> is almost fool proof now. Soooooo
>
> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public
> /
>
> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public
> /
>
> Sides for 6 more boxes
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public
> /
>
> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to
> make a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably
> larger than this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air.
> ;~) The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on
> my TS.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public
> /
>
> Questions or comments?
>
I know that game! You've zoomed too far in, though. The Qbert isn't
even on the screen!
Nice job, there's a definite 3D effect going on with the blocks.
Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.
"Leon" <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and had
> great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project come
> out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous errors
> and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out right. I
> built one of these boxes with the expectation of building several. I had
> several people that wanted to buy in quantities. Swingman ended up with
> that box and it looks great along with all of his furniture in his home
> that he has built through the years. One of the persons that wanted a few
> of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d something ;~), on Halloween. She
> is finally getting one.
>
> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
> another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
> having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one or
> two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
> discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
> simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof now.
> Soooooo
>
> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Sides for 6 more boxes
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>
> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make a
> large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
> this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Questions or comments?
>
>
Looks good/ I am married to a quilter too and familiar with the pattern.
I am tempted to make a joke about all those boxes you built on top of the
lid. ;-)
On 11/9/2015 5:36 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:01 -0500
> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>
>> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine
>
> i was thinking intarsia but that is different
> nice anyhow
>
Thank you.
Yeah a little different. Here are the other 6 +1 that I built. It was
no fun rounding the edges of all 34 tiny pieces in each of 8 boxes. and
then holding a finish sander upside down in my lap and sanding each
round over on each piece. Close to 1,000 rounding over and sanding steps.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22919359641/in/dateposted-public/
> i like those trick boxes with the inlay and require several steps to open
>
On 10/25/2015 7:14 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/25/2015 6:17 PM, Leon wrote:
>
>>
>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>
> Nice. I can see why you have five days so far.
>
Thank you. Lots of steps...
On 10/25/2015 6:34 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:01 -0500, Leon wrote:
>
>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>
> Very nice. I remember seeing instructions for something like this using
> veneer many years ago, but don't remember one in solid wood.
>
Thank you Larry
On 10/25/2015 8:51 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the
>> project come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had
>> numerous errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to
>> come out right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of
>> building several. I had several people that wanted to buy in
>> quantities. Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along
>> with all of his furniture in his home that he has built through the
>> years. One of the persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having
>> a birthday, 7d something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting
>> one.
>>
>> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that
>> box, another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least
>> one and having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to
>> concentrate on one or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in
>> the instructions and discovered that the instructions were also way
>> too complicated. I simplified the shape of some of the parts and it
>> is almost fool proof now. Soooooo
>>
>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public
>> /
>>
>> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public
>> /
>>
>> Sides for 6 more boxes
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public
>> /
>>
>> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to
>> make a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably
>> larger than this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air.
>> ;~) The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on
>> my TS.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public
>> /
>>
>> Questions or comments?
>>
>
> I know that game! You've zoomed too far in, though. The Qbert isn't
> even on the screen!
>
> Nice job, there's a definite 3D effect going on with the blocks.
>
> Puckdropper
>
Kinda freakey ;~) thank you
On 10/26/2015 5:27 AM, dadiOH wrote:
> Leon wrote:
>> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the
>> project come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had
>> numerous errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it
>> to come out right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation
>> of building several. I had several people that wanted to buy in
>> quantities. Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along
>> with all of his furniture in his home that he has built through the
>> years. One of the persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having
>> a birthday, 7d something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting
>> one.
>> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that
>> box, another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least
>> one and having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to
>> concentrate on one or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in
>> the instructions and discovered that the instructions were also way
>> too complicated. I simplified the shape of some of the parts and it
>> is almost fool proof now. Soooooo
>>
>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Sides for 6 more boxes
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to
>> make a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably
>> larger than this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
>> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my
>> TS.
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Questions or comments?
>
> Yes, question please. The shadow lines The ones at the corner blocks look
> as if they were achieved by cutting a small quirk; not so with the sides of
> the the edges of the long pieces and the perimeter of the blocks so how did
> you do it?
All edges of all pieces were done with the 1/8" radius round over bit.
Perhaps the corner pieces look a bit different because they are dark and
do not reflect as much light as the lighter colored pieces.
As a side note, all pieces even the smallest triangle pieces in the
corners of the 3D pattern were hand held while being fed into the bit on
the router table. Per the instructions I build an adapter plate to
clamp to the router table that essentially becomes a zero clearance
fence. It increases safety considerably and enables me to easily feet
the tiny parts through.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22304172858/in/dateposted-public/
And, of course, nicely done. As always,
Thank you sir!
On 10/25/2015 6:17 PM, Leon wrote:
>
> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
> over to the 30+ parts on top.
Nice. I can see why you have five days so far.
On 10/25/2015 9:23 PM, Michael wrote:
> On Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 5:17:06 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
>> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
>> come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
>> errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
>> right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
>> several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
>> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
>> furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
>> persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
>> something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>>
>> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
>> another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
>> having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
>> or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
>> discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
>> simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
>> now. Soooooo
>>
>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Sides for 6 more boxes
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
>> a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
>> this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
>> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Questions or comments?
>
> That's some beautiful work, Leon. What kind of hinge system are you using, or do the lids lift freely from the box?
>
thank you. No hinge, the lid lifts off. In fact the lid and box are
all the same piece when glued together. There is an inside grove in all
sides and an outside grove in all sides separated by the kerf width of
the blade. Once out of the clamps I saw the box open between the
interior and exterior groves and then they fit together.
On 10/25/2015 10:07 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 10/25/2015 6:17 PM, Leon wrote:
>> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
>> come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
>> errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
>> right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
>> several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
>> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
>> furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
>> persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
>> something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>>
>> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
>> another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
>> having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
>> or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
>> discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
>> simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
>> now. Soooooo
>>
>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Sides for 6 more boxes
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
>> a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
>> this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
>> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Questions or comments?
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Not what I am used to seeing out of you.
> Looks good.
>
A change of pace. ;~) Thank you
On 10/25/2015 10:42 PM, Jerry Osage wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:32:36 -0700, OFWW <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:01 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>>> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>>> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>>> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
>>> come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
>>> errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
>>> right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
>>> several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
>>> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
>>> furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
>>> persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
>>> something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>>>
>>> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
>>> another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
>>> having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
>>> or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
>>> discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
>>> simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
>>> now. Soooooo
>>>
>>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>>
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>>>
>>> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>>> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>>>
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>>>
>>> Sides for 6 more boxes
>>>
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>>>
>>> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
>>> a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
>>> this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
>>> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>>>
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>>>
>>> Questions or comments?
>>
>> My impressions exactly when viewing the photograph. Did it look like
>> that naturally with the naked eye? The photo could be more marketable
>> than the box. I'd try a poster size blowup, or sell it to a magazine
>> for wood workers it would make a great cover, and a cover piece
>> article. There are some avant garde art shops in Montecito that could
>> sell a piece like that. I'd be imprinting my name on something like
>> that.
>>
>> Not discounting any of the boxes and the art, but that is a KO
>
> I like this cutting board designed along the same lines and idea.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n0LdU8ZOJU
>
> Jerry O.
>
Yes! Exactly the same effect. I have seen that video before. Pretty cool.
On 10/25/2015 10:32 PM, OFWW wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:01 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
> wrote:
>
>> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
>> come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
>> errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
>> right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
>> several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
>> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
>> furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
>> persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
>> something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>>
>> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
>> another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
>> having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
>> or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
>> discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
>> simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
>> now. Soooooo
>>
>> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Sides for 6 more boxes
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
>> a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
>> this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
>> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Questions or comments?
>
> My impressions exactly when viewing the photograph. Did it look like
> that naturally with the naked eye?
No, but then again I had my phone camera directly over head and that
apparently eliminated any shadows. Shadows would have change the
appearance, I think.
The photo could be more marketable
> than the box. I'd try a poster size blowup, or sell it to a magazine
> for wood workers it would make a great cover, and a cover piece
> article. There are some avant garde art shops in Montecito that could
> sell a piece like that. I'd be imprinting my name on something like
> that.
Food for thought. ;~) I seriously would like to use a couple of
hundred pieces to create a piece to hang on the wall.
>
> Not discounting any of the boxes and the art, but that is a KO
>
;~)
On 10/25/2015 6:17 PM, Leon wrote:
> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
> come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
> errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
> right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
> several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
> furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
> persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
> something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>
> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
> another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
> having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
> or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
> discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
> simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
> now. Soooooo
>
> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Sides for 6 more boxes
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>
> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
> a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
> this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Questions or comments?
>
>
>
>
Not what I am used to seeing out of you.
Looks good.
--
Jeff
On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:01 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
>Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
>detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
>Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
>had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
>come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
>errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
>right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
>several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
>Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
>furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
>persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
>something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>
>I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
>another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
>having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
>or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
>discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
>simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
>now. Soooooo
>
>Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
>sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>
>Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
>over to the 30+ parts on top.
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>
>Sides for 6 more boxes
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>
>And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
>a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
>this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
>The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>
>Questions or comments?
My impressions exactly when viewing the photograph. Did it look like
that naturally with the naked eye? The photo could be more marketable
than the box. I'd try a poster size blowup, or sell it to a magazine
for wood workers it would make a great cover, and a cover piece
article. There are some avant garde art shops in Montecito that could
sell a piece like that. I'd be imprinting my name on something like
that.
Not discounting any of the boxes and the art, but that is a KO
On Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 5:17:06 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the project
> come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had numerous
> errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it to come out
> right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation of building
> several. I had several people that wanted to buy in quantities.
> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
> furniture in his home that he has built through the years. One of the
> persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having a birthday, 7d
> something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting one.
>
> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that box,
> another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least one and
> having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to concentrate on one
> or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in the instructions and
> discovered that the instructions were also way too complicated. I
> simplified the shape of some of the parts and it is almost fool proof
> now. Soooooo
>
> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Sides for 6 more boxes
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>
> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to make
> a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably larger than
> this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my TS.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Questions or comments?
That's some beautiful work, Leon. What kind of hinge system are you using, or do the lids lift freely from the box?
On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:01 -0500, Leon wrote:
> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
Very nice. I remember seeing instructions for something like this using
veneer many years ago, but don't remember one in solid wood.
Leon wrote:
> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine and
> had great difficulty following "their directions" and having the
> project come out correctly. Long story short their instructions had
> numerous errors and to this day I look back and wonder how I got it
> to come out right. I built one of these boxes with the expectation
> of building several. I had several people that wanted to buy in
> quantities. Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along
> with all of his furniture in his home that he has built through the
> years. One of the persons that wanted a few of these boxes is having
> a birthday, 7d something ;~), on Halloween. She is finally getting
> one.
> I have been working feverishly for the last 5 days recreating that
> box, another one, and 6 more. I absolutely had to complete at least
> one and having had great difficulty 5 years ago I decided to
> concentrate on one or two boxes. I discovered the serious error in
> the instructions and discovered that the instructions were also way
> too complicated. I simplified the shape of some of the parts and it
> is almost fool proof now. Soooooo
>
> Here is how box number one looked yesterday afternoon. It need final
> sanding of the little parts and a few coats of varnish.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/21851003264/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Box number two in the back ground before I applied a 1/8" radius round
> over to the 30+ parts on top.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22460369912/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Sides for 6 more boxes
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22286048768/in/dateposted-public/
>
> And just playing around with the pieces I think I am also going to
> make a large framed wall display to hang on the wall and probably
> larger than this. Oddly this array seems to be floating in mid air. ;~)
> The pieces are 1/4" thick and actually sitting directly on top on my
> TS.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/22484715121/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Questions or comments?
Yes, question please. The shadow lines The ones at the corner blocks look
as if they were achieved by cutting a small quirk; not so with the sides of
the the edges of the long pieces and the perimeter of the blocks so how did
you do it? And, of course, nicely done. As always,
dadiOH wrote:
>> Questions or comments?
>
> Yes, question please. The shadow lines The ones at the corner blocks
> look as if they were achieved by cutting a small quirk; not so with
> the sides of the the edges of the long pieces and the perimeter of
> the blocks so how did you do it? And, of course, nicely done. As
> always,
Nevermind, I missed the part about the 1/8 radius.
On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:17:01 -0500
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
> Almost to the month, 5 years ago, I built a trinket box with a lot of
> detail inlay pieces that resembled a quilting pattern called Building
> Blocks, IIRC. Anyway I followed the plans from WoodSmith magazine
i was thinking intarsia but that is different
nice anyhow
i like those trick boxes with the inlay and require several steps to open
On Mon, 9 Nov 2015 18:15:03 -0600
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
> Yeah a little different. Here are the other 6 +1 that I built. It
> was no fun rounding the edges of all 34 tiny pieces in each of 8
> boxes. and then holding a finish sander upside down in my lap and
> sanding each round over on each piece. Close to 1,000 rounding over
> and sanding steps.
lot of work
sounds like the pieces are appreciated
ironic maybe that the works that we give away as gifts give the most
satisfaction
On 10/25/2015 5:17 PM, Leon wrote:
> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
> furniture in his home that he has built through the years.
A treasured item, one I will never relinquish.
Thank you again!
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On 10/26/2015 2:00 PM, Leon wrote:
> On 10/26/2015 11:38 AM, Swingman wrote:
>> On 10/25/2015 5:17 PM, Leon wrote:
>>> Swingman ended up with that box and it looks great along with all of his
>>> furniture in his home that he has built through the years.
>>
>>
>> A treasured item, one I will never relinquish.
>> Thank you again!
>>
>
>
> ;~) It has been so long since I have seen you I had to build more so
> that I could see it more often. ;~) I'm keeping on this time. LOL
When you come, bring a trailer. You're sweetie has a lot of wine corks
to haul back home.
Been tough holding up your share of Texas Red...
> The box I gave you could not be better displayed considering all of the
> quality work surrounding it.
All fits perfectly ...
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