Comments on: Sawmill Creek Collaboration

By: Jaze

Jaze — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:03:21 +0000

oh..my…gawd…

I just read through all 11 pages of that thread. And the box is still not finished :(

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:35:42 +0000

I just wanted to say thanks. I am a new woodworker and in following the ‘Box by Box’ book by Jim Stack I found myself confronted with the task of cutting a lid from the recipe box I was building for my mother -in-law. I had a fair amount of time invested and really had no clue how to do it correctly.

All I knew for sure was the guard had to come off the tablesaw and between that an the thought of wrecking this thing right before Christmas, I was pretty intimidated.

Your video gave me exactly what I needed and I would have never thought to put the kerf width spacers in the already cut sides. The cut went perfectly and all fingers are intact.

I have learned a lot from this site already. I’m glad I found it.

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:26:24 +0000

Also can’t wait to see the final finish for the project.

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:22:07 +0000

That is really looking good. I think it would have been cool if there was a place on the box (maybe the underside) where all the woodworkers could have placed their signature or mark on the project. Or maybe a nice card in a nice frame that would have everyone’s signature.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:52:22 +0000

There is actually a link in my write up above to the original forum post. Go to the last page and look for the latest pictures. Unfortunately, I think you need to be a member of the forum to view the images. Its free, but obviously its a pain in the butt if you just want to look at a quick picture.

Actually, let me just snag one of the pictures and post it above.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:37:37 +0000

Hey Marc, Is there any chance we can get a look at the final product. You have tweeked my interest in the charity box and the multi-craftsman project. I am sure there are those of us out there that would like to see and hear what the final verdict was at the auction. It’s a cool idea.

By: skeeter

skeeter — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:34:55 +0000

I agree with Arjan. I read in Fine woodworking that when famous box maker doug stowe cuts off box lids he leaves a very small amount of wood left on the box after making his 4 cuts. Then he removes the lid from the box with a utility knife and sands off the remainder which would be less than a 1/32″x a blade kerf. This would eliminate the shims a blue tape.

By: arjan

arjan — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:57:23 +0000

Some comments.

I agree it was risky with the blockplane, but you can just as easy mess it up with a card scraper. It helped that you keep the blade very sharp.

My teachers had us do this job with a shaper (I believe that is the correct name for a really big router table?).

A 4 inch sawblade on the shaper. The box slides along the fence and on the flat surface. The fence can be set very accurately. Then we didn’t cut all the way through but left about half a milimeter for balance and stability. Finish sawing by hand and then use the blockplane to remove eccess material.

Not to critisize, you did a great job on a wonderfull project.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:14:30 +0000

Very cool Marc! Both this project and the “minis”.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:38:17 +0000

Let’s assume that tape is a little thick at 0.005 of an inch, and let’s say it’s 10 inches from the tape back to the edge of the box, you’d have an angle of about .02 degrees.