The "Tuff" Box - Project of the Month JULY 2012

[mtylerfl]

Thank you all! I have a great time making these projects for you.

Leo, the paint job is probably the easiest part for something like this...the "grungy-er" the better. I considered beating it up a little with various hammers and chains and other hard objects before painting it, to make it look even more "aged"! But, decided to wait and do that on another project later when I might need the "therapy" of beating up something!

[lawrence]

that's another VERY cool project. Well done!

Lawrence

[Smoken D]

Guess ya could back off 20 yards and powder it with #8 shot from the 12ga

[mtylerfl]

Guess ya could back off 20 yards and powder it with #8 shot from the 12ga

Good idea!

[Mark Dubya]

WOW! The July POM looks great! Fantastic work Micheal! I love the mechanical look to this POM and the great Industria Synchroon from March. People are floored by the look of these finished carvings. Keep 'em coming!

[mtylerfl]

WOW! The July POM looks great! Fantastic work Micheal! I love the mechanical look to this POM and the great Industria Synchroon from March. People are floored by the look of these finished carvings. Keep 'em coming!

Hi Mark,

Thank you very much. I'm so glad you are enjoying the monthly projects!

Just got back from the CW Discover Conference a few hours ago. It's going to be really cool to see what projects people create themselves with the new software add-ons!!

[Mark Dubya]

I have 4 of these Tuff Boxes carved- but not painted. I'm waiting for the 1/4 inch domed buttons to arrived. Thanks Michael T for the tip on buying these maple buttons at www.craftparts.com. (see the Tuff Box PDF). They have the best prices anywhere. I looked far and wide and couldn't locate any except at a local True Value hardware store. They wanted over $12 for 100 buttons! That's just enough for 1 box. You can 100 buttons at Craft Parts for $1.65. I bought a couple thousand in various sizes for future projects.

[mtylerfl]

I have 4 of these Tuff Boxes carved- but not painted. I'm waiting for the 1/4 inch domed buttons to arrived. Thanks Michael T for the tip on buying these maple buttons at www.craftparts.com. (see the Tuff Box PDF). They have the best prices anywhere. I looked far and wide and couldn't locate any except at a local True Value hardware store. They wanted over $12 for 100 buttons! That's just enough for 1 box. You can 100 buttons at Craft Parts for $1.65. I bought a couple thousand in various sizes for future projects.

Hi Mark,

Wow! Four of them!

Yes, that online source for the buttons was a godsend - I found them by accident...best price I've been able to find. I ordered 500...should have ordered a couple thousand like you did!

[karossii]

Just curious here... why have the carvewright carve holes to put in buttons... instead of having it carve the buttons themselves (i.e. one piece of wood that only looks like it has buttons)?

I'm sure there's a reason for it... just wondering what it is.

[mtylerfl]

Just curious here... why have the carvewright carve holes to put in buttons... instead of having it carve the buttons themselves (i.e. one piece of wood that only looks like it has buttons)?

I'm sure there's a reason for it... just wondering what it is.

Hi Ken,

That could have been done that way, no problem...the thickness of the wood would be diminished, but that wouldn't really be an issue for a small box project like this. It was simply a design decision. There's more than one way to skin a cat...I "skun" mine this way!