Jewlery box and more projects by Doc Wheeler

[Router-Jim]

Ken thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I really like your idea with the side rails and taped ends. Very creative and a definite lumber saver. I am going to start using your idea as another "sled" or "carrier board" option.

Thanks,

Jim

[DocWheeler]

Jim,

I had the use of rails in the tips-n-tricks about jigs. It seems that everybody got into the discussion about using 4" to 6" filler pieces instead of just trying different things out.
Chris "Chrisalb" took rails a little further by fastening some lumber between the ends as fillers (where I put the tape) and called them "frames". He had several sizes to fit dimensional boards from the big-box stores. I have made several of those also.

[want2b]

Makes me want to get busy and replace all my kitchen cabinet doors. Great design, makes me think about doing something with our kitchen cabinet doors just to make our
friends and neighbors jealous(I'm a bad person). Thx for reminding me of another use of the machine,
Rick H.

[DocWheeler]

Another project completed after too long a time.

You might recognize this as an alteration of Michael's beautiful project.
Since getting perpleheart quarter-rounds was not my idea of a good time, and having been criticized for attaching material at different grain directions, I thought I'd do it this way.

This project was a comedy of errors from the start. While assembling the box with eight dowels in the four glued sides holding four loose inside pieces, the strap clamp failed and I had no quick plan-B. I hurried and put bar-clamps all over it in hopes it would come out acceptably - it almost did. The first lid twisted about an eighth-inch and I couldn't keep it straight. I bought another piece of wood but my layout had the backside upside-down. I bought another piece of wood specifying nine inch wide, but it came eight inches wide. I bought the fourth piece of wood, but before carving it I read that the "Tree of Life" has its roots in Heaven - It is supposed to be upside-down! I drilled the pocket for the quadrant hinge too close to the screw hole and had to correct that with a piece of wood and epoxy. Man - its a wonder I ever got it this far without giving up.

So, this is what I ended up with, A box made from wood from one tree and a lid from another tree with a lighter color - Oh well, maybe the top will darken as it ages (the box was carved last year)!

Pictures of the parts with the original lid, the box closed, and the box opened.

After posting, and after the sun went down, I realized I didn't take a picture of the inside.

[eelamb]

This just shows you are good at woodworking. Fixing problems as they come and making something beautiful. Great job Ken!

[oldjoe]

Great looking project Ken! Are you working off a Honey Do list right now?
I just go one added to my list that has to get done. Not going to be near what yours is. .

[DocWheeler]

My wife likes to cook (and gather cookbooks) and I appreciate it.
Getting all those books in one location became an issue, and there was space behind the door to the garage.
There was plenty of light there but no place to open a book, so something else was needed.

Very little CarveWright use on this project although it took the use of quite a few other tools.

3/4" oak plywood with solid oak facing (except the back and one shelf was 1/2").

I swear they were loaded in another order, anyway the bookcase is pic #4.
The parts are pic #5, and the shelf functioning are pic #1-3.

The angle-iron for the support was 1" x 1" x 1/8" with some 5/16" round-stock welded to the end.
The flat-stock for the bottom of the shelf is 1" X 1/8" bent with a piece of round-stock welded to it for the machine-screw that holds the 1/8" rod.
The rod is actually a length of stainless steel welding-rod cleaned up and has "eyes" bent on each end.

Not sure yet if I'm going to install blocks to hold books away from the shelf support or just use book-ends.
When that is decided, more books will fill the now-empty shelf.

[dbfletcher]

Thats a great look project Ken. I love the slide out design too. Well done.

[fwharris]

Excellent job Ken! The wife will have those empty spots filled in no time I'm sure!

Cool design on the drop down shelf!

[Kenm810]

Slick Project Ken, it's extra fun when you can use your skills on jobs around the house!