#whenindoubtmakeabox

[thomasjopray]

More pictures of me #cutting the #miteredcorners for the #trim around the #mirror for the inside of the #box lid. #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #sapele #palletwood #walnut #miter #benchhook

[thomasjopray]

There! It's really easy to cut a #mirror for such a small space. Now, to cut the #miteredcorners on the #walnut #trim #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #sapele #palletwood #whythrowitaway #somethingfromnothing #scrapwood #scrapwoodproject #theproofisinthefinish #prepwork #thekeytoagoodfinishisprep

[thomasjopray]

I attached a #brass #chain to the #sapele and #walnut #box to keep the lid from swinging too far (I worked on it while waiting for poly to dry on another project.) I ended up taking a link out of the chain after this picture was taken. Of course, I used my #dewalt #20voltmax #hammerdrill to #drill the #pilothole for the #screw . That's about the smallest space I can fit it into. I think that I'm going to invest in a right angle drive. #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #palletwood #dewalttough

[thomasjopray]

The #fluorescentlights above the #workbench make it really hard to see the color without #tweaking the image a little, but here's the #sapele and #walnut #box that I've been #building . I used my skills to #designonthefly (a fancy way of saying that I don't know what I'm doing ) I still have to decide which wood I'm putting in the center. I think I might use a piece of #spalted #mysterywood that I #salvaged from a #pallet #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #palletwood #whythrowitaway #somethingfromnothing #scrapwood #scrapwoodproject

[thomasjopray]

Getting ready to add a #mirror and #walnut #trim to the #keepsakebox lid. #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #palletwood #whythrowitaway #somethingfromnothing #scrapwood #scrapwoodproject #box

[thomasjopray]

The #zinnsser #shellac went on well for most of the box, but I ended up messing up the lid. I'm going to wait for it to fully cure, and then #sand it off. I went on to apply #minwax #finishingwax to the rest of the box, and it looks great. #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #palletwood #whythrowitaway #somethingfromnothing #scrapwood #scrapwoodproject

[thomasjopray]

I used my #dewalt #flexvolt #tablesaw to cut the parts for my #sapele #box #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes

[thomasjopray]

I put a #rebate or #rabet on the #walnut to hold the center piece of the #box lid in. #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #boxbuilding #makingboxes #sapele #walnut

[thomasjopray]

Another #woodworking #project - a #sapele #box. #staytuned #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes

[thomasjopray]

Don't forget to #hone your #smoothingplane between uses, it makes the job so much easier (and yes, I forgot.) I've been trying to #smooth and #dimension some #palletwood that I have. I'm not sure what the #mysterywood is, but I wish that I had more of it. I'll probably try to #grainmatch as much as I can and make a nice #box out of it. #woodworking #carpentry #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #handplane #reclaimedwood #recycle #repurpose #pallet #diamondintherough

[thomasjopray]

Duh... I make #boxes !!! #woodworking #carpentry #box #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #whenindoubtmakeabox #redoak #palletwood #reclaimedwood #recycle #repurpose

[thomasjopray]

Just for #shitsandgiggles I decided to make a #box from some #redoak that I #salvaged from a #pallet this afternoon. I used my #dewalt #20voltmax #mitersaw to cut the #miteredcorners and my #flexvolt #tablesaw to #resaw the #wood for the top and the bottom. #woodworking #carpentry #palletwood #oak #salvagedwood #pallet #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #designonthefly #reclaimedwood #recycle #repurposed

[thomasjopray]

About to apply some #minwax #polycrylic #waterbased #polyurethane to the box and sliding #till . I didn't plan on making this #box from the #scrap #poplar that I used to test out my #routertable #boxjoint or #fingerjoint #jig but why not? It came out pretty nice. #woodworking #imsocrafty #craftybastard #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #router #jigmaker #jigmaking #gettingjiggywithit #scrapwood #scrapwoodproject #boxbuilding #makingboxes #boxes #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #whythrowitaway #somethingfromnothing #whenindoubtmakeabox

[thomasjopray]

I used my #diston #dovetailsaw to #saw the #box in two, and my #smoothingplane to #trueup the mating edges. I am wondering how I ever did this kind of work without a #benchhook before now. #woodworking#imsocrafty #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #boxbuilding #makingboxes #boxes #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox

[thomasjopray]

@jay_gerry82 I picked up some #denaturedalcohol to #thin out the #shellac and it helped. Thanks! #woodworking #carpentry #imsocrafty #craftybastard #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #theproofisinthefinish #prepwork #thekeytoagoodfinishisprep #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #sapele #walnut #zinnsser #bullseye #hastemakeswaste #palletwood #whythrowitaway #somethingfromnothing #scrapwood #scrapwoodproject

[thomasjopray]

Some #walnut #quarterround to #frame the #mirror in the #keepsakebox I made. The quarter round measures 7/32", the mirror, 3/32", and I have exactly 11/32" of space for it. #woodworking #carpentry #customcarpentry #madetoorder #madetoordercarpentry #custom #imsocrafty #craftybastard #boxes #boxbuilding #whenindoubtmakeabox #ifindoubtmakeabox #maythegrainbewithyou #buildingboxes #boxbuilding #makingboxes #boxes #buildingbox #walnut #sapele #palletwood #whythrowitaway #somethingfromnothing #scrapwood #scrapwoodproject