Box made with scraps

[WoodChuckWoods]

I know all of us hoard our wood scraps! I thought why don't I make something based on the size of scraps I have opposed to the type of wood. This is what came of it, I think there are 6 types of wood including a piece of a cedar fence post for the bottom. I then added flocking to the inside to soften it a bit.
I keep good records of most of my projects you can check out the construction process on my website.
www.galleryofwood.com

 

[Tinker]

WCW, I wandered thru your website and came out very much impressed.  You really are an artist.  I was very much impressed with a project you did not use scraps for; but you actually searched for just the right wood. Our daughter just had her dog put to rest a a few days after New Year and I have been thinking of making an urn for both the Lab as well as for her Cairn that I found out she still has his ashes.  That little Cairn Terrior was a dog with an attitude and personality you would not believe. I only hope my work can come close to the quality I see in your two urns. The Lab was a little more like expected, but a great dog in his own right.  A very gentle giant.  (Cairn = Murphy  Lab = Dewey.  The names fit the personas perfectly) For Murphy, I have a piece of butternut and a yew crotch that I expect has a very crazy grain once I put it to the bandsaw.  It has been kicking around my barn for about three years now, so it should be well seasoned.  I am thinking that combination for Murphy as both tree (butternut) and shrub (yew) grow (in my experience) very scraggily and wild, just like our old pal.  For Dewey, I have a piece of walnut with a very interesting grain pattern that I will mix with maple or cherry.  The maple has more contrast with the walnut and it comes to a closer match to the Yellow Lab that was Dewey.

I also take note of your work benches that are obviously made from scraps. At least the drawers were scraps. I think you have the fanciest work benches and tool cabinets on earth.  It's amazing what a true artist can come up with during those loooooonnnnnnggggg winter nites.

Very nice work [thumbs up] [thumbs up] [thumbs up]
Tinker

 

[ear3]

Nice work.  What kind of hinges did you use for the top?

 

[WoodChuckWoods]

Tinker, thanks for the kind words I would love to see pictures of your urns when they are done.

Edward, as far as hinges go I didn't use any. I was in a class at the Philadelphia Furniture Workshop a few years ago and they taught us how to use brass all thread as a hinge. You put spacers under the lid and playing cards on all 4 sides for equal spacing, then wrap the box and lid tightly with stretchy plastic wrap. Next go to the drill press and drill holes the same size as your brass rod through the sides and about a half an inch into the lid. Next cut a piece of the rod longer than what you need and chuck it into a cordless drill, now drive it into the hole. Once it bottoms out un chuck it and cut it as close as you can with a hack saw then sand flush. Because of the threads the lid will not slam shut and the rods will not back out.