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Toybox seat WIP

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Toybox seat WIP

Postby mailee » 03 Nov 2014, 20:10

Just started another 'quickie' job so I thought it might be worth a WIP this time. It is a toybox seat in Pine this time. It has been a while since I used the dovetail jig so I dusted it off and ran a test piece. Once I was happy with it I got on with cutting the pieces.
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Glad to say I still remembered how to use it. :lol: After cutting the pins on the ends I cut the tails on the front and back pieces carefully marking out where each one would fit.
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I then set about cutting a curve and hand holes on each end. Then a run around the edge with a half round cutter to soften the edge.
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my customer wanted the child's name on it so it was out with the router again to 'carve' the name on the front piece.
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With the name on and a light sanding I then got it in a glue up.
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Tomorrow I shall make the top and the plinth and put the base in.....hopefully. :D
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby Wizard9999 » 04 Nov 2014, 00:24

You certainly can get a wiggle on when you want to mailee!
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby Rod » 04 Nov 2014, 09:12

That's a nice unit

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby mailee » 04 Nov 2014, 20:16

Thanks Rod. Well the day went as planned today. :D I got the top cut to size and routed a tongue on each end for the breadboard ends. I cut the slots in the end pieces with Bob's famous shaker door jig and then assembled them. I glued the front edge and placed a screw into a slotted hole at the back.
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I then made a start on the plinth. Cutting out the shape on the bandsaw.
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Then all four of them were sanded on the bobbin sander, (Ok my pillar drill with a drum on it :oops: )
I added a moulded top to them on the router table with a half round fitted.
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After running the router round the bottom profiled edge to ease off the sharpness I mitred each of the pieces and fitted them to the box.
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Back to the top now it was out of the clamps and after a quick sanding I got it hinged and in place.
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I finished off with a hand sanding around all the fiddly bits ready for a finish.
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Just waiting for the soft close stays to arrive now but will put a finish on it in the meantime. (Customer wants a wishy washy white?) :?
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby 9fingers » 04 Nov 2014, 20:27

Are you buying that pine in as ready laminated boards or preping and gluing all the staves yourself Alan?

It always amazes me how many of your customers want custom pieces made from pine.

Excellent work as ever though!

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby mailee » 04 Nov 2014, 21:27

Thanks Bob. yes it does surprise me about the choice of pine, I guess it's down to the costs of hardwood. Yes these are laminated boards I use for this sort of job. I buy them from my local merchant in 10' x 2' sheets.
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby 9fingers » 04 Nov 2014, 21:34

mailee wrote:Thanks Bob. yes it does surprise me about the choice of pine, I guess it's down to the costs of hardwood. Yes these are laminated boards I use for this sort of job. I buy them from my local merchant in 10' x 2' sheets.


Ah that would save a lot of time.
I'd always assumed (not being a commercial woodworker) that the labour element would dominate the final price and that the extra cost of hardwood would not make much difference.

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby chataigner » 05 Nov 2014, 07:38

Nice work as always, a little girl is going to be very happy :text-bravo:
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby Andyp » 05 Nov 2014, 09:08

And when she gets older it would be easy to mod it for a toolbox.
I do not think therefore I do not am.

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby mailee » 05 Nov 2014, 18:39

:lol: Oh, I do like your thinking Andy. :lol:
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby RogerS » 05 Nov 2014, 19:41

9fingers wrote:..... the extra cost of hardwood would not make much difference.

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You must be joking ! A couple of years back zebrano was going for £1500 per cu m. In two years it had quadrupled in price :o Plus VAT, of course.
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby 9fingers » 05 Nov 2014, 20:06

RogerS wrote:
9fingers wrote:..... the extra cost of hardwood would not make much difference.

Bob


You must be joking ! A couple of years back zebrano was going for £1500 per cu m. In two years it had quadrupled in price :o Plus VAT, of course.


I was more thinking of cooking grade hardwoods such as oak, ash, beech etc

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby mailee » 06 Nov 2014, 20:25

Got this completely finished today. The soft close stays arrived so I had a break from machining the Oak and got it fitted. Here is the wishy washy white finish.
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Well back to the Oak now. :D
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby 9fingers » 06 Nov 2014, 21:34

Looks good Alan!

I knew B&Q emulsion would be useful for something! :lol:

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby Rod » 06 Nov 2014, 23:13

Did you treat the knots?

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby mailee » 07 Nov 2014, 00:43

Rod wrote:Did you treat the knots?

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Yes, I bought them a takeaway. :lol:
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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby TrimTheKing » 07 Nov 2014, 00:46

I never understand that finish!

Absolutely no criticism of you Alan, it just doesn't make sense to me. Either enhance the grain or fully cover it. The number of times I have seen this kind of paint coverage used effectively are probably in single figures.

As my old Gran used to say, there's nowt so queer as folk! ;)

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby Wizard9999 » 07 Nov 2014, 08:34

TrimTheKing wrote:I never understand that finish!

Absolutely no criticism of you Alan, it just doesn't make sense to me.


:text-+1:

But a very nice toybox lurking underneath it.

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Re: Toybox seat WIP

Postby TrimTheKing » 07 Nov 2014, 08:40

Wizard9999 wrote:
TrimTheKing wrote:I never understand that finish!

Absolutely no criticism of you Alan, it just doesn't make sense to me.


:text-+1:

But a very nice toybox lurking underneath it.

Terry.

Oh absolutely, I should have also states that rather than focussing on the negative. That's another part of my confusion, why pay Alan to make something as nice as that then half smear it in whitewash...?

Lovely (and astonishingly quick) work as always Alan.

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