In connection with a request for salt boxes, I have made 3 boxes in different materials. Everything is made of 5mm, BB-Aeroplay, Bamboo and Walnut. The material price alone for a box is $7.5 for Bamboo, $9.75 for BB-Plywood and $12.10 for the walnut box. For the walnut box, I have “cheated” and used BB-Plywood for the bottom. Now it is up to the customer what he chooses. In addition to the BB-Plywood which is press-fitted and decorated with brass nails, the other 2 are glued. As a hinge, Ø 1.25 metal nails are used. As a finish, I use, as always, a beeswax mixture.
Really nice! Which one do you like the best? All great but I quite like the contrast of the middle one and the extra detail with the brass nails, although I might be a little worried that the nail hinges in the 5mm birch ply might deteriorate/breakout - especially being so close to the back edge?
The small brass nails are a bit of a challenge. I have cut 1mm holes for ø1.2mm nails and also cut 0.75mm holes in the edges of the counterpart. With a little patience it can be done. As hinges I use round steel pins, pre-drilled in the lid. But there was a learning curve, 0.1mm kerf, which I used for the boxes, must not be used for 1mm holes…
They are actually quite robust and yes, they smell nice of burning wood, beewax and LightBurn ;-), but the salt and time will probably take that away soon, unfortunately.
I don’t have a favorite yet, I’m happy with all 3 of them.
I wonder if Chuck feels the same way about all the fine artwork he makes.
Great, thats my stylistic timeline a bit more in order and I see the difference between that style and the Deco period. I had initially jumped to a conclusion due to the lines around the face and the upside down cigarette-extender..but after your correction I realised it mostlikly wasnt an upside down cigarette-extender and the headress and hair linked it to the picture above it.
Just out of interest, would you happen to know what era the helmet this cat is wearing, comes from. I think its a european mythological style and again I remember seeing it predominantly as a child in b/w movies and tv series but dont know how to call it.
I mostly associate it with “Nibelungenlied, a High German poem from the 12th century”, which R.Wagner turned into a huge opera in 1848… this musical epic is divided into 4 segments/opera…
But, the period is again “Romanticism” which depicted old history in a glorifying way with mystified depictions and explanations.
In my opinion, this art period goes directly into the beginning of the Art Nouveau era.
That type of helmet is often “used” in images of both brave warriors and sweet angels… a bit strange
The bamboo box is 100x100x47, the walnut and BB plywood are 5.566% smaller. I first designed/drawn the bamboo box which has a material thickness of 5.3mm. The other 2 boxes I scaled down in LB so they fit 5.0mm, hence the crooked measurements. That was the easiest in relation to the finger joints, I’m also a bit lazy sometimes ;-).
I’m working on another box in 6.?? mm, here I have to see if the boxes don’t get too bulky. I have made a test box in MDF 6mm, it weighs a ton and seems a bit too heavy.
Here is a similar box in 3mm, it has slightly easier hinges, no drilling required…
Note, you have to decide on the Kerf for your machine, I always make the boxes very tight, but if they are to be glued with wood glue they should not be so tight.
Which one do you like the best? All great but I quite like the contrast of the middle one and the extra detail with the brass nails, although I might be a little worried that the nail hinges in the 5mm birch ply might deteriorate/breakout - especially being so close to the back edge?
