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Catching up on progress made

We have three cats who departed over the last several years that are currently residing in tins provided by the cremation service. My wife asked if I would make urn boxes for them. This project has been on the to-do list for some time but was delayed for an urn box for a dog of the friend of my wife and then another for our own dog. I had been eyeballing the Incra iBox jig for a while and decided to get it and use it for this project.

Rather than inter the ashes through bottom of the box, as with the dogs, I decided to make a sliding lid so I could keep the box thickness down and likewise, the overall size of the boxes. I also decided that each lid would be a different wood species.

Building Rectangle Wood Slope Wood stain


After getting the iBox setup and tested, I milled the box sides and bottoms and glued them up. Here, I made a changed to the plan by leaving and empty finger slot on the back side for an insert to match the lid.

Wood Rectangle Hardwood Toy Toy block


Fast forward a bit and one box with a canarywood lid is almost ready for finish.

Wood Rectangle Toy Table Toy block

Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Flooring


And then there were three. All in curly maple, with lids of canary, zebra, and leopardwood.

Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Wooden block

Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


I think I"m going to keep the finish simple: a couple of coats of thinned shellac, followed by paste wax.
 

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Catching up on progress made

We have three cats who departed over the last several years that are currently residing in tins provided by the cremation service. My wife asked if I would make urn boxes for them. This project has been on the to-do list for some time but was delayed for an urn box for a dog of the friend of my wife and then another for our own dog. I had been eyeballing the Incra iBox jig for a while and decided to get it and use it for this project.

Rather than inter the ashes through bottom of the box, as with the dogs, I decided to make a sliding lid so I could keep the box thickness down and likewise, the overall size of the boxes. I also decided that each lid would be a different wood species.

Building Rectangle Wood Slope Wood stain


After getting the iBox setup and tested, I milled the box sides and bottoms and glued them up. Here, I made a changed to the plan by leaving and empty finger slot on the back side for an insert to match the lid.

Wood Rectangle Hardwood Toy Toy block


Fast forward a bit and one box with a canarywood lid is almost ready for finish.

Wood Rectangle Toy Table Toy block

Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Flooring


And then there were three. All in curly maple, with lids of canary, zebra, and leopardwood.

Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Wooden block

Wood Rectangle Flooring Hardwood Wood stain


I think I"m going to keep the finish simple: a couple of coats of thinned shellac, followed by paste wax.
Nicely done, they are beautiful.
 

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