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Plenty of the smaller tissue boxes showing up here on the LJ, I though I'd give it a go with some scraps!
The bases are finger jointed walnut and white oak, the top is from my dwindling stash of apricot.
I had expected more contrast between the oak and walnut after finishing, oh well 8^)
It all started with a glued up slab of oak/walnut to resaw into the 1/2" thick box walls:
The top needed an oval opening, so I made a template from 1/4" masonite.
The opening began as an oval printed out from a drafting program, then tack-glued onto the masonite.
I drilled out the bulk of the hole then finished with a saber saw. A rasp was used for cleanup.
A few pieces of double sided tape holds the template to the work piece:
A pattern bit on the router table does the rest. I use a top/bottom (dual) bearing pattern bit so I can avoid the "uphill" cuts across the grain by only moving the bit a tiny amount.
The hole is rounded over with a rounder bit on both sides.
The top has a stepped edge to "lock" into the base for glue up.
Quick and simple!
The bases are finger jointed walnut and white oak, the top is from my dwindling stash of apricot.
I had expected more contrast between the oak and walnut after finishing, oh well 8^)
It all started with a glued up slab of oak/walnut to resaw into the 1/2" thick box walls:
The top needed an oval opening, so I made a template from 1/4" masonite.
The opening began as an oval printed out from a drafting program, then tack-glued onto the masonite.
I drilled out the bulk of the hole then finished with a saber saw. A rasp was used for cleanup.
A few pieces of double sided tape holds the template to the work piece:
A pattern bit on the router table does the rest. I use a top/bottom (dual) bearing pattern bit so I can avoid the "uphill" cuts across the grain by only moving the bit a tiny amount.
The hole is rounded over with a rounder bit on both sides.
The top has a stepped edge to "lock" into the base for glue up.
Quick and simple!