Walnut box concave sides

[bmorto]

Walnut box with concave sides cut on the table saw.
Poly and paste wax finish




This was the first time using the quadrant hinges. The hinges were more difficult to use than anticipated. That little link turned out to be a challenge.
bmorto

[Ruffnek]

Wow!

WoW!

That is gorgeous and I really love those hinges. Great job on coving the sides, too.

How did you do the carving inside the lid...traditional carving chisels?

Thanks for showing, especially since I'm working on a walnut box right now, too.

[dicklaxt]

Thats really nice,,,,,,,,,,I tried doing that cove cut on my table saw just to see if it would work,it did but I never built anything doing so.It just felt uncomfortable,like something was going to get airborne.

good job

dick

[Joe Lyddon]

Yes... WOW!

What a BEAUTIFUL box! ;D

Thank you for sharing!

[Stretch]

Very nice work. I really like the carving. I would have put it on the outside myself cause I'm a bit of a showoff. ;D But it looks good where it is.

[Leo Voisine]

Ohhh - that is georgeous

Please do tell - how did you do the carving


I also LOVE the presentation -- It's NOT -just- a pic.

[tlcneeded]

nice job. the hinges and the concave really caght my interrest.
i havent took up the challenge of them hinges yet.
thank you for showing it.

[Doug B]

Very nice Bmorto. Dang...there's gotta be something better we can call you...got a name for us to call ya?

That sure is a nice box you made! Carvings, wood, pics...everything is very nicely done.

[bmorto]

The cross was developed using my ½ wide steel rule and a compass for the right angle and circles. It was carved with ¼ and ½ flat chisels and a scalpel.

The trick to making the hinge links work smoothly is to limit the depth of the hole under the hinge so the link will not fall too far down when the lid is closed. I cut the hole too deep after finally finding the problem filled the hole with shavings and glue so that the link would be centrally located.

I cut the top of the box off with the table saw and then glued paper in the joint so it could be separated again after the concave cutting. One caution in cutting the concave areas of a project is to limit the depth of cut to about ½ the height of the carbide insert on the table saw blade. If the depth of cut is too much the wood will hit the side of the blade and progress will stop. It was a little unnerving when I learned that tip. All the sudden the box stopped moving because it hit the blade body and one must then make the decision to back the box out of the cut or just let go and run. It is really not that bad; with a light cut the process is very controllable.

When adding a cross to the work I like placing at where the owner knows the cross is inside and looks forward to seeing it when the box is opened. The carved box with all of the vines (posted on the Rockler site) had a cross on the bottom. My sister-in-law thinks it is neat that people look at the box and all the carving but the cross remains sort of her secret.

Thanks very much for the kind words.
bmort

[dcarter636]

That is truly elegant in form and execution. I'm actually stunned by the effect of the understated ornamentation and the natural proportions. It's just neat.

[dburkhart]

now that is sharp!!!!!!

[Gecko]

Oh wow. That is sooo beautiful! This box just blew me away. I love the concave design. I am going to have to try that sometime. Again....wow.