blights69 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Beautiful box Dave what a great way to make use of time waiting the inlay is pure quality Dave Monk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Thanks to all of you for the nice comments. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) On 3/7/2018 at 4:59 PM, Dave Monk said: My wife and I are impatiently waiting for our little feathered friends to arrive. This is a Steve good pattern that I made several changes on. Very nice Dave. I'm humbled by your great work. I only wish I was as talented. Can you give me any idea where on Steve's blog to find the pattern and instructions for that box? I'd like to give it a try. Do you recall what table angle you used? Ray Edited March 9, 2018 by octoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 4 hours ago, octoolguy said: Very nice Dave. I'm humbled by your great work. I only wish I was as talented. Can you give me any idea where on Steve's blog to find the pattern and instructions for that box? I'd like to give it a try. Do you recall what table angle you used? Ray Hi Ray if you go to steves site and search boxes,you will find that one on page 5 OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Wonderful work. I think our little buddies will be here in SC in about a month. Can't wait! Dave Monk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 4 hours ago, octoolguy said: Very nice Dave. I'm humbled by your great work. I only wish I was as talented. Can you give me any idea where on Steve's blog to find the pattern and instructions for that box? I'd like to give it a try. Do you recall what table angle you used? Ray Ray, Search Small Trinket Box. I made it .75 bigger. I did that in Inkscape. I ended up with it about 3/8" thick instead of 1/4". I used a Pegas #3 blade and my table was set about 2 degrees for the inlay. I also made some changes on the Hummingbird.The tabs that go through the top I also made changes to. If you can't scale it up I am happy to send you the pattern. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Dave Monk said: Ray, Search Small Trinket Box. I made it .75 bigger. I did that in Inkscape. I ended up with it about 3/8" thick instead of 1/4". I used a Pegas #3 blade and my table was set about 2 degrees for the inlay. I also made some changes on the Hummingbird.The tabs that go through the top I also made changes to. If you can't scale it up I am happy to send you the pattern. Thanks Dave. I did find the pattern on Steve's blog site. Now, I will try my hand at Inkscape and see what I can figure out. I truly do appreciate your kind offer though. I might have to take you up on it if I can't make Inkscape work. I'm not very learned yet. Too many things to learn and I'm running out of RAM memory. Ray Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPscroller Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Wow is all I have to say Dave!!!!!! Jeff Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Dave, that looks great, super nice work. jim penquin Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 You spruced that box up so it has become from a nice box to a great box.. Maybe you should move to Southern Arizona.. we have the hummingbirds year around here. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Love that work on that box looks great. Roly Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 That is a very beautiful box Dave! Thank you for sharing. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 7 hours ago, heppnerguy said: You spruced that box up so it has become from a nice box to a great box.. Maybe you should move to Southern Arizona.. we have the hummingbirds year around here. Dick heppnerguy Dick, I don't know if we would like Southern Arizona but we would sure enjoy the hummingbirds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 I have had several request for the enlarge pattern that I used so I thought I would post it here for anyone to use. I would recommend leaving the tongues long............also the ends of the sides with the inlay. After you put it together you can sand it all flush. The tabs that go through the top I left long and square........cut and shaped them after I put it through the top. I hope you have a planer.....I planed my wood to match the thickness or the mortice. Should be about 3/8". Take your time it was a challenge for me. dave Humnmer1.pdf Humnmer2.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Dave Monk said: Dick, I don't know if we would like Southern Arizona but we would sure enjoy the hummingbirds. I guess you will just have to come here some time and find out for yourselves.. I can understand why you might have a difficult time liking Southern Arizona where you can sit outside in the mornings wearing your shorts and drinking your coffee while feeding the fish from your patio. At least that is what we do. The summers are pretty hot and we do get a few days where you might take a light jacket out of your closet for awhile. Most trees do not loose their leaves in the winter and in January you see convertibles with their tops down and no windows rolled up to protect you from the chill. Here the cactus grow as high as trees and the palm trees decorate the yards. The climate is dry with no noticeable humidity. Yes I can see why you might not like Southern Arizona. there is a constant festival of some kind going on all through the winter months and a lot of interesting and wonderful places to visit. If you do not like fun, music, great restaurants, having to choose which fun thing you might like to go to today, being able to watch the major league teams doing their spring practice games, balloon rides and air craft fly-ins, you definitely would not like Southern Arizona. Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted March 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 22 minutes ago, heppnerguy said: I guess you will just have to come here some time and find out for yourselves.. I can understand why you might have a difficult time liking Southern Arizona where you can sit outside in the mornings wearing your shorts and drinking your coffee while feeding the fish from your patio. At least that is what we do. The summers are pretty hot and we do get a few days where you might take a light jacket out of your closet for awhile. Most trees do not loose their leaves in the winter and in January you see convertibles with their tops down and no windows rolled up to protect you from the chill. Here the cactus grow as high as trees and the palm trees decorate the yards. The climate is dry with no noticeable humidity. Yes I can see why you might not like Southern Arizona. there is a constant festival of some kind going on all through the winter months and a lot of interesting and wonderful places to visit. If you do not like fun, music, great restaurants, having to choose which fun thing you might like to go to today, being able to watch the major league teams doing their spring practice games, balloon rides and air craft fly-ins, you definitely would not like Southern Arizona. Dick heppnerguy I wouldn't mind visiting....sounds appealing but couldn't move away from our grandkids......that is why we live where we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 I want to thank Dave for posting his pattern. I'll give it a shot but not sure how it will come out. I don't have a planer but I do have 3/8 wood I can use. Thanks again dave. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Johnson Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Totally awesome work Dave. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sycamore67 Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Thanks for sharing the pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yes, another master piece. Beautiful work. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.