John B
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A great variety.
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G'day Rick, I knocked up these a few years ago for a mate. If you have any questions just ask. To cut the bevel on the front lozenge, set the saw at about 5deg then test on a piece of timber the same thickness as the box sides. I try and get the piece to come out approx 6mm. It has to protrude enough to allow a ply insert backed with felt to fit and not protrude into the inside of the box. I fix this piece of ply to the back of the face with tape so that it is cut at the same time as I cut the lozenge. The ends go between the face and back, I use a nail gun and 35mm pins to assemble it. Then once the glue is dry I sand with 120g / 180g, 240g and 360g before fixing on the corners with glue and band clamps. The top is glued and clamped.
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A great plan and a very nice cutting. 2 years until I officially retire.
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Very nice. Great job on the framing and router work.
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Some very delicate cutting Kevin. Fantastic. I use super glue when a piece breaks of. Can't see the join. It has saved my bacon a few times
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A win win, Nice pieces and a happy War office. Can't ask for much more.
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Don't be too hard on yourself, we all are our own worst critics. I think they look great and personally would have been chuffed to win one. When I choose a pattern or make one that I am going to cut, I change the outline to red and the interior (Cut outs) to either a pale blue or grey. Makes things easy. Keep on keeping on.
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Some tissue boxes I finished. The rose is Tasmanian Oak with Jarrah trim, I Sold this one at Sunday's Markets and have orders for another 2. The others are Pine and Jarrah. I don't think I have posted these designs before.
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We had a bloke doing a fishing show on local telly, quite a few years ago , Rex Hunt. He used to kiss and release. Dad and myself would be watching and just about crying at all the tucker he used to let go.
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I like that. I have always liked a bit of colour.
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Take it easy and give it time to heal Ralph. Was it a case of
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A very nice old war bird. You did it proud.
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A really like that Kevin, a great pattern and nice cutting. The pink background sets it of.
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That's really neat.
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That's a super nice box. Nice use of intarsia.
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John, the way I make my puzzles is to spray the picture (photo) with a clear lacquer. I also often spray the board I am going to fix the photo to with a clear or a coat of contact (Let it dry properly.) For the photo, this protects the surface and doesn't allow the contact to bleed through if put on a bit thick. For the board, this keeps the contact on the surface, not allowing it to seep into the board as this will make it loose grip. I then spray the board and the back of the picture with with contact (Pressure pack) both vertical and horizontal. When both are tacky I press them together and using a laminate roller roll the picture down hard. I will then apply a 2nd coat of lacquer. after lightly cutting back the 1st coat with 360g paper. After I have cut the puzzle I make it up, and once again cut it back with 360g before applying a final coat of lacquer. The final coat not only protects the puzzle and provides a nice finish, it also serves to blend in the cut edges so they do not show white.
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Thank you all for kind comments. I was taught during my apprenticeship, that everything you do is in effect a base for the finish. So the final finish depends upon how well the piece is made and readied for finishing. The polishers would apply the finish, but it was the cabinet maker that had to make it ready as there was noway in hell a Polisher would touch a piece of sandpaper until the first coat ;). They used to say they could put a magnificent finish on a telegraph pole but it would still just be a shiny Telegraph pole, it was up the cabinetmaker to make the pole into something worthy. We used to think they were lazy buggers :), I remember having to go into the polishing shop to get some dings out of a pile of doors that had been dropped. Al it took was some steam and a bit of sanding, but according to the Polishers, it was not their job.
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Well, another batch of little boxes finished. These took a little while longer than normal as it has been bloody cold. Single digits at night and maximums in the teens during the day. A maximum of 12 one day.. The good part is I can take my time doing the flocking as the paint takes a lot longer to dry. I'd rather be grizzling about the heat any day. The larger Rose box has a Nyatoh band. The other bands are Jarrah.
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An excellent group of ART Kevin.
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A very simple frame clamping system that wont cost more than a few bob. When the frame is cut, lay all the pieces in their correct positions. Tie a piece of string around the outside of the frame. Once the frame is glued up, replace the string, place 2 small blocks of wood between the string and the frame , in the middle of each side. Now as you slide the pieces of wood towards the corners the string will tighten and you have a simple clamping system.
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We call it Masonite. It was used quite commonly in houses as a lining board. You had to wet it first, nail it in place and it would shrink tight as it dried.
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I had to look it up too, to see what our equivalent was. White spirit (UK) or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ), White spirits in Oz is a dry cleaning fluid.
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A simple piece made into a masterpiece. I'd hang that anywhere.
