Project of the Day : Desktop Humi

[marge796]

Looks great Scott.





Chris.....

[Scottw]

It's a beaut Clark!

Well, regardless of the count man, that's some absolutely beautiful work!!

[akakirby]

Wow, very nice!

[shilala]

The beads go behind the unscewable doohickey you see here.
It's vented beneath, and the cover is made so you can't see it.
The beads will keep it rock solid, along with the closed cell gasket and latch.

[av8tor152d]

Originally Posted by shilala

The beads go behind the unscewable doohickey you see here.
It's vented beneath, and the cover is made so you can't see it.
The beads will keep it rock solid, along with the closed cell gasket and latch.

Very crafty idea indeed. I like it!

[shilala]

Brass feet on four corners.

[shilala]

Dual brass barrel hinges, they only open so far, by design.

[av8tor152d]

Just curious but how long does it take to put together something like that Scott ?

[shilala]

Originally Posted by av8tor152d

Just curious but how long does it take to put together something like that Scott ?

Now, not very long.
But when I concepted this thing, I had millions of problems.
The biggest thing is time. I had to let it rest in cold, dry, hot, wet, and it's been on top of my fridge for the last couple months just to make sure it didn't warp, bend, crack, or just go goofy.
Now that all that's done, I can bang out a box and know it'll be fine because the joinery techniques are proven.
It's a LOT easier making little boxes than big boxes because my machines are small.
I have lots of ideas for small boxes, and that's what I like to make, so it'll be a good while till I start messing with bigger boxes.
I also have lots of ideas for big cabinets for small boxes, and a bunch of other stuff.
I have too many projects on the bench right now, so it'll all just have to wait.

What's the green stuff?

[shilala]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

What's the green stuff?

The reflection of the grass in my yard, dipwad.

Originally Posted by shilala

The reflection of the grass in my yard, dipwad.

Looks like stain, numnuts.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

Looks like stain, numnuts.

If you think the green looks better, I can change it.

[shilala]

Poly-brass handles.
You can see the gloss here pretty good. There's four undercoatings of sandable lacquer and no less than 10 layers of Poly on this thing. The finish was the killer because the wood is so grainy and uneven and full of natural imperfections.
I didn't want to fill the imperfections because it's what gives the zebrawood it's special look and feel and warmth.
That's why I also made the divider removable and non-adjustable, so that a person can appreciate the grain and look of the zebrawood.
It's totally awesome, but sheer hell to work with. Hard as nails, wrecks tools, and likes to explode.

[shilala]

The last shot is the interior.
The Spanish Cedar was the absolute best I have ever worked with. The smell when I opened this for the pics was incredible.
All I need to do is season it, make beads, and fix a screw, and I can ship it out this week.
It'll make an awesome desktop, or even better drybox.
I'd keep it for my own bad self, but it's been bought, paid for, and waited on for months.

[shilala]

Because of the botl's that were willing to sponsor my dumb ass, in the last six months my woodworking skills have come along by leaps and bounds.
The wood makes a guy learn his tools, and I've learned my way around them very well. I only sawed the pads off my fingers once, and it was only three of them, so that wasn't too bad.
I've completely stopped hurting myself with the table saw now.
I can crank out boxes pretty fast, and have bought the stuff I need to do what I want to do "the right way".
I'm just finishing up a desktop thermoelctric that is the coolest thing on earth, and it's turning out very well. The reason it's turning out so well is because of these couple half-assed boxes the brothers were willing to sponsor.
I've built a lot of other things by improving on techniques I learned making these boxes, and the quality, fit and finish gets better every time.
The point is...
Were it not for the brothers that sponsored this effort, I'd not have learned what I've learned. You can't price the gift of knowledge, and there aren't words to describe the thanks.
Best I can say is that there's an incredible amount of love involved in these boxes from many different angles. It's great testimony to goodness of our brotherhood.
Peace out.

[Agent11br]

SICK WORK SCOTT!

Originally Posted by shilala

I'm just finishing up a desktop thermoelctric that is the coolest thing on earth, and it's turning out very well.

PICS?

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Agent11br

SICK WORK SCOTT!



PICS?

Not done yet. It's SO close, but I've been too crippled up to work in the shop. It's driving me crazy.

Originally Posted by shilala

Not done yet. It's SO close, but I've been too crippled up to work in the shop. It's driving me crazy.

Update please.