Sliding-Top Box

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What do you do with a slightly twisted gummy cherry board? Well, you make a dovetailed sliding-top box, of course! But first, I had to cut the board into pieces to remove the twist.



Then, painstakingly cut some dovetails.



With the carcase together, the grooves cut and the drawer front separated from the end, I resawed a piece of mahogany for the sliding top and some pine for the drawer parts.


The box needed to be glued-up before attempting to fit the sliding-top and drawer. Yet, I needed to carve before the glue-up. I chose a leaf motif to wrap around three sides with a running-cable pattern at the working end of the box.



With the carving completed, the glue-up was a breeze. Having resawn a small piece of mahogany, I ended up with a stable 1/2″ thick top. The leftover piece became a drawer bottom. Why not a mahogany drawer bottom? What’s the adage; waste not, want not, right? After cutting rebates on three sides of the top piece, I carved it and fit it to the carcase. 


I ripped some 3/8″ thick pine and laid out tails for half-blind dovetails. The pins in the mahogany drawer front were a bit of a challenge, due to their small size. But with a little patience, I achieved satisfactory results. I end my half-blind dovetails with a tail, as to allow for a rebate which receives the drawer bottom.



After installing a bottom I slathered on a few coats of boiled linseed oil and turpentine (50:50).



Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself. - Ron Aylor

16 Comments

Fine box and carving. I like you hand cut dovetails. My stocks have been cupping for the last several sessions. Maybe if I comment they will head in the other direction. 

James McIntyre


James McIntyre

Fine box and carving. I like you hand cut dovetails. My stocks have been cupping for the last several sessions. Maybe if I comment they will head in the other direction. 

LOL! Thanks, James. I pray your stock makes a change in the right direction!

Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself. - Ron Aylor

Nicely done!

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".


RyanGi

Nicely done!

Thanks, Ryan!

Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself. - Ron Aylor

Nice looking box Ron.

Now you've used mahogany for the drawer bottom, you're going to have to veneer over that pine of course ;)

Half my stock is construction lumber - cupped is it's natural state.
Nice little box, Ron! One of these days I need to tackle half-blind dovetails.

May you have the day you deserve!

Nice work especially for a twisted board 
no problem, i love it. nice work on the carving and dovetails.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Another impressive project!  
Really nice work on the carving, looks real good. You certainly have more patience than I do.

MikeB_UK

Nice looking box Ron.

Now you've used mahogany for the drawer bottom, you're going to have to veneer over that pine of course ;)

Half my stock is construction lumber - cupped is it's natural state

LOL! Thank you, Mike!


Dave Polaschek

Nice little box, Ron! One of these days I need to tackle half-blind dovetails.

Thanks, Dave!


Corelz125

Nice work especially for a twisted board 

Thank you!


Pottz

no problem, i love it. nice work on the carving and dovetails

Thanks, Pottz!


BB1

Another impressive project!  

Thank you!


Oldtool

Really nice work on the carving, looks real good. You certainly have more patience than I do.

Thank you!

Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself. - Ron Aylor

Ron beautiful box, great carvings whit details. Well done.

Main Street to the Mountains


Eric - the "Loft"

Ron beautiful box, great carvings whit details. Well done.

Thank you, Eric!

Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself. - Ron Aylor

nice too see your work again i do admire you buddy GR8 JOB 😍😎👍

*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN

 all of your stock to cup!

 

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD


GR8HUNTER

nice too see your work again i do admire you buddy GR8 JOB 😍😎👍


Thank you so much, Tony!


LIttleBlackDuck

 all of your stock to cup!


LOL!!

Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself. - Ron Aylor