Using the drilling jig to make holes for the pinsįor very tiny boxes with thin tops and bottoms I made a tape loop out of blue painters tape and taped some thin cardboard onto the face of the jig to center the holes in the thickness of the top or bottom of the box. I made pencil dots where I wanted the pins to be, fired up the drill in this jig and made all the pin holes. Box of matches cut in half to be used as pins The pins that will secure the bands to the top and bottom blanks are made from hardwood toothpicks that are cut in half on a band saw. Belt sander and disc sander for cleaning up and fitting box tops and bottoms Next up was testing out a special drilling jig to make pin holes for attaching the tops and bottoms to the bands. I got all the tops and bottoms fitted before moving on to the next step. The tops and bottoms are disc sanded at an angle and to the layout lines so they fit nice and tight You don’t want any gaps or spaces between the band and the top or bottom. Trace your band onto the top or bottom blank, cut it near the line on the bandsaw and then use a fixed disc sander with the table set at a few degrees under 90 and sand them to shape and test fit as you go. Let the bands dry for a day or two and then it is time to fit the tops and bottoms into the bands. Bands steamed, bent around initial forms, then tacked and held in place to try by a second set of forms The goal is to get a nice tight fit and line up the tack holes. The top band is wrapped around the bottom band on the form. The bottom band is steamed, tacked and setup on the second set of forms. These forms are two blocks of wood also in the shape of the box, similar to the first form, but these forms have a tapered edge profile and holes to let air/water in and out and give your fingers a place to pull the forms out from when they are dry. With the band tacked the next step was to get them over to the second set of forms to dry. I got a rhythm going and could feel/read how the tack was going in and move it on the anvil relative to my hammering to make sure I got the tack head nice and even with the surface and got a nice clean clinch on the inside. After a tack or two you’ll get a good feel for it. I had never clinched a tiny copper tack before so I grabbed a shim and practiced with a few tacks of each size on the anvil. Bench mounted anvil for clinching the copper tacks. This set of forms is a large block of basswood in the size and shape you want the box to be. Then remove it from the form and hold the band tightly in place at that same size marked while you take it over to the heavy round pipe anvil and clinch the tiny copper tacks in place to secure the band. I then steam the ends of the bands, cut the tapers in the end with the tack holes and feathered the other end of the bands on the belt sander.Īfter letting the bands steam I pulled them out one at a time to wrap around the appropriate sized form and marking the overlap. When using Cherry you may also want to use distilled water as minerals in your tap water can leave some stains. under the box is a double burner electric hotplate and blocks to keep the tray steady on the burners. Next up was filling the copper steam box with water and heating it up.
Laying out template information on the band stock Then I pre-drilled the holes for the copper tacks. (Links provided at the end of this post)įirst off I laid out the templates for all the bands I wanted to bend into boxes and box tops.
In this post I won’t go through all the steps necessary to make these boxes, but I will cover a highlight reel of some of the more interesting steps in the hopes it will whet your appetite for making some boxes yourself. Templates, Guide Book and Band Stockįrom John you can order an instructional DVD, book and templates along with supplies for the boxes and other related projects (baskets, trays etc).
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In order to gather up the correct supplies and learn how to make a proper oval box I reached out to John Wilson of Michigan who is a well known expert on making these boxes. In preparing for the meeting I figured a nice set of Shaker oval boxes would be a solid addition to the EAIA’s silent auction. Back in May I attended the Early American Industries Association (EAIA) annual meeting which was held at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village in Harrodsburg, KY. I love a good challenge and learning a new woodworking skill. I’ve always wanted to make some Shaker Oval Boxes.
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