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Re: That Dang Wooden Box¡­

 

I took a woodworking class in the 10th grade, in a small town in Western Colorado. Turned out to be a bad idea. Part of that is because I was severely ADD as a kid, but the rest was that you needed to buy your own wood for a project you designed from scratch and built yourself. My family was myself and brother, Dad & step-Mom, and 4 half-siblings. I was going through a growth spurt, and eating them out of house and home. What they could afford to buy for me was a half-sheet of 1/4" C/D plywood. I made a pigeon hole box out of it, with finger-jointed edges, no lid, no nothing! Last time I visited the family in Colorado, Dad had it in his shop full of small tools. It was very rough. Which is why I say I'm at best a rough carpenter. Very rough.?

I did make an ash & black walnut cutting board, too, from bits in the scrap bin, & step-Mom was still using it, too. Actually looked pretty good. Dad had planed it down a couple of times, so it was a bit thinner than when I made it, but it held up well. Very plain, but fully functional.?

IF I ever make a box for my Unimats, it's probably going to be sheet metal... I find metal much more forgiving that wood. Measure twice, cut once. Weld, repeat! ;)

Bill in OKC

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On Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 08:24:45 AM CDT, OldToolmaker via groups.io <old_toolmaker@...> wrote:


Way back when I was in in high school I built a box similar to the Unimat box to keep all my fly tying supplies together. I built it of 3/4¡± pine. It served me well for many years. I know 3/4¡± pine does not make the lightest box but it is sturdy and will hold up to years of use. I currently have all my Unimat accessories in a 50 plus?year old-green?felt lined?oak?Gerstner Tool Chest. I bought it new and it still looks like new. Beautiful!
Dick




On Saturday, August 19, 2023, 2:10 PM, Pachyderm <mirafone186@...> wrote:

Hey, folks¡­

I have increased the footprint and height of my SL (addition of the power feed, a baseplate, and a QCTP) so that the use of the original box is no longer possible.?

I want to copy the box using the same wood used in the side plates, but nicer stuff for the base and lid.??(I have some very nice, thin Baltic birch plywood for the top and base.) What is the wood used for the side panels of the box and lid? Does anyone know for sure? I like the thickness and weight, and I wish to retain that. I plan to make box joints and try to copy the original as much as possible, to the point of tacking the original metal tag to the new one.

I have all the tools and can easily make one of these, but generally, I have very little knowledge of different species of wood, so what these boxes are constructed of is a mystery to me.

Thanks!

Wade


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