Re: Attention Box Makers

I use luaun door skins for smaller boxes, lined with velvet. I use thicker ply for bigger boxes. Good luck!

Michael Helms Mountaineer Millworks Weddington, NC remove "nogoons" from email for replies

I'm not an expert but do a bit of this sort of thing from time to time and have resawn 3/4 and run it though my planer to end up with a nice 1/4" solid wood for the bottoms. Not a lot of waste and it does give you some qualtiy.

A little screwing around but it looked great when I was done.

Well I was literally JUST doing this (they're gluing now). I have a lumber supply that sets out scrap bits of maple and cherry, normally 3/4 bf chunks or so, for 25 cents apieces. They look nice as surface wood, but can be resawn into cheap box bottoms too! I only have a table saw, but I've been teaching myself how to resaw on it, and I'll get it down to 1/8 to 1/4 depending on the size of the project.

Since I'm not perfect with the TS-resawing yet, it's handy that I always put a velvet/velveteen/velour fabric in the inside, so even if I have weird saw marks on one side, I just put that facing up in the interior of the box and it gets covered with the fabric. Of course, if you have a planer it's not a big deal anyway, or if it bothers you a hand plane would take care of it.

david

Regards, Charlie

Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 8:24pm (EDT-3) snipped-for-privacy@tkestrelcreekdot.com (Will=A0Simpson) asks: What do you do???

Well, there is one school of thought lately that is testing the theory that if you don't put in a bottom at all you can get more stuff in. Not sure if all results are in yet, but the consensus seems to be that overall putting a bottom in works best.

JOAT Always put off until tomorrow something which, tomorrow, you could put off until, let's say, next year.

- Lady Myria LeJean.

Life just ain't life without good music. - JOAT Web Page Update 19 Jul 2003. Some tunes I like.

Ha, Ha, Ha! Funny JACK!

Will

Well, there is one school of thought lately that is testing the theory that if you don't put in a bottom at all you can get more stuff in. Not sure if all results are in yet, but the consensus seems to be that overall putting a bottom in works best.

JOAT Always put off until tomorrow something which, tomorrow, you could put off until, let's say, next year.

- Lady Myria LeJean.

Will wrote: Group: rec.woodworking Date: Mon, Jul 21, 2003, 8:24pm (EDT-3) From: snipped-for-privacy@tkestrelcreekdot.com (Will=A0Simpson) I'm starting to explore the art of making wood boxes. I'm making a run of 5"X7" boxes with hinged bookmatched tops. I'm wondering what you expert boxmakers use for the bottoms of your boxes. If I spent as much time making the bottoms that I have making the tops I won't be able to sell the boxes because I'll have too much into them. I've seen micro lumber but it seems expensive. Ideally I'd like to find some 1/8 to 1/4 plywood that was presentable as the bottom of a box. What do you do??? Will

What part of the bluegrass you in Charlie?

or...a drum sander

david

Could use one of those too. I think I've seen combos with a big belt and an oscillating drum on the same machine. That would be the ticket.