CarveOne's Steel Channel Rebuild

[CarveOne]

The nails fit right in good choice all in all a very good looking box is that red oak?

Lou

Yes, made from 1" x 12" boards from Lowes. A 48" and a 24" piece. Should have bought a single 72" piece. I'll do that for the next one.

[CarveOne]

Very nice C1! It is hard to tell the scale from the pictures, what are the dimensions?

Thanks,

It's 5-1/2" tall by 9-3/4" deep by 13-1/2" wide. Adding the handles brought it out to 15-1/2" wide. It weighs about 7-1/2 pounds.

[Shirly Liu]

very nice

[CarveOne]

very nice

Thank you very much!

[TrickyCNC]

I like that a lot C1

[CarveOne]

I like that a lot C1

Thanks. The box is a nice design to work with. I highly recommend to make one. It has room for many types of carved designs and no specialty tools are required other than having a CNC router. I posted some of the latest photos over in the Vectric forums in the VcarvePro/Gallery.

With a horizontal panel inside it could be turned into a really nice router bit case.

[TrickyCNC]

............ and no specialty tools are required other than having a CNC router................

Hee Hee. You gotta admit, it's nice to be able to say that !

[CarveOne]

Hee Hee. You gotta admit, it's nice to be able to say that !

Yeah, my tongue was planted firmly in my cheek when I said that.

It's mostly true though, a plain box can be made with a table saw, router, chisel, and hammer. The original floral design can be done with chip carving tools and a lot of skill.

I prefer having a CNC machine do the chip carving for me. It has no problem doing the really tedious work that I have no skills for and is not as lazy as I am.

Hard, tedious, work fascinates me. I can sit and watch it for hours.

[revwarguy]

Very nice box, C1. I really like the way the c-knot design produces that shading effect that is picked up with the stain. That got my wheels spinning.

I've been working on something similar. Not to hijack your thread, I posted some pics of it here. Its my attempt at a full 2 cabinet tool chest for my woodworking tools.

The drawer fronts are similar to your box patterns in that it's a V carve (not 3D) and uses stain, but I also used a color wash on it before the stain, which I think has a nice effect, but I wonder if the shading like you did would have worked.

Anyway, great job, and I'm sure your recipient will love it!

[CarveOne]

Wow, that's really nice! Maybe some Celtic wrench knot designs would work. That's what my two steel tool cabinets look like inside each drawer. Everything all mangled together. The only organization is that each drawer in my tool cabinets have a different type of tool in it. At least I know that screwdrivers are all in one drawer (or scattered all over the shop).

Are all joints in your cabinet glued, or glued and fastened with brad nails?

I would consider building something similar to your cabinet just for wood chisels and router bits. Currently I have an oak veneer plywood chest I bought at Lowes 15 years ago and the drawers aren't tall enough to stand router bits on the shanks in pockets.

The 3D Celtic Knot font is a true Vcarve operation from regular vector lines. I suppose the lines that create the shading effect by stepping down a little with each one does it by making each step with closer spaced vector lines. The steps appear to be about 0.005" each. It has a visible rounding effect, and staining the knots enhances the effect. It's a slick way of simulating a 3D effect.

[LouF]

I agree the is some great work I think that is a nice project for me to try once I get more advanced..

Lou

[revwarguy]

Maybe some Celtic wrench knot designs would work. That's what my two steel tool cabinets look like inside each drawer. Everything all mangled together.

Some of mine look like a lid was fastened on it while someone took a ball peen hammer and smashed everything up against the lid, and then removed the lid. It's a real hassle
getting anything in or out and still be able to shut the drawer. Ive been in denial about this too long.

Are all joints in your cabinet glued, or glued and fastened with brad nails?

The joinery is tongue and groove, glued and nailed. Case is 3/4 oak veneer ply with 3/4 oak trim and the drawers are all 1/2 inch baltic birch ply (the thin ply stuff seems to take end-on nails ok) with 1/2 oak drawer fronts.

The 3D Celtic Knot font is a true Vcarve operation from regular vector lines. I suppose the lines that create the shading effect by stepping down a little with each one does it by making each step with closer spaced vector lines. The steps appear to be about 0.005" each. It has a visible rounding effect, and staining the knots enhances the effect. It's a slick way of simulating a 3D effect.

Would you mind posting a close up of the vector drawing of the shading area?

PS Thanks for the tip about the gunstock carving book.

Rev