I’m getting ready to build a very similar style urn for my German shepherd “Zena” that I lost two months ago to cancer. She was my shadow and loved spending time with me in the shop.
Well.....I thought I was the only guy under 90 left in the world that still shined his shoes......I guess that makes two of us. LOL. Nice work, it looks fantastic.
I have watched some of your box making videos. You did an excellent job on both the building of the box, as well as the finish. I enjoy watching your attention to detail. I also like using shellac on walnut and figured maple. Keep up the fine work.
Very nice shoe maintenance box! I was worried about just glueing (instead of button mortise) the pull for the lid. But I also did the same for my workshop cabinet’s drawers and the pulls still hold after two years of daily use! Your builds are inspiring! Keep up the great work 😊🍻
With it being the equivalent to an edge grain glue joint, and the piece being so small, it's a safe way to mount the handle. Thank you for watching! I appreciate the kind words.
SimpleCove Hey Sean, any chance you could share some rough dimensions on this? Looking to make a version for a buddy who’s expecting first child. Thanks, bud.
Front/Back (The maple parts) are 14 1/4" long, 3" wide and all box parts except for the dividers are 1/2" thick. The ends are 6" long, 3 3/4" wide at the highest part of the curve.The lowest part of the curve is 3 1/2". I routed a 1/4" groove 1/4" deep for the bottom panel 1/4" up from the bottom edge. The lid is 13 1/4" long, 6" wide but measure your opening before cutting of course. All interior dividers are 1/8" thick and so are the dados. My spacing is to fit what I wanted to put in it, so you can adjust this accordingly. Hope this helps!
Hey Sean, hope you’re well. Appreciate the dimensions, they helped a lot. Quick question if you’re able to help. On the lid, I’m apprehensive on the placement of the brass pin. Pretty much the last stuff, and I would hate to make A mistake at this point. Is there any thought that needs to go into this? Thanks again, Sean.
Sean, did I somehow miss the part where you added a "simple cove" to the top edge of the back side so the rounded edge of the lid would clear? I am finishing up a similar box, and man... is it tough to do that after the box is glued up!! (that was just one of a host of issues I had with mine. But as of tonight, I am finally at the point of finishing.) On another note... please don't stop making videos for us to enjoy!
It's Old Brown Glue(hide glue). I used it because It doesn't cause the joints to swell during the glue up, so fitting the dovetails was a breeze. It also works better with the top coat if I leave a little on the surface.
Absolutely wonderful. But, such a beautiful shoe shine box calls for better polish and wax. Check out Saphir products, they really do make a difference. Saphir is to Kiwi what your gorgeous shoe shine box is to my cardboard amazon box I keep my gear in.
Did you sand the outside ends of the brass pins before pounding them in? Or did you sand them flush? I like to use my bevel up smoother and 50 degree bade as opposed to sanding when I can. It produces a better finish in figured wood Beautiful piece you made !
I glued the pins in a little long and flushed them first using a dremel tool with a cutting wheel. Next I sanded them flush using my orbital sander before applying the finish.
I'm fairly new to woodworking, and what I noticed in your video is something that took me some trial and error to understand. It's not a simple as 1.make the parts 2. put them together 3. choose a finish. For a beautiful dove tail box with curved lines like this, you really must think a few steps ahead, and really choose constructing and assembly steps so you don't "box" your self into a corner. Beautiful piece..
SimpleCove Well, that's why I enjoy watching and learning from your videos! Technique is just as as important as skill. At least that's what I'm getting. :) Thanks!
That maple has more curly figure than scarlet Johansson. haha.u must have some nice shoes..;) very nice work needless to say Sean! Always enjoy ur vids
Well done video and box, Sean. Question, after you routed out the dados for the divider pieces, what method did you use to remove the "fuzzy's" and not get tear out?
Thanks Steve! I chose the wrong type of spiral bit. I should have used an down cut(I always get these mixed up so I could be wrong lol) so it left a rough cut. A little sandpaper and it was good to go. Just enough to remove the fuzzy grain and not so much as to chamfer the crisp dados.
I started with the low angle jack, and although it did a decent job, there was a little tear out. I switched to my bevel up smoother that has a 50 degree bevel on the blade and it did a fantastic job of removing the tear out and making it pretty much finish ready.
Haha! Those days are probably long gone, my friend. I found that narrating them just added too much extra work and I really enjoy making these kinds of videos where I "try" to make the video a little more creative. I felt like I rushed too much when I was narrating the videos.
It's always the folks that say they could do what I do if they had the tools but apparently they're not skilled enough to do it with lesser tools. Buy premilled lumber and that only leaves a table saw and hand tools. Get creative if you don't have the tools I have and stop complaining to youtubers about stuff you don't have. Buying tools doesn't automatically give you talent.
