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Randy Braaten, Phoenix, AZ, US
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Gender: Male

Birthday: 11/04/1949

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Jewelry Box

Dec 22, 2009
1 comment

Jewelry Box, Christmas gift to my Mother-In-Law. Maple and Purpleheart. Mitered corners with splines. Finished with hand rubbed lacquer

Recipe Boxes

Dec 8, 2009
6 comments

Recipe boxes for my Wife, Daughter and Son. One each of African Manogany, Lyptus and Cherry with raised panel lids of Quilted Maple. Finished with varnish and wax.


Recent comments


Re: Detail Chisels

I know it's not a hand tool but I'd like to hear a little more about the "mini-lathe"

posted: 10:55 pm on November 12th  

Re: Recipe Boxes

Thanks for all the kind comments.
I built a dedicated table saw sled to cut the miters and still had problems until I added slots for hold-downs, if the piece moves or lifts even slightly the miter won't be accurate.
I mortised for the quadrant hinges by hand and used a 1/8" spiral cutter (used to cut sheet-rock around electrical boxes) in my drill press as a sort of long router bit to drill and cut the deep mortise for the bar of the hinge to drop into. The hinge needs to be flush with the surface of the wood or the box won't close properly. I use a small curved carving gouge to cut the round ends of the mortise for the hinge leaf.

posted: 11:54 pm on December 10th