The primary wood of this box is Padouk with secondary woods of wenge, purple heart, leopard wood, and maple. I forged the leg structure and handle from steel. I think I made this to see if I could. The Compound dovetails and angled through mortices were challenging to lay out and cut, but the real challenge was the glue-up. I used a slow set PVA and made dry runs. Here’s a trick that I learned: put on music that you know well to begin a tough assembly. It gives me a clearer and constant sense of my remaining time. For long glue-ups I recommend Physical Grafitti. If your piece isn’t in the clamps by the end of “In My Time of Dying”, you in trouble.
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Accessing the knives on the Triton for changes was not difficult, but getting the knives out was tricky, because no magnetized handles were provided to lift the knives off the cutterhead. There is a 2-1/2-in.-dia. dust port, and chip collection was good when hooked up to a shop vacuum. The housing has an open top and just one return roller on top, making it impossible to stack boards there in between passes through the machine. Also, there is no gauge that indicates how much material you are removing in a pass, making it one of four planers that don’t offer this feature.
- Without a vacuum, toward the bottom of the pack in stock removal and dust collection - With a vacuum, stock removal was good and dust collection was excellent - Slowest to stop - Not much to grip when held on top.
Whiteside 9500 Solid Brass Router Inlay Router Bit Set
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With its graceful curves, cabriole legs, and ornamental back splat, a Queen Anne side chair is a bucket list build for many woodworkers. Dan Faia had a very specific Queen…
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Comments
Really fantastic. Design and execution are both top notch. Love the mix of materials and precision in the non-linear shapes. Great work!
One of the best looking boxes I have seen in a long time. If I could give you an award I would.
Regards,
Jason
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