Jonzjob Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Well you can do it with a Chain saw, well 'owz about this fur huge![IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Mathildebox.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Mathildebox2.jpg[/IMG]It stands all of 5 1/4 inches high, all done with my band saw!!Impressed huh[:-))][blink][Www]It's a 'petit rien' for our neighbours grandaughter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Jonz! That is so adorably cute! I would really love it sitting on my dressing table. [:)]What wood is it? How long did it take?Such a lovely idea for a piece. Are you going to do other pieces based on the same idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Very sweet - just like you[kiss]Can I have one too?[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Thank you ladies. I like it too! The wood is cherry and it took about 4 hours but most of that was waiting for the glue to dry. The young girl who recieved it thought it was lovely and even gave us a small concert. She is a very good violinist! We had a lovely meal and evening. We are very lucky and have some lovely French neibours...I have made quite a few of boxes similar to that and even more money boxes using the same method. This one was made as a present for a friend of ours.[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/JoysMoneybox.jpg[/IMG]I think that I have made almost all of the letters of the alphabet now. I am always making all sorts of things that either take my fancy or people ask for. It's a lovely way to spend my life as far as I'm concerned and it beats the hell out of working for a living![:D]I love turning and pyragrophy too...[IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/WRENGOBLET21.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 M&M (sounds a bit of a sweetie?) & Twinks, if I can make anything for you then just PM me and I will see what I can do??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 [quote user="Jonzjob"]M&M (sounds a bit of a sweetie?) & Twinks, if I can make anything for you then just PM me and I will see what I can do???[/quote]I am a sweetie!! [:D] I just love those little drawers sooo much. I think i shall inform himself that i have found what i want for crimbo! (I can never normally think of anything i want!) I shall let you know. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Your wish is my command [:$] .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Luv it JJ, anyone who thinks outside of a box is a cool dude imho...form, function, and 5 1/4 inches of pleasure, gotta be every ladies ideal Christmas pressie eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 [quote user="Chris Head"]Luv it JJ, anyone who thinks outside of a box is a cool dude imho...form, function, and 5 1/4 inches of pleasure, gotta be every ladies ideal Christmas pressie eh? [/quote]I very nearly blushed then. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Meg & Mog, please don't encourage him! He's bad enough on his own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Chris!! Behave!!! Go and get yer chainsaw on yer lathe!!!!But put some wood in forst and stand behind the thing. You still didn't answer my question as to why you thought the saw and the lathe were so NO, NO?Explication s'il vous plaît? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Je peux te bien expliquer JJ. It's just friggin dangerous, unless you get the timber rotating away from you and a saw that isn't equipped with one of those silly diy chains that bounce around...and use areas of the bar and chain that don't compromise safety, difficult to explain. In truth, it's exciting but chisels are a whole lot safer and more accurate, I'm just a nutter who knows saws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 But obviously NOT lathes???Edit :- Yet!![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Not yet JJ, by the way I'm pretty envious that you can do what you want when you want and not have to worry about the bills at the same time. Keep on trucking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 It took a fair long time getting to here Chris and an accident to my back made it happen earlier! Not a good way to do it, but a good result, sometimes?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 You're enjoying yourself JJ, that's all that matters. I'd love to do those drawers out of a trunk but the kerf of the chain would leave the drawer way too small, and the accuracy required...well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 You could always use a keyhole saw [:-))][6]!!The blade in my bandsaw is a 1/4 inch 6 skip. It's about all I use and it will go down to a 3/4 inch rad, so not bad.... It will also sort out 8 inch thick oak, slowly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Anyone seen or heard of Chris lately ?His absence doesn't usually bode well [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 I was wondering the same thing yesterday Ernie?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Perhaps he is hibernating and getting stuck in to the English books that I sent him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 You know, I've just been thinking the same. Even he can't stay that long on top of a tree in this brass monkey weather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I was thinking about him at the beginning of the week too. Do you remember his request for books a few months back? Well I sent him one at the beginning of October and haven't heard a pip from him. I do hope he's okay. Meg normally has news from him - maybe she can give us news of his well being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Chris posted on the 'Go Granpa' thread on 1/11/08, thats not really a long absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I'm not sure that I got a response or acknowledgement after sending my books Twinkle.I thought that it was a bit odd because only a few days before he had been in contact to explain that he had been discharged from the hospital earlier than expected and to send the books to another address.He had thanked me in advance so there was no reason to acknowledge the delivery but I wonder.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I had a PM from him on the 4th which didn't inspire confidence so I do fear the worst [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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