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This box
is devoted to George Washington, the first president of the
United States of America. It has thirteen sides and a
portrait of Washington surrounded by thirteen stars,
this number representing the thirteen American colonies that
became independent from England to found the new
nation in 1776. Along the sides of the box the following text
can be read: ¨First in war, first in peace & first in the
hearts of his countrymen.¨ The box has a diameter of 27
cm. (about 11 inches), though of course it can be
resized at will.
In this section I show you more pictures of
this box along with several pictures taken during its construction. These
pictures only intend to be some
comments that can be of interest.
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The most elaborate
pieces of the box are all different, so by stack cutting two woods we easily make
two boxes with just a bit more of work. Stack cutting three or four
is also feasible. We have two big boards of plywood. We cover one of
the boards with masking tape and glue the waste copy of the pattern
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We then adjoin
the second board and hold the two boards together with clamps.
Then we apply glue all along the edges of the two boards and
leave to dry. |
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We then cut
the boards into smaller pieces. Some of the pieces may end
up glued just on a little portion of their sides. |
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If necessary, we apply
more glue on the sides of these pieces and hold them together
with clamps. We finally proceed to cut all the pieces.
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The little
sides of the cover are hold in position with welts and
clamps and glued. We then dye all the the pieces of the box
trying to use more than one color to add some contrast. In
this case we have used oak and walnut color. If you are using
hardwood this is of course not necessary. |
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The body
of the box is a bit delicate. We encase the sides in the
base slots (attention to the order!) and hold them with
welts in position. Observe that we have encased the
external border of the cover inside the box. We use this
piece here as a mold to hold the sides with extreme
precision. |
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We then apply
glue as shown. Observe that rather than gluing and holding
in position, we hold in position and then glue. |
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We also apply
some glue to the joints of the sides (always inside the box)
and leave to dry. |
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We can
already glue the borders to the cover of the box. We use
clamps all the time. |
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We then
proceed to finish what we have of the box. We first
apply a coat of sealer with a big brush, until the piece
drips. We clean the excess and leave to dry. We finally
apply several coats of a finish, in this case satin
varnish. This can be done by brush or more easily with a
sprayer. |
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The next
step is to cover the interior with contrasting linen.
For these boxes we use felt in the three colors of the
United States flag. |
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We then
cover the interior with pieces of wood. Adjusting these
pieces may require some sanding. |
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We fill
the space between the external and internal woods with
wood paste, we sand it and finish it. |
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We use
three linen colors for the cover of the box. We need to
cut the three pieces carefully using a waste copy of the
pattern as a guide. Once this is done the box cover is
mounted and we are done. Some pictures of the completed
box follow. |
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Please note that this pattern is
registered and copyrighted. If you would like to have it
I offer it for 7 € plus shipping. The
pattern is computer made, which provides total
precision, and nicely printed for convenient scrolling.
Click
here to
buy this pattern. Write me to
info@finescrollsaw.com
for any questions. |
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This picture has
been kindly sent by Juanma from Sevilla. His mother uses
the box as a sewing basket. |
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