such pretty wood in the hands of an amateur

[Stytooner]

Okay, sounds like some of the things that go on in my shop at times.

Looks great, Thom.
I agree this should have been saved at all cost. Not to deter from the project. I know you became fully frustrated with yourself from the sound of it. This is the time I might have pulled a Dave in Carnes design out and flew with it.
Many ways to tackle lids. You could have made it a slider. You could have split the lid and swiveled both parts on opposing corners. You could have fashioned some totally separate to mount hinges to. Could have made a matching latch support as well.
You could have split the lid and hinged it from each end also.

I know, I know. Lee can talk the talk but can he walk the walk?

I'm not sure if I remember how to work with wood anymore, but I do still get some magazines.
My New Years resoloution will be to get something in the finished projects forum.

[Mrs. Wallnut]

Good job Thom. It looks very nice.

[Brian in Dawson Creek]

Ya … I like that! Very impressive wood. One thing … you mentioned that you broke the top while bending it, can you elaborate on what happened? Was it steam bending or bending veneer. Just gotta know what happened and how.

Brian

[Turaj]

Looks great Thom! Very nice job!

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[Thom2]

Ya … I like that! Very impressive wood. One thing … you mentioned that you broke the top while bending it, can you elaborate on what happened? Was it steam bending or bending veneer. Just gotta know what happened and how.

Brian

I was actually "kerf bending" the top, one of my numerous attempts at trying to find 4 more hands actually involved carpet taping cauls to the lid. The idea was to clamp to the cauls and try to pull the lid into place, well that didn't work and when I went to remove the cauls the carpet tape held a little too well and cracked the lid the whole way along one of the kerfs.

Here's the original thread about the lid .....

http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=23522

[Thom2]

This is the time I might have pulled a Dave in Carnes design out and flew with it.
Many ways to tackle lids. You could have made it a slider.

Thought about a sliding dovetail type of arrangement, no vertical meat on the lid to route into.

You could have split the lid and swiveled both parts on opposing corners.

Thought about this too .... with the kerf bent lid, there was no splitting the lid as the lid would have done 'funky' things when the stress was relieved at the cut.

You could have fashioned some totally separate to mount hinges to. Could have made a matching latch support as well.

I actually attempted a handmade hinge, didn't have the patience for it, maybe next time

You could have split the lid and hinged it from each end also.

Again, couldn't split the lid because of 'relief issues'

I know, I know. Lee can talk the talk but can he walk the walk?

apparently NOT!

My New Years resoloution will be to get something in the finished projects forum.

tap.... tap.... tap.... we're waiting .... tap.... tap.... tap....

[Wood_workur]

looks like firewood still. I'm running low. why don't you ship it to me...

[klefkow]

Bending?

So, can you tell me how one would go about bending wood like that? Your box looks awsome!

Ken

[boblon]

That looks great. I need to get my hands on some of that wood as all the projects I've seen posted that were made from it really shone.

I can imagine your frustration at the wrong cut, but you did a great job of resurrecting it.

I always learn a lot from my mistakes, and lately I've been learning a lot .

BobL.

[Rslaugh]

Very nice Brutha.