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| Mark Out Card Template |
For speed of consistent Marking
cut out first Segment. |
And use to mark out the
remainder. |
The complete Set. |
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The first 2 pieces with profiles
sanded smooth. |
Note that the sanded joint faces
must be perfectly square to a common face. |
As these pieces are intended to
have a central knob inserted then the segment width is not super critical. |
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| Check fit before glue-up. |
The associated segment ring for
the box body, segments as cut on chop saw, no sanding. |
Base and top ring slices of Oak
mounted on scrap screw chuck blocks. |
Truing up the central segment
ring. |
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It is essential that the end
faces of the ring are flat and true across the diameter. |
Starting on the base. |
Marking the foot ring, mounting
socket and the outer diameter of the segment ring. |
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| Sanded to 240grit, |
and sealed to
check tool and sanding marks. |
Reversed on socket. |
Face trued up and bonding area
checked for flatness. |
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| The glue up can be done on the
lathe using the tailstock as the clamp. |
This is a good time to check and
true up the inner and reduce wall thickness if required. |
True up joint surface of top ring
slice. |
And glue up, using tailstock to
align and apply clamp. |
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| Clean up the outside and sand to
240 grit. |
Seal to check for sanding or
tooling marks. |
Using parting tool remove central
waste, (leaving screw chuck block attached means it's ready for use later.) |
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| Undercutting and blending in
inner top edge. |
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Reverse on Cole Jaws. |
and remove
chucking recess. |
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| Box Body finished.. |
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Now for the lid.
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Mount the segmented disk on a
glue block to give access to rear.. |
Using Hot melt Glue |
Shape lid to fit Box top recess
and drill hole for knob fixing. |
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And start top surface shaping.
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Part off from Glue chuck and
mount in Cole Jaws to start finishing top surface. |
And finish off, sanding to
240grit. |
And seal to check for sanding and
tool marks. |
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Now for the knob.
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Form good fit spigot to fit lid
rough shape knob. |
And Glue on Lid. |
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Clean up inner spigot.
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And remove knob from lathe. |
Remount in Cole Jaws and finish
off knob. |
A quick Buff inside and out. |
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And there we have it, yet another
Box. |
But with a swirly lid this time. |
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