Folly's Tower - Reaching for the Moon - Humidor Build Thread

never_enough · 11-09-2012, 03:40 PM

This is going to turn out great. Can't wait to watch the steps of it being built.

WaxingMoon · 11-11-2012, 02:22 PM

This step involved building a box joint jig first... I have a commercial jig, but... it didn't seem to have enough "heft" for what I needed today... so, I butchered up a piece of popler to make me a jig....

In setting up the jig... it is critical to make sure that the key, the space between the key and the blad and the blade all are equal.... otherwise, you'll run in to problems... so, great care must be taken to ensure that they are.... test cut and adjust, test cut and adjust was the order of business for the first 20 minutes or so.....

Measured the key.... sitting pretty at .375

Measured the space between the key and the blade.... also, sitting pretty at .375

Finally, measured the space cut by the blade.... and, yep.... it was .375

Time for some test cuts..... I have a couple of lengths of poplar that I used.

I made a "key" spacer out of a piece of scrap poplar that is also, yep... .375. This is used to properly place the side piece as the box joints alternate..... so you need to account for this. I cut two pieces at a time. A front/back piece and a side piece....

Then you simply make your first cut.... and then move the work pieces over to fit snuggly on the key. And cut again, repeat until finished.

WaxingMoon · 11-11-2012, 02:23 PM

You should end up with something like this....

A few taps of the dead blow hammer..... you should get something like this....

Time for the real deal....

Since my panel is 11-1/4" and the piece of wenge that I'm joining to it is only 3/4", I needed to make sure the wenge was firmly in place behind the panel, and adjusted in there with the spacer block.

I used a couple of pieces of wood (not necessarily scrap) that was planed earlier to the same thickness as the wenge & sapele panel as both a spacer and a hold down for the 3/4" piece of wenge behind the sapele....

All systems go!

WaxingMoon · 11-11-2012, 02:23 PM

A few tedious minutes later....

A few more tedious minutes later.... and this was the result I was looking for.....

Phew! Four of these and I was ready to go home and watch some football....

It'll be a little while before I get on to the next step... I have a few other (day to day) things to get done.... as you can imagine, this requires all of my attention.... no multi-tasking allowed here... lol

Thanks for following!

11-09-2012, 03:40 PM	#1
never_enough Never Satisfied Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Robert Location: MA Posts: 650 Trading: (6)	Re: Folly's Tower - Reaching for the Moon - Humidor Build Thread This is going to turn out great. Can't wait to watch the steps of it being built. __________________ Why would I? More like why wouldn't I... Hahaha

11-11-2012, 02:22 PM	#2
WaxingMoon Humidor Builder Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Ed Location: Albert Lea, MN Posts: 658 Trading: (3)	Re: Folly's Tower - Reaching for the Moon - Humidor Build Thread This step involved building a box joint jig first... I have a commercial jig, but... it didn't seem to have enough "heft" for what I needed today... so, I butchered up a piece of popler to make me a jig.... In setting up the jig... it is critical to make sure that the key, the space between the key and the blad and the blade all are equal.... otherwise, you'll run in to problems... so, great care must be taken to ensure that they are.... test cut and adjust, test cut and adjust was the order of business for the first 20 minutes or so..... Measured the key.... sitting pretty at .375 Measured the space between the key and the blade.... also, sitting pretty at .375 Finally, measured the space cut by the blade.... and, yep.... it was .375 Time for some test cuts..... I have a couple of lengths of poplar that I used. I made a "key" spacer out of a piece of scrap poplar that is also, yep... .375. This is used to properly place the side piece as the box joints alternate..... so you need to account for this. I cut two pieces at a time. A front/back piece and a side piece.... Then you simply make your first cut.... and then move the work pieces over to fit snuggly on the key. And cut again, repeat until finished. __________________ This correspondence has killed no trees, however, several electrons have been disturbed!

11-11-2012, 02:23 PM	#3
WaxingMoon Humidor Builder Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Ed Location: Albert Lea, MN Posts: 658 Trading: (3)	Re: Folly's Tower - Reaching for the Moon - Humidor Build Thread You should end up with something like this.... A few taps of the dead blow hammer..... you should get something like this.... Time for the real deal.... Since my panel is 11-1/4" and the piece of wenge that I'm joining to it is only 3/4", I needed to make sure the wenge was firmly in place behind the panel, and adjusted in there with the spacer block. I used a couple of pieces of wood (not necessarily scrap) that was planed earlier to the same thickness as the wenge & sapele panel as both a spacer and a hold down for the 3/4" piece of wenge behind the sapele.... All systems go! __________________ This correspondence has killed no trees, however, several electrons have been disturbed!

11-11-2012, 02:23 PM	#4
WaxingMoon Humidor Builder Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Ed Location: Albert Lea, MN Posts: 658 Trading: (3)	Re: Folly's Tower - Reaching for the Moon - Humidor Build Thread A few tedious minutes later.... A few more tedious minutes later.... and this was the result I was looking for..... Phew! Four of these and I was ready to go home and watch some football.... It'll be a little while before I get on to the next step... I have a few other (day to day) things to get done.... as you can imagine, this requires all of my attention.... no multi-tasking allowed here... lol Thanks for following! __________________ This correspondence has killed no trees, however, several electrons have been disturbed!