Making a Keepsake Box With Meaning // Scrap Wood Project // Woodworking
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- čas přidán 17. 01. 2020
- In this video, I show how I made a keepsake box for my parents out of scrap oak that came from my grandfather's workshop, after he passed away. There's a lot of sentimental value in this box for my dad and it was really cool to be able to pull this together.
I used also spline miters and had to make a spline miter jig for my table saw in the process.
Tools/Materials I used:
Vintage Craftsman Table Saw
Craftsman Router
Titebond II Wood Glue
Watco Medium Walnut Danish Oil
Scrap Oak Chunks
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Hello my friend.
You have created a wonderful souvenir box with the oak tree from the grandfather's workshop who passed away. I watched a really nice project. You did a good job. You would have created a box that would remain a good memory for your family. Congratulations. Thank you for sharing. Warm hug. Great greetings. Yours truly....
Thank you very much! I really enjoyed this project and it was great to be able to share with my parents.
@@WhiteLabWorkshop I watched it fondly. See you. Goodnight
Nice use of scraps, the box came out great.
Great way to use the wood to creat a gift with some meaning.
Thank you Harki! It’s really fun to make projects when there’s more to them than just the thing being made.
That's amazing that you were able to incorporate these piece of wood from your grandfather. It instantly gives this piece history and tremendous sentimental value. This will make for an amazing heirloom for your family.
Thank you so much! Without the knowledge of the history of the wood, this would just be an ordinary box, and probably not a particularly great one. But my parents really did appreciate it when they opened the gift!
Im sure your dad appreciated that one! Good job
Thank you! He sure did appreciate it!
Very thoughtful of you! This piece will be in the family for years to come.
Thank you very much! I sure hope that is the case!
Getting the splines bottomed out is always a bit of a pain. The box turned out amazingly! Great job Brent 👍🍻
Thanks Grant! I definitely found that out about the splines! I was certain they were bottomed out, but the evidence showed otherwise. I’m really happy with the results anyway. Thanks for checking it out!
Nice job Brent! That oak looks really good, your family will have this box for a long long time!
Thank you Adam! I sure hope it lasts a long time!
The box is not only very beautiful, but also an incredibly thoughtful gift as well. Great job!
Thank you, Richard! It’s a project that I really enjoyed making, for a number of reasons. My parents really appreciated it when they unwrapped it.
Lovely keepsake 😊
Thanks Karl!
You are the splines man! Haha! Looks really good my friend. Very thoughtful gift!
Haha! Thanks man! This was actually the first time I tried splines. It was quite a gamble for me, considering how much work I had put into the box by then. I’m really glad it paid off!
Great keepsake gift. Nicely done Brent! 🙌🏻😊 I do love splined joinery!!!😍
Thanks Kirstie! There has been a lot of good splined joinery lately, hasn’t there?
White Lab Workshop sure has!! 🙌🏻😁
I've been making and selling boxes for 6 months and I watch videos like yours always looking for better methods and up until you mentioned the tape getting in the way of the splines I was gonna try taping before cutting and placing the spline but won't now. Good video and the box looks nice!
Nice job Brent! Turn out great 🥃
Thanks Adam!
That is such a cool project for both it's sentiment and the quality of box that you ended up with. Such a neat gift idea. My parents are at the age that there really isn't anything that I can buy them that has near as much meaning as what I make. I'm sure yours just loved this gift.
Thank you very much, Stan! For the right recipient, a hand crafted gift is definitely more appreciated than a store bought gift. Every now and then the opportunity comes to add even more depth to it, like I was able to with this one. My parents loved this gift.
Beautiful Brent 😊 It's crazy how little things like this matter, but they really do 😊 ॐ
Thank you, Chris! You are absolutely correct. To anyone else, this is just a box. But to my parents, particularly my dad, this box means much more.
@@WhiteLabWorkshop I have a view point on life based upon Yogic philosophy that I hold strong, but I also have a few objects of my Dad's that I hold sacred due to him being my best friend and teacher and they also provide a way to discuss him with my young son when he becomes curious about his Grandfather's history😊 I know that the box you made will be truly treasured for its connection with your Grandfather 😊 Love, Peace and Blessings to you all there 😊 ॐ
That is an excellent way to look at it. Thank you again for the kind words!
Great job!! Looks amazing and I know your parents will love it!!
Thank you so much! They do love it!
This turned out GREAT! Really loved the extra details on the corners. Also - never seen the tape trick on the glue up before - we'll definitely be using that one!
Thank you! The tape trick is excellent. I’ve used it a few times now and it works great. Thanks for watching!
The danish oil really made the red oak grain pop!
I sure thought so! It definitely gives it some more character. Thanks for checking it out!
White Lab Workshop agreed!
Nice box!
Thanks Andy!
Beautiful craftsmanship and very heartfelt ❤️
Thank you!
Very well done!👍👏👏
Thank you, sir!
Hey Brent, nice box! I dont know which kind of blade you have on your table saw but if you use a flat topped blade the splines come out way better. I also recently saw somebody using a biscuit jointing machine to cut splines into a frame with the help of a jig!
Thank you, Dmitri! I was using one of the outside blades from a dado stack for the spline cuts, which has a flat grind. This was the first time I had done splines before, so there was plenty of user error in there as well. I just finished making a box with the same technique (future video coming) and it came out much better. Always improving, I guess! Thanks for watching!
What about making a small box out of the wider boards from a wooden pallet? Also, what thickness of wood did you use in the walls of the box? I can tell that that they are a good bit thinner than 3/4 inch thick.
Pallet wood, when properly prepared, would certainly work for a keepsake box. And you would have a story to tell about the work you did to prepare it. The sentimental value of this box for my dad is that it was made from wood from my late grandfather’s shop. Wood that we didn’t think was usable. The sides ended up somewhere around 3/8 inch thick.
Wow It turned so wonderful!!
Thank you!
hi Brent. very nice project. your grandfather would be proud of you!
Thank you, Alberto! Very kind words!
Nice box you have made! Always fun making boxes 👍👍
Thank you, sir! They are definitely fun to build!
Nice 👍 great my friend 🔔👈👍🌹💞
Nice work buddy...looks great!
Thank you so much!
Hi Brent, what a special gift. I know they loved it.
My parents really thought this was great. It was fun to surprise them with it! Thanks for checking it out!
I can never get the blue tape trick to work. What's the secret?
If I can pull it off, anyone can. I’m not sure what doesn’t work about it for you, but it’s been pretty straightforward every time I’ve done it. Just take the time to make sure everything is lined up before sticking the tape on and it should take care of the rest for you.
Honestly, I'm not sure why it doesn't work. Maybe operator error, maybe dust on the wood.. there's no telling.