Service Description

Class Description: 1. What you will make: , which can be a nice home accessory or a simple yet attractive gift. Sized to fit the 5 inch cubical tissue box commonly available. It is an open bottom box(roughly 6”x6”x6”), made from any hardwood, preferably with a contrasting top and exposed splines. One board ½” thick, 6” wide and 24” long will suffice for the sides; the top isa 6”x6” square of any contrasting or attractive piece 3/16” thick. Splines can be made from a 6” wide, 3/4 ” thick scrap board about 8” long. The corners are splined miter joints,with a final 45⁰ cut along each vertical mitered edge, to expose the contrasting spline. An additional option is, after the sides are fully prepped but not assembled, the CDCengraver can be used to decorate the sides. Others have knowledge of this machine, so I step back… 2. Tools you will use: Thickness planer, miter saw, table saw, dado blade or router table, oscillating spindle sander, scroll saw, clamps. not necessarily in that order. The woodsupplied will be a selection of hardwood boards which must be milled to size. I will try to prep some wood for the 3/16” tops. I will supply a template for the hole in the lid, either atsuba or an oval. 3. Knowledge and skills you will gain: Measuring and marking tips for accurate wood preparation,cutting accurate miter joints, adding spline slots to the miter face, cutting a dado,box gluing and clamping tips 4. Brief woodworking related biography of the instructor: John Fritz is a long-time, experienced woodworker who has taught several classes for the club. His projects are always innovative and useful.