Inspired by OutKast, this
morning’s artists of choice, Elliott, Nathan, and I started the day by working
to make our prototype boxes “so fresh and so clean.” Taking the sides of the
box we had cut to length and rabbeted the day before, each group member took
turns using the crosscut jig to make 45° miter cuts on each end of the four
pieces that comprise the sides of each box. Despite lining the piece up
properly with the saw blade, I, unfortunately, positioned the pieces
incorrectly in the jig, and cut towards the center of each piece when I was
supposed to cut away from it. Said differently, I cut pieces that were
significantly smaller than the base of the box. After little deliberation, the
group opted to halt work on both Nathan’s and my prototype boxes, and work
solely on finishing Elliott’s box, which by then was without question the
closest to a true prototype. Subsequently, we cut dados on each of the four
sides of Elliot’s box, and then cut a piece of acrylic to reflect what the
glass in the real box would look like. Finally, we taped the box together, the
acrylic sitting in the dado and the base sitting in the rabbet, respectively;
as the box had been assembled as one piece, Mr. Grisbee cut the top of the box,
or the acrylic portion, from the base.
We broke ground on the
walnut box in the afternoon, mirroring the measurements of Elliott’s plywood
prototype. We used the planer to cut and smooth the boards to the lengths that
we desired, and then proceeded to follow the same process as we did with the plywood
prototypes. We did not finish the box; we only got to cut the first couple
miters before the day came to an end.
All in all, I had a pretty
great day, and I cannot wait to work on and see the finished product.
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