tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post4772502320030116474..comments2024-03-09T22:40:48.096+01:00Comments on Toolerable: It was Necessary, So I Built ItBrian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-67887621404867380192012-12-25T16:17:27.569+01:002012-12-25T16:17:27.569+01:00I seem to remember an old Fine Woodworking article...I seem to remember an old Fine Woodworking article on Paulonia, on how stable it was.<br />And that when Chines dishes were sent here, they used the fluff-like Paulonia sees as packing materials...in areas where they threw the seeds out the door and it took, it grows well....to the point that some Japanese come here to bu the trees, IIRC.<br /><br />I've enjoyed working with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-3142791179431921512012-11-21T08:25:28.501+01:002012-11-21T08:25:28.501+01:00Can't wait to see the photo of the finished pr...Can't wait to see the photo of the finished product.Lonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16002602325579294568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-70011771310645711542012-11-16T17:19:50.715+01:002012-11-16T17:19:50.715+01:00Thanks, Shannon!
The label on the package said th...Thanks, Shannon!<br /><br />The label on the package said the English word for paulownia is Chinese Bluebell. I think it would be great for packing boxes or cases that need to be light weight.<br /><br />I finished it up the other day with some store-bought moulding. You know, to go along with the quick and dirty theme. It has some red milk paint on it, and will get another color on top of that. When it is done and in place, I'll post some more photos.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-81898025765221408402012-11-16T17:16:49.135+01:002012-11-16T17:16:49.135+01:00The great thing about this project was that this w...The great thing about this project was that this was probably the fastest I have ever built anything. No glue-ups. Only a couple of cuts and a few nails pounded and it's done.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-25921070989373446252012-11-14T22:56:08.244+01:002012-11-14T22:56:08.244+01:00Brian,
Paulownia (AKA Kiri in Japan) was a common ...Brian,<br />Paulownia (AKA Kiri in Japan) was a common species used for Tansu. Since traditionally Tansu was used by merchants who were the like today's (or at least the 50s) door to door salesman. They carried their wares with them so the tansu needed to be strong and very lightweight. Paulownia is a very strong wood as it grows very fast though it is ring porous with bands of very large pores which drastically reduce the density. I quite enjoy working with it and it is common to find in large timber sizes too. Great chest and go on ya for experimenting with a new species/product.Shannonhttp://renaissancewoodworker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-177403203118106892012-11-07T22:24:38.009+01:002012-11-07T22:24:38.009+01:00Great Project - and done very fast! good postig
To...Great Project - and done very fast! good postig<br />To build this box is definitively on my roadmap, but at the moment I am 12h a day in the office all week long.Holzundleim.dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223380875625900376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-41088655015182244912012-11-07T19:31:38.611+01:002012-11-07T19:31:38.611+01:00You'll probably have to look close, but I did ...You'll probably have to look close, but I did clinch them. Only I screwed up one really bad and it looks clinched on the wrong side. <br /><br />The Frau doesn't like the look of the clinched nails, I don't think she's seen them before.<br /><br />BTW, you said in your last post that I wasn't a Chris Schwarz fanboy. I was thinking of that while building this project using your plans, on my Roubo bench, working out of my Anarchist's Tool Chest, using a sawbench based on your first one, and laying out the crosscuts with the layout square I built in your class. Maybe not a fanboy, but definitely an avid consumer of all that is CS.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-81287930463184663002012-11-07T19:28:08.833+01:002012-11-07T19:28:08.833+01:00No glue, just wire nails. You wouldn't believ...No glue, just wire nails. You wouldn't believe how strong it is. My guess is this is better as of the cross grain structure of the design might make it come apart if you glued it.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-68042163384180007262012-11-07T19:27:07.008+01:002012-11-07T19:27:07.008+01:00Hi KP,
I think for a project like this they are f...Hi KP,<br /><br />I think for a project like this they are fine. Probably for a toolchest, too. Especially if you paint it.<br /><br />I wouldn't use paulownia for a toolchest, though. It would look really beat up in a hurry. This stuff is pretty soft.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-29336750725200099822012-11-07T14:51:11.053+01:002012-11-07T14:51:11.053+01:00Sweet work Brian. Are you going to clinch the nail...Sweet work Brian. Are you going to clinch the nails through the lid? I recommend it.Chris Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742348342763630688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-18681277970938698722012-11-07T12:55:12.749+01:002012-11-07T12:55:12.749+01:00Good looking job. Did you use glue on the corners ...Good looking job. Did you use glue on the corners as well as nails?<br />Jonas Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787393233185454227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-63693130779274277372012-11-07T10:28:07.855+01:002012-11-07T10:28:07.855+01:00Wikipedia on Paulownia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi...Wikipedia on Paulownia<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PaulowniaK P in VThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285249467715846830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-75729957329975722362012-11-07T10:25:33.146+01:002012-11-07T10:25:33.146+01:00Thanks for posting this, I've been looking at ...Thanks for posting this, I've been looking at laminated boards for a while now thinking they might work well for a tool chest. I have to get around to finishing the workbench firstK P in VThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285249467715846830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-34137417123367952472012-11-07T10:19:42.969+01:002012-11-07T10:19:42.969+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.K P in VThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285249467715846830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-2235936895886261862012-11-07T01:10:59.660+01:002012-11-07T01:10:59.660+01:00Right now it doesn't have hinges, but the batt...Right now it doesn't have hinges, but the battens indeed are keeping the lid from sliding off. Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-74559885947591806972012-11-07T00:49:03.287+01:002012-11-07T00:49:03.287+01:00Good looking six board chest. Did you use hinges o...Good looking six board chest. Did you use hinges or the battens to keep the lid in place?Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-14528277742728507972012-11-07T00:40:26.395+01:002012-11-07T00:40:26.395+01:00Nice! And it does turn out that you needed a beds...Nice! And it does turn out that you needed a bedside table! Wonderful! Lucky thing you got stuck in traffic for an hour so you could get the idea in your head.Lonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16002602325579294568noreply@blogger.com