Hi John, I think I know you. Not real well. But I think I used to work in the same shop at Camp Lejeune with you. I worked on M1A1s and M88s in ordinance maintenance company, contact maintenance platoon. My last name is Triplett. I worked with McGrath, Mckinney, and Sebert to mention a few guys you might have known. Just wanted to say hi, if that was you, and say you make great and very professional videos. I subscribed either way because of your quality of woodworking and content. I was looking for videos on staining for some shotgun furniture I'm refinishing and saw one of your other videos on staining that was really good. Sorry, I don't know how to message privately, and I don't have Facebook or anything. If you're not the same guy, I liked your videos anyway. God bless!
Yep, that's me! I worked on the M198 Howitzers with Grimm, Martinez, and Campbell. Seems like another lifetime ago! After I left Camp Lejeune I got my mechanical engineering degree and started working in the chemicals manufacturing industry. I'm still doing engineering as my day job, but I make woodworking videos on the weekends to teach people about the hobby I enjoy. The bad thing about TH-cam is there is no private chat, but you can reach out to me on Instagram or go to my website biscuittreewoodworks.com and send me an email through the contact page and I'll get you my number if you ever want to chat. Thanks for reaching out!
A trick that Michael Alm does when filling a hole is to put a piece of tape over the hole and cut a small hole in it over the hole to be filled to help keep the filler from affecting the wood grain on the surface surrounding the hole so that it affects the final finish as little as possible, especially on woods with an open grain.
Excellent tips. I especially like the method of cutting the lid off; that's so much safer than dealing with a half a foot of flopping bandsaw blade. The dye technique on the finish is a keeper too.
I'Ve made many, many small boxes and the one thing I do differently is to mill the groves in the blanks before cutting the miters. This way I'm running short boards through my saw. Liked your video.
Nice video. I liked the inside detail of the box more than the outside, I mean I would have preferred a maple lid but maybe you didn’t have enough maple for that
With you'd of had this video out about 6 weeks ago before I struggled though a very similar box....thats ok though. I learned alot, just the hard way, like I usually have to.
It's a tougher road to travel, but those are the best learned lessons! Once I've made a big mistake, and I've made many, I know to never do that again!
Great vid. I like using my router table to make the grooves, but I just feel like I have a better control of depth that way. But that's just me. I'd like to know more about this "golden" equation, though. I pretty much can just look at it and tell what lengths are going to look best however I always think my heights are just a little too tall.
Yeah, router works great as well! Use whatever method you are more comfortable with. There are many ways to do things in woodworking. Search "golden ratio" or "Fibonacci Sequence". It's a scientifically proven proportional ratio that occurs very often in nature so looks very pleasing to the eye when used to size objects.
Thanks for the video. I'm working on a curly maple box at moment oddly enough. You didn't mention the color of the trans tint dye. Would you mind telling?
Planning to make some boxes, saw your thumbnail and decided to watch. Looks like your Osmo doesn’t use a catalyst. Does Osmo oil “skin over” or harden in the can? I’ve tried a couple other HWOs and I like using them, but they both skinned over or hardened in the can.
Osmo will skin over, especially if you don't get a good seal on the can. I've never had it completely harden in the can though. Rubio is a 2 part hard wax oil I use as well, but the part B isn't required. You can just use the part A without the accelerator, the only difference is it will take much longer to fully cure.
Interesting. I’ve heard wenge pronounced wenge, wenge, and even wenge but never wenge. I think I’ll stick with saying wenge but I could be wrong. 😂 Great video!
Maybe it would have been more telling to have seen a piece of the maple that was not dyed with the Osmo finish as I thought that was what the maple was supposed to look like with that finish.
Good video for sure but one thing that any woodworker should never do, is set a plane down onto its blade. This is a sure-fire way of damaging the sharp edge, if set down onto a screw nail or similar object. When using any plane, be it a small block type or larger, you should set it down onto its side, thus avoiding any blade damage.
Of course you can set a plane down onto your wooden bench. My point was, when you might set it down onto a small screw or similar metal object, (accidentally of course). By setting a plane down on its side (blade facing away), it negates the above happening. However guys, they're your planes... feel free to use/treat them as you see fit. I rest my case on setting mine on their side.
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Great video! I’m very tired of loud yelly woodworkers that try and pump up the volume. Appreciate your calm delivery and informative content.
Thanks 👍
Yeah, there are a few who are WAY too animated and over the top for my taste!
I've been building for more than thirty years. Small boxes are still my favorite thing to build.
Lots of fun playing with different materials and designs!
An excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2025 and stay safe.🙂🙂
Thank you!
Solid video brother! Accessible to all and something for all woodworkers… S/F
Thank you!
Hi John, I think I know you. Not real well. But I think I used to work in the same shop at Camp Lejeune with you. I worked on M1A1s and M88s in ordinance maintenance company, contact maintenance platoon. My last name is Triplett. I worked with McGrath, Mckinney, and Sebert to mention a few guys you might have known. Just wanted to say hi, if that was you, and say you make great and very professional videos. I subscribed either way because of your quality of woodworking and content. I was looking for videos on staining for some shotgun furniture I'm refinishing and saw one of your other videos on staining that was really good. Sorry, I don't know how to message privately, and I don't have Facebook or anything. If you're not the same guy, I liked your videos anyway. God bless!
Yep, that's me! I worked on the M198 Howitzers with Grimm, Martinez, and Campbell. Seems like another lifetime ago!
After I left Camp Lejeune I got my mechanical engineering degree and started working in the chemicals manufacturing industry. I'm still doing engineering as my day job, but I make woodworking videos on the weekends to teach people about the hobby I enjoy.
The bad thing about TH-cam is there is no private chat, but you can reach out to me on Instagram or go to my website biscuittreewoodworks.com and send me an email through the contact page and I'll get you my number if you ever want to chat.
Thanks for reaching out!
Watching the video is very useful, thank you for sharing this
Glad you liked it!
I absolutely LOVE that you used Fibonacci ratios for this. Stunning.
Thanks!
A trick that Michael Alm does when filling a hole is to put a piece of tape over the hole and cut a small hole in it over the hole to be filled to help keep the filler from affecting the wood grain on the surface surrounding the hole so that it affects the final finish as little as possible, especially on woods with an open grain.
That is a great trick for filling holes with wood filler!
Excellent video. You're making complex aesthetic theory super down to earth, and approachable. Solid design, solid technique, thorough explanations.
Thank you! I'm glad it's helpful!
What a beautiful box i really like that ripple affect of the maple it's really beautiful thanks for the video very informative ❤👍👍
Thank you!
Great video and build. Nice looking website, too.
Thanks!
Hey John, Nice video. I love using the tiger (curly) maple in projects. It really pops after finishing. Excellent instruction as well. Well Done!
Thanks! I really appreciate that!
Beautiful box ….. grain figure really pops with the dye! Thanks for sharing 🤠🇨🇱
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Great vid! More box making vis please!!
Awesome! Glad you liked it! Boxes are so much fun and great skill builders, I'm sure I'll be doing many more in the future!
Killer video! Even better beard!
Thank you! It is kind of growing on me!
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Really nice job John! Well done!
Thanks!
Great video!
Thanks!
Beautiful box. Great video man.
Thanks!
Another informative and useful video: thank you!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic sir. Excellent tips. Thank you! Hope you have a wonderful day!
Scott
Thanks Scott!
Excellent tips. I especially like the method of cutting the lid off; that's so much safer than dealing with a half a foot of flopping bandsaw blade. The dye technique on the finish is a keeper too.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the tips.
Happy to help!
I'Ve made many, many small boxes and the one thing I do differently is to mill the groves in the blanks before cutting the miters. This way I'm running short boards through my saw. Liked your video.
Lots of different ways you could do it and none of them are wrong! Thanks for watching!
Waves and tiger stripes. Awesome woodgrain.
Thanks for sharing, John. Much appreciated.
Cheers.
It’s a real beauty! Thanks for watching!
thank you
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Beautiful combination and finish, also great instruction, thanks!
Thank you very much!
Really nice. I learned a few things, and I'll use them because I really like small projects like this. Christmas is coming...
Awesome! Boxes are great for learning new techniques and brushing up on your skills!
great video. very helpful
Thank you!
This is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you!
Excellent instruction from a retired education administrator. Thanks so much. Very much appreciated the comments on grain and color contrast...!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Love the Gallagher reference lol.
I've been wondering how many people would get that reference! Not that many I think!
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Great video, and I saved on the cost of a set of setup blocks by using drill bits for setting blade height.
Great tip! Thanks!
@@gordoncouch1420 love this tip - thank you
Nice video. I liked the inside detail of the box more than the outside, I mean I would have preferred a maple lid but maybe you didn’t have enough maple for that
A maple lid would look great for this too!
Nice one mate :)
Thank you!
Beautiful box. You might want to remind people when working with an oil finish, be sure to dispose of the rags properly.
You are correct, you need to be careful with the oil soaked rags so you don't start a fire.
With you'd of had this video out about 6 weeks ago before I struggled though a very similar box....thats ok though. I learned alot, just the hard way, like I usually have to.
It's a tougher road to travel, but those are the best learned lessons! Once I've made a big mistake, and I've made many, I know to never do that again!
Great vid. I like using my router table to make the grooves, but I just feel like I have a better control of depth that way. But that's just me.
I'd like to know more about this "golden" equation, though. I pretty much can just look at it and tell what lengths are going to look best however I always think my heights are just a little too tall.
Yeah, router works great as well! Use whatever method you are more comfortable with. There are many ways to do things in woodworking.
Search "golden ratio" or "Fibonacci Sequence". It's a scientifically proven proportional ratio that occurs very often in nature so looks very pleasing to the eye when used to size objects.
Thanks for the video. I'm working on a curly maple box at moment oddly enough. You didn't mention the color of the trans tint dye. Would you mind telling?
Sure! I used Medium Brown. Good luck with the box!
Planning to make some boxes, saw your thumbnail and decided to watch. Looks like your Osmo doesn’t use a catalyst. Does Osmo oil “skin over” or harden in the can? I’ve tried a couple other HWOs and I like using them, but they both skinned over or hardened in the can.
Osmo will skin over, especially if you don't get a good seal on the can. I've never had it completely harden in the can though.
Rubio is a 2 part hard wax oil I use as well, but the part B isn't required. You can just use the part A without the accelerator, the only difference is it will take much longer to fully cure.
I noticed on your flag you have the Marine Corp Emblem Semper Fi brother
Semper Fi!
Interesting. I’ve heard wenge pronounced wenge, wenge, and even wenge but never wenge. I think I’ll stick with saying wenge but I could be wrong. 😂 Great video!
I think I managed to squeeze in every variation of the pronunciation I’ve heard into the video! 🤣
Maybe it would have been more telling to have seen a piece of the maple that was not dyed with the Osmo finish as I thought that was what the maple was supposed to look like with that finish.
The dye helps to make the grain pattern stand out more than it would with just the Osmo finish alone.
Good video for sure but one thing that any woodworker should never do, is set a plane down onto its blade. This is a sure-fire way of damaging the sharp edge, if set down onto a screw nail or similar object. When using any plane, be it a small block type or larger, you should set it down onto its side, thus avoiding any blade damage.
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Terrible comment plane can sit on its bottom just fine
Of course you can set a plane down onto your wooden bench. My point was, when you might set it down onto a small screw or similar metal object, (accidentally of course). By setting a plane down on its side (blade facing away), it negates the above happening. However guys, they're your planes... feel free to use/treat them as you see fit. I rest my case on setting mine on their side.
Why sand the inside maple and not the wenge?
It was sanded smooth, just didn’t include that in the video.
Doesn’t make sense to sand the inside of the box and then cover it up with the Wenge. I had a Black Lab I named Wenge.
It’s just a good general practice to sand parts before assembly whenever possible. Thanks for watching!
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For some reason i find super professional woodworkers boxes to just look boring. I don't know why
Could be the simplicity. It can be too much if you try to use really interesting woods but also unique design aspects.