Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

Magnificent!!


Maple and walnut work real well together. Nice curves, excellent execution
.... Well done!


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"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

Very nice! That is a quiet, pretty little box that just OWNS that corner.

Is the top accessable for storage?

I like!! I've been seriously thinking about a wood box next to my gas
fireplace for ambience.

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If ya didn't see it, ya didn't feel it.
If ya see it, it didn't go off.
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"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

Thanks, Karl. Means a lot coming from you..
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"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

Magnificent!!


Maple and walnut work real well together. Nice curves, excellent execution
... Well done!


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KarlC@ (the obvious)

"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..


Very nice. I like the Shaker styles and this is a good execution of it.

Do you put the entire thing in the stove like one of the charcoal things
where you just light the bag and all to start the fire?

Ha..! Yes.. When I originally rescaled the box, though, the top
compartment became too narrow to be usuable, so using AutoCAD I
pivoted/rotated the S curve out enough to make the top box usable again.
During construction, I sunk the lid hinges down as far as I could. Well
ok... too much... and had to go back and put a 1/8" round over on each
side so that the lid didn't rub against its counterpart.. Here's a couple
pictures that show more detail.

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"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

Very nice! That is a quiet, pretty little box that just OWNS that corner.

Is the top accessable for storage?

As far as turning it into charcoal, not this one, I need a permanent wood
box. I do like those little waxy fire starters though. Now if it had not
gone so well during construction.. Most of the time in those cases, just a
couple actually, the project sits around uncomplete and sold at the next
garage sale.

I was a bit afraid the end result might be a little too flamboyant for
shaker, well ok, probably is, but just couldn't resist the urge to play
around a little with the dovetail joints in front and try something new. A
whole new world of possibilities opened up..

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"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..


Very nice. I like the Shaker styles and this is a good execution of it.

Do you put the entire thing in the stove like one of the charcoal things
where you just light the bag and all to start the fire?

"Jim Hall" wrote:

Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and
walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it
didn't
overpower woodstove..

Neat piece.

Just curious.

How do you handle the portential termite problem in firewood?

Lew

Really? You must be joking.. The wood dries for at least two years far
away from the house.. covered in the winter.. and if they're still dancing
in the wood at that point, they only get a couple hours in the house before
the final cook off.. Maybe you know something I don't.. Ok, don't tell
me..

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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"Jim Hall" wrote:

Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

Neat piece.

Just curious.

How do you handle the portential termite problem in firewood?

Lew

Yes; but it dulls their teeth and they can't eat as fast.. grin
Honestly, I have seen termites splitting wood on ocassion: but never when
I've taken it out of the wood pile years later. The area where wood is
stored has a 4 inch gravel base for drainage with a 2x4 pallet-like frame on
top of it where the firewood is stacked.. I'm no expert on this.. but
haven't noticed a problem either.. I did years ago when the wood was
allowed to stay wet from winter rains..

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"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Really? You must be joking.. The wood dries for at least two years far
away from the house.. covered in the winter.. and if they're still
dancing in the wood at that point, they only get a couple hours in the
house before the final cook off..

Termites don't eat dry wood?


Maybe you know something I don't.. Ok, don't tell me..

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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"Jim Hall" wrote:

Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

Neat piece.

Just curious.

How do you handle the portential termite problem in firewood?

Lew

Really...? nervous? Just in that wood box for a couple hours or even half
a day? Well, ok.. Pellet and gas stoves I guess are options also..
There's just something about the warmth and ambience of a woodstove fire
that's hard for me to resist.. and firewood is plentiful here..

As far as mixed wood projects. I also like a mix of maple with cherry a lot
too.. African mahogany with walnut or wenge.. or walnut and wenge or
fishtail oak... white oak with ebony accents.. actually ebony accents with
almost anything... so many choices and so little time..


"Garage_Woodworks" .@. wrote in message
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"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Yes; but it dulls their teeth and they can't eat as fast.. grin
Honestly, I have seen termites splitting wood on ocassion: but never when
I've taken it out of the wood pile years later. The area where wood is
stored has a 4 inch gravel base for drainage with a 2x4 pallet-like frame
on top of it where the firewood is stacked.. I'm no expert on this..
but haven't noticed a problem either.. I did years ago when the wood
was allowed to stay wet from winter rains..

I don't know either, but it would make me a little nervous storing
firewood in doors.

Sweet project by the way!! I am also a huge fan of walnut and maple!

"Jim Hall" wrote:

Really? You must be joking..

Wasn't joking at all.

It happened to a relative.

Stacked a cord of wood against the outer wall of the garage.

Would bring wood inside to burn often having excess wood which would
be left on the hearth for the next fire.

After the winter heating season, termites were discovered.

The exterminator identied the fire wood pile as the termite source.

From that point on, they moved the wood pile away from the garage and
left the wood on that pile until it went directly on the fire.

YMMV

Lew

Garage_Woodworks wrote:


"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Yes; but it dulls their teeth and they can't eat as fast.. grin
Honestly, I have seen termites splitting wood on ocassion: but never when
I've taken it out of the wood pile years later. The area where wood is
stored has a 4 inch gravel base for drainage with a 2x4 pallet-like frame
on top of it where the firewood is stacked.. I'm no expert on this..
but
haven't noticed a problem either.. I did years ago when the wood was
allowed to stay wet from winter rains..

I don't know either, but it would make me a little nervous storing
firewood in doors.


From what I understand, termites are like ants, take them away from the
colony and they will not be able to cause much damage since there is no
queen and they will die before much happens.

Sweet project by the way!! I am also a huge fan of walnut and maple!

Ditto

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If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Sorry, Lew.. Hope you're not offended by my making light of it.. At 62, in
a house that's 20 years old and totally paid off, I'm hoping the termites
will allow me to live out the rest of my retirement here without too much
trouble. I live next to a forest and come September on a warm evening or
two the sky has quite a few big termites flying around like minature
helicopters looking for a new home.. I have never stacked firewood next to
the house or seen a termite crawiling around by the woodstove, so if they're
coming or here, its not obvious yet.. You know the old saying, ignorance is
bliss..

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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"Jim Hall" wrote:

Really? You must be joking..

Wasn't joking at all.

It happened to a relative.

Stacked a cord of wood against the outer wall of the garage.

Would bring wood inside to burn often having excess wood which would be
left on the hearth for the next fire.

After the winter heating season, termites were discovered.

The exterminator identied the fire wood pile as the termite source.

From that point on, they moved the wood pile away from the garage and left
the wood on that pile until it went directly on the fire.

YMMV

Lew

"Jim Hall" wrote:

Sorry, Lew.. Hope you're not offended by my making light of it..

Not at all.

At 62, in a house that's 20 years old and totally paid off, I'm
hoping the termites will allow me to live out the rest of my
retirement here without too much trouble.

Understand.

I live next to a forest and come September on a warm evening or two
the sky has quite a few big termites flying around like minature
helicopters looking for a new home.. I have never stacked firewood
next to the house or seen a termite crawiling around by the
woodstove, so if they're coming or here, its not obvious yet.. You
know the old saying, ignorance is bliss..

I grew up in a house my parents built in a woods, and yes once had
termites.

Those litter buggers can definitely live in cord wood, so if I were
you, I'd plan accordingly.

Lew

"Mark & Juanita" wrote

From what I understand, termites are like ants, take them away from the
colony and they will not be able to cause much damage since there is no
queen and they will die before much happens.

Which is why I would not worry about having a few split logs in a box next
to the fireplace, ready to throw in the fire.

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So nice I hate to put wood in it.
jloomis
"Jim Hall" wrote in message
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Just finished this.. so thought I'd share. Hard rock maple and walnut.
Original is taller and wider. Rescaled it in AutoCAD so that it didn't
overpower woodstove..

"jloomis" wrote

So nice I hate to put wood in it.

LOL. Reminds me of a story. I knew somebody who got some exotic peices of
wood through some kind of barter. The were big and had lots of character. He
cleaned them up and put some wax on them. He then stacked them in the
fireplace with specific instruction that nobody actually burn them. It was
strictly for show.

I guess some boneheaded friend of his never got the memo. He was very upset
when he came home and saw his exotic wood pile going up in smoke. He did
say that the wood produced copious amounts of heat.

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"Jim Hall" wrote:

Really? You must be joking..

Wasn't joking at all.

It happened to a relative.

Stacked a cord of wood against the outer wall of the garage.


I can happen, but. . . . . .
First, you have to be in an area that has a lot of termites. Then you don't
stack wood on the ground or next to a building. You can usually spot
problem logs as you are cutting, splitting and stacking. Once in a while you
get a tree that was infested with bugs of one sort or another so it is a
good idea to spray with insecticide.

Personally, I've never had a problem and I'd bring in a wood supply for a
few days to a week.

Poor B'stard.
BUT
If you're dumb enough to stack your materials in the fireplace, I suppose
you have to make up for it by telling your buddies how well it heats the
house.

K

"Lee Michaels" wrote in message
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"jloomis" wrote

So nice I hate to put wood in it.

LOL. Reminds me of a story. I knew somebody who got some exotic peices of
wood through some kind of barter. The were big and had lots of character. He
cleaned them up and put some wax on them. He then stacked them in the
fireplace with specific instruction that nobody actually burn them. It was
strictly for show.

I guess some boneheaded friend of his never got the memo. He was very upset
when he came home and saw his exotic wood pile going up in smoke. He did
say that the wood produced copious amounts of heat.