Okay, Now Maybe A "Little" Bragging now....

[jimmyG]

I have a few hundred dollars worth of I guess you could call it exotic wood coming soon from Ocooch Hardwoods...
Not about to waste any expensive wood so I figured it was time for more practice.
My mother in law gave me some 1 inch thick cedar planks that were in her garage probably 20 years and although straight, they were super dry and hard.  Since I never tried stack cutting or even wrapping a project with packing tape it was time to give it a shot.  I still had that maple leaf pattern I traced from the leaf found on the ground so this would be my first time making a box with that leaf  design using 1/4" ply on the top and bottom with that brick hard cedar sandwiched inside. 
The biggest blade was a #7 it got it done but it was slow going through 1-1/2"...
So I surprised myself trying something new that turned out okay I guess.   Put some wipe on poly and calling it done!

[Scrappile]

That is really pretty. Great job, You should be bragging!  Hang on to that cedar, you will find more uses for it!

Edited November 3, 2023 by Scrappile

[Charlie E]

Really nice! The grain on the cedar and the way the plywood took the stain on the edges looks great. 

[Dave Monk]

Looks great! You should be bragging.

[Joe W.]

Looks very good.
I just came into some Canadian cedar myself.  It does have a nice grain to it.

[dgman]

Great job Jimmy! That’s thinking outside the box!
Now about that wood coming. Chances are that wood will arrive wrapped in plastic. Leave it in the plastic wrap for a few days in your shop to let the wood acclimate to the humidity in your shop. After a few days, you might what is called sticker and stack. That is stacking the wood with thin wood spacers in between the boards. This is to allow air to circulate evenly around the wood. This is all to prevent your boards from warping. If you don’t want to sticker and stack, lean the boards against a wall or solid surface, again to allow even airflow around the boards. Most importantly, do not lay them flat on your workbench or table. Only the top surface will get airflow and cause the boards to warp. Warping of new board is the biggest complaint we hear about when ordering wood online.

Heres an example of a couple hundred dollars of wood ordered from Ochooch Hardwoods that I stacked and stickered.

 

[Scrappile]

@dgmangives great advice here.  One of my main problems when I buy wood is having it cup.. the thinner the more it occurs.  I have been doing as Dan describes and it helps a lot.  I have tried many of the methods found on the internet t un-cup wood but have had little success.  I rarely purchase less than 1/2" thick any more.. I would rather purchase thicker and plane it down than purchase thinner and have it be unusable.  It also depends on where you purchase the wood, some don't thin it until it is dryer than others..  Just my experience.

[Ron Johnson]

Nicely done Jimmy 

[daveww1]

fantastic job, It's beautiful

 

[wombatie]

You did a terrific job on the box Jimmy, you should be proud.

Marg