Very nice hand work projects. I think your main box wood is mahogany. I have some that looks just like it. It should be relatively light, stiff like pine and a bit soft. As you can see it has a medium size pores. And what caught my eye as the same; is you see what looks like fading or washing out of the rich color along the edge of your pieces. I couldn’t tell without a closer look at the fine dark lid edge trim but thinking that might have been black walnut.
Thanks, love your work. In America, wood working is like making good pizza. Once a person know you can make good pizza, they never leave you alone. I've repaired more boxes, then I'll ever make. That's cool, you learn a lot. What to do, and what not to do. I used to make boxes, for my friend's babies when they were born. I made them large enough to have room for person papers, and extra. I would put a brass plate with the child's name in it. I had to do that, because I noticed the parents took the box for themselves. I used to be able to buy these nice locks, that came with two keys. One key I had chained to the box, on the outside. The other key was fixed on the inside. I did this, so the child wouldn't lose the key. By the time they figured out how to take the key off the chain, I assumed they were old enough, not to lose the keys. Never once did a parent seem inpressed with the box. Eitherway, I always stuck the box in the babies room, before I left. I figured the box would always be in the child's life, and they could never remember not owning it. I just remembered as child, having a crappy box, where I kept my junk. I always asked the my friends, "Don't tell the child where the box came from. I want it to me a mystery." I don't think I made more then ten boxes.
Why have I missed your channel for so long? So satisfying to see I'm not alone with my passion for hand tools. Such a joy to see you working mostly without power tools. Rock on bud!
I’ve only just come across your channel. I really enjoyed watching this one and I like that you don’t use power tools. Well done you are a very good craftsman.
Thank You Gillis.....Quite exceptional....(and here I sit, ugh).....I have spent my 48+ working life as a manual tooling machinist (& I have loved it). Take away the electricity and my work stops. Look at you Gillis, long sleeves, cold shop, no electricity, producing wonderful hand made creations! I watch you work. I learn. I re-watch. This is good for me...TM
Thanks again! I did break out the circular saw in this one despite the video title, so maybe my work would stop just a little without electricity as well ;)
I found you channel today and I lost count of how many of your videos I watched. I love the work you do. You inspired me to more woodworking unplugged. Keep up the great work.
Hello my friend. You have created 12 amazing boxes. I love the swallow technique. Congratulations. you did a good job See you. Merry Christmas. big greetings....
Thank you for explaining about the groove. When you were glueing up the sides I thought you had forgotten to place the panel. Then, when you were cutting off the lids, I thought maybe that groove was there to leave a clean edge in the inside. Heh. Hadn't thought that you simply had changed your mind. Fun build to watch. Thanks!
IMPRESSIONANTE SUAS HISTÓRIAS, adorei, na vida, por mais que você saiba, sempre aprenderá algo…, hoje estou mais sábio vendo seu magnífico trabalho e talento. Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
Very decent woodwork. Not going to lie when I saw the woodworm damage I was a bit surprised. I am assuming that the wood was treated before turning into the boxes?
Thank you very much! Could be some kind of mahogany perhaps, I don't think it has the typical mahogany look but I've never actually worked with it (that I know for sure) so I don't know how much that species varies
Tack Gillis! Fantastiskt hantverk! Av någon sorts logistiska skäl hamnade även farmors låda hos oss (fast det står konstigt nog "mormor" på paketet!). Vi jobbar på att leverera den vidare. Kanske kommer den fram lagom till hennes födelsedag.
Excellent work Gillis... I also love watching your videos for the hand tool expertise. So good. (Could that wood be meranti? I noticed a bit of a two tone effect which I've seen before... plus the grain looks like meranti but I'm pretty new to wood working so I wouldn't trust what I say!). Keep it up!
Hi Gillis. I have just watched your box making video. Could you send me details of your mitre shooting board or a photo. Thank you Trevor from Australia
You do such great work! It's inspired me to keep working and building my skills in woodworking - especially during coronatider. I'm new to Sweden (2 years), but I am still trying to find where I can buy wood from. Any tips for finding any wood other than oak and pine/spruce?
Thank you! Very happy you got inspired! Finding interesting wood is really difficult for some reason. Most of my stock comes from people throwing away old furniture and stuff like that. I have ordered from Calexico wood a couple of times, they are great people and have tons of species, but quite expensive. I'd love to find someone with a sawmill to buy directly from them.
@@GillisBjork That was my thought as well - find a sawmill :) Nothing close to me in Västerås that I can find, however. Www.ekgrindar.se might be my closest option
Great job! I am amazed by your precision and attention to detail, very inspiring. Could the wood you used for the body be ash? I am only a beginner woodworker and know next to nothing about wood species, but I got a small piece of ash that looks and planes exactly the same. Hilsen fra Norge :)
Thank you very much! It does work very similarly to ash actually, super pleasant to plane, but all ash I've seen has been a very different colour and grain structure. Are you sure it's ash you've got, if it looks like this? :)
@@GillisBjork Good question. The person who kindly gave me the piece said it's ash, but I honestly have no idea. I googled around a bit and some pictures of ash look like what I have (and similar to the wood you used, I think) and are labeled as showing a sort of atypical ash. Anyway, that's just my random guess not backed up by actual knowledge. I guess the most important thing is that it is nice to work with and looks great :)
How many hours did you put into the 12 boxes? The reason I ask is not to about how quick but I'm just trying to get my time estimating better. Hopefully to avoid rushing or getting ready for not this Christmas but next. And yes it takes as long as it takes
@@GillisBjork Thank you so much. When I look back on my making one of the issues is either not allowing time or giving up because it's talking to long.
The inside lining is European lime, very nice to work with! D8 is a Disston, right? Mine is not, but similar I guess. It has about 1mm kerf so after planing, maybe I lost 1,5mm or 1/16th inch or so.
The ability to hand saw that plank in half along its length was impressive. Lots of practice I’m guessing.
Very nice hand work projects. I think your main box wood is mahogany. I have some that looks just like it. It should be relatively light, stiff like pine and a bit soft. As you can see it has a medium size pores. And what caught my eye as the same; is you see what looks like fading or washing out of the rich color along the edge of your pieces. I couldn’t tell without a closer look at the fine dark lid edge trim but thinking that might have been black walnut.
Thanks, love your work. In America, wood working is like making good pizza. Once a person know you can make good pizza, they never leave you alone. I've repaired more boxes, then I'll ever make. That's cool, you learn a lot. What to do, and what not to do. I used to make boxes, for my friend's babies when they were born. I made them large enough to have room for person papers, and extra. I would put a brass plate with the child's name in it. I had to do that, because I noticed the parents took the box for themselves. I used to be able to buy these nice locks, that came with two keys. One key I had chained to the box, on the outside. The other key was fixed on the inside. I did this, so the child wouldn't lose the key. By the time they figured out how to take the key off the chain, I assumed they were old enough, not to lose the keys. Never once did a parent seem inpressed with the box. Eitherway, I always stuck the box in the babies room, before I left. I figured the box would always be in the child's life, and they could never remember not owning it. I just remembered as child, having a crappy box, where I kept my junk. I always asked the my friends, "Don't tell the child where the box came from. I want it to me a mystery." I don't think I made more then ten boxes.
Thank you, and thanks for sharing that! Very sweet and intriguing idea.
always good to see someone using only hand tools, well done !!!
Why have I missed your channel for so long? So satisfying to see I'm not alone with my passion for hand tools. Such a joy to see you working mostly without power tools. Rock on bud!
I’ve only just come across your channel. I really enjoyed watching this one and I like that you don’t use power tools. Well done you are a very good craftsman.
Thank You Gillis.....Quite exceptional....(and here I sit, ugh).....I have spent my 48+ working life as a manual tooling machinist (& I have loved it). Take away the electricity and my work stops. Look at you Gillis, long sleeves, cold shop, no electricity, producing wonderful hand made creations! I watch you work. I learn. I re-watch. This is good for me...TM
Thanks again! I did break out the circular saw in this one despite the video title, so maybe my work would stop just a little without electricity as well ;)
This is what I call craftsmanship
I found you channel today and I lost count of how many of your videos I watched. I love the work you do. You inspired me to more woodworking unplugged. Keep up the great work.
Thank you very much, makes me happy to hear!
the precision of your hand cut is amazing, good job
Thank you very much!
❤👍 another amazing video!
That was some pretty impressive ripping at 8:35!
Thanks!
I really like watching you work. It's inspiring and so relaxing. Keep up the great work.❤
Beautiful creations made of the finest woodworking skills and craftsmanship with a touch of love in the process.
Thank you very much!
Hello my friend.
You have created 12 amazing boxes. I love the swallow technique. Congratulations. you did a good job See you. Merry Christmas. big greetings....
Many thanks and merry christmas to you too!
Great work!!! Was wondering about the slots for the floating panels … and then you explained.
Good stuff, my friend. I love working on small boxes that help me practice my precision work. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Yeah it's really fun and challenging!
Thank you for explaining about the groove. When you were glueing up the sides I thought you had forgotten to place the panel. Then, when you were cutting off the lids, I thought maybe that groove was there to leave a clean edge in the inside. Heh. Hadn't thought that you simply had changed your mind. Fun build to watch. Thanks!
Awesome video!!!
This the tire Woodworking I’m trying to do!!!!
Really nice job Gillis...you had me worried there when I saw that black paint on the paper in the background and the spray can in your hand haha
As always absolutely magnificent.
Awesome work! Im struggling like mad with thin stock. Great work.
Thank you! It's very tricky for sure, but I think I've found my solution with the jig I used there
Esa es la evanisteria que megusta , con herramientas manualesexelente saludos desde Argentina
Beautiful.
IMPRESSIONANTE SUAS HISTÓRIAS, adorei, na vida, por mais que você saiba, sempre aprenderá algo…, hoje estou mais sábio vendo seu magnífico trabalho e talento.
Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
Tack som farao för den fantastiskt fina lådan! Sånt otroligt hantverk. :)
God Jul, Gillis! 🎅🎄
God jul!
I wish you could describe all the jigs you made. Great 👍 stuff 👏
Sure, any one in particular you're interested in? :) Thank you for all the comments!
Great job.
Thanks!
Exelent.....!!!!👍👍👍👍👍
You make it look so easy. But we know!
Instant sub!
Happy to have you on board!
Very decent woodwork. Not going to lie when I saw the woodworm damage I was a bit surprised. I am assuming that the wood was treated before turning into the boxes?
Vad kul att se hur lådan jag fick byggdes! God jul!
Fantástico!! Me gusta mucho verte trabajar . 👍
Mahogany for the sides?
Very well done, looking forward to your next project.
Thank you very much! Could be some kind of mahogany perhaps, I don't think it has the typical mahogany look but I've never actually worked with it (that I know for sure) so I don't know how much that species varies
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What is the jig you used to plane the edge of the video at 00:40 ? That's super cool!
That’s a shooting board :)
Tack Gillis! Fantastiskt hantverk! Av någon sorts logistiska skäl hamnade även farmors låda hos oss (fast det står konstigt nog "mormor" på paketet!). Vi jobbar på att leverera den vidare. Kanske kommer den fram lagom till hennes födelsedag.
Excellent work Gillis... I also love watching your videos for the hand tool expertise. So good. (Could that wood be meranti? I noticed a bit of a two tone effect which I've seen before... plus the grain looks like meranti but I'm pretty new to wood working so I wouldn't trust what I say!). Keep it up!
Thanks! That's one species I have considered too!
It is fun
Hi Gillis. I have just watched your box making video. Could you send me details of your mitre shooting board or a photo. Thank you Trevor from Australia
You mean what I use at 9:40 and 14:00? That's just a 45 degree block clamped to my (old) regular shooting board :)
You do such great work! It's inspired me to keep working and building my skills in woodworking - especially during coronatider. I'm new to Sweden (2 years), but I am still trying to find where I can buy wood from. Any tips for finding any wood other than oak and pine/spruce?
Thank you! Very happy you got inspired! Finding interesting wood is really difficult for some reason. Most of my stock comes from people throwing away old furniture and stuff like that. I have ordered from Calexico wood a couple of times, they are great people and have tons of species, but quite expensive. I'd love to find someone with a sawmill to buy directly from them.
@@GillisBjork That was my thought as well - find a sawmill :) Nothing close to me in Västerås that I can find, however. Www.ekgrindar.se might be my closest option
Great job! I am amazed by your precision and attention to detail, very inspiring. Could the wood you used for the body be ash? I am only a beginner woodworker and know next to nothing about wood species, but I got a small piece of ash that looks and planes exactly the same.
Hilsen fra Norge :)
Thank you very much! It does work very similarly to ash actually, super pleasant to plane, but all ash I've seen has been a very different colour and grain structure. Are you sure it's ash you've got, if it looks like this? :)
@@GillisBjork Good question. The person who kindly gave me the piece said it's ash, but I honestly have no idea. I googled around a bit and some pictures of ash look like what I have (and similar to the wood you used, I think) and are labeled as showing a sort of atypical ash. Anyway, that's just my random guess not backed up by actual knowledge.
I guess the most important thing is that it is nice to work with and looks great :)
How many hours did you put into the 12 boxes?
The reason I ask is not to about how quick but I'm just trying to get my time estimating better. Hopefully to avoid rushing or getting ready for not this Christmas but next. And yes it takes as long as it takes
78 hours according to my notes!
@@GillisBjork Thank you so much. When I look back on my making one of the issues is either not allowing time or giving up because it's talking to long.
You do nice work building these boxes. Good workmanship and techniques. Where are you from? I'm a jewelry box maker from Connecticut, USA. 😃
Many thanks! I'm from Sweden.
Snyggt! Vad tycker du om stämjärnen från MHG? Prisvärda?
Tack! Jag gillar dem, lätta att slipa och håller skärpan länge
For inside the boxes, did you use a Maple? Also it seems like you are using a D8 saw for the resawing, how much material did you lose?
The inside lining is European lime, very nice to work with! D8 is a Disston, right? Mine is not, but similar I guess. It has about 1mm kerf so after planing, maybe I lost 1,5mm or 1/16th inch or so.
How much each box?
You mean how much they would cost to buy? Not taking commissions at the moment, sorry!
Gillis, are these for sale? How do we order one?
Not this time, sorry! Christmas gifts for the family.
@@GillisBjork We will be waiting with bated breath.