The Wayland Kista ( Old Norse Chest.)
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It looks like it is on the surface but the peg tops conceal long stainless steel screws underneath.
I wasn't 100% sure how dry the wood was so I didn't want to take any chances on it warping to bits so I cheated a bit.
I wasn't 100% sure how dry the wood was so I didn't want to take any chances on it warping to bits so I cheated a bit.
Anyone who knows me could tell you just how frustrated I get with my lack of woodworking skills.
Most projects I do are finished in a day or two. This has already taken me four days and I reckon there's a couple of weeks to go before I'm done with it.
Call me impatient but I like fast results. With this one I'm deliberately working in short bursts and forcing myself to take breaks so I don't work faster than I can think.
As I hinted above, metal will tolerate a bit of bash it and see. Wood requires a much more thoughtful approach. I can't really stick it back on once it's been carved off.
OK. A quick break in the rain so this is where we're up to.
Side two with a couple of sections cut back to create relief, the cross overs chiselled in and some of the main partings cut in.
I am seriously impressed, I wouldn't even dare to attempt something like that. Back in the day when all boys had to do woodwork at school, I am the boy who never did woodwork. The proof of the pudding is that I have managed to slice my thumb this evening just carving a notch in a willow stick.
I do find these boxes useful. On site they serve purposes as seating, storage and tables too.
Most of the boxes that have been found or identified have iron fittings and hinges. You can see some examples like that in my camp here.
I use lift off lids a lot though because you can get into the box even if you've got stuff on the top just by lifting and rotating the lid.
You can also see the loose lid as a separate work surface.
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It is quite alarming to see how fast your working area becomes covered with razor sharp tools when you are carving.
I started out being quite careful but you soon get lax as you swap tools.
Part of my reason for doing this thread as I work, is giving me another excuse to take breaks and slow myself down.
I do find that if I work for too long at a time I start getting careless.
I believe it was Confucius that said many years ago. "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."
I have tried, within reason, to "do" as much as I can to understand the lives of our ancestors. This is another step on that journey and my respect is increasing by the hour.
It is looking very good Gary, If you make another you may find it easier to carve the face before you assemble the carcass.
I thought about that Bob, but as I have no effective way to secure such a large piece of wood without damaging it, I wanted the weight of the box to give it more inertia when sitting on the trestles.
I think doing something on the ends, which I'm considering, might be a bit more of a challenge though.
I think doing something on the ends, which I'm considering, might be a bit more of a challenge though.
I think mine is a cracking tool Dave.
Current progress. Just rounding out the foliage elements and sorting out what goes in front of or behind what.
Current progress. Just rounding out the foliage elements and sorting out what goes in front of or behind what.
The nice thing about the router is that you can set the depth and then skim away at different levels.
Thus we can have Wayland and the King in the foreground, Queen in middle ground and the Princes in the background but still in front of the base layer.
Thus we can have Wayland and the King in the foreground, Queen in middle ground and the Princes in the background but still in front of the base layer.
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