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I made this for a friend/co-workers wedding. It is quilted HICKORY (I know I about died when I saw the board) with lacewood top. Brass and lacewood splines. I made the brass thingy for the handle and used a brass rod for the pin hinges since the lid was so heavy. I delivered it a week late because I took a ton of photos at the wedding and used the announcement and one of my shots for the lid frames. It holds six 5×7 photo albums that I filled with the shots I took. Pockets for thank you cards and stationary. You can't really see it but there is a rail for pen pencil set I also turned out of scraps of the hickory. I didn't get a shot of them but the feet are beveled squares of the lacewood.

I learned a few things on this project/
1. if your brass splines are not cut perfectly, don't try to sand them flush, pull them out and redo them.
2. fresh cut brass is sharp as hell
3. don't show your other friends that recently got married and which you store bought their gift!

The photos were taken before I got my light tent so not that great of quality. sorry

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Very nice Jen!
And what a thoughtful gift. I can only imagine the pressure you now have for the next wedding. You have gotten yourself into a quandary here :)

I really like it,
Steve
 

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I love the way the grains seem to run around corners. That is great work. Jen! The last time I used lacewood, it chipped out quite a bit. Did you find lacewood on the brittle side?
 

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bobasaurus , your method may work , but my statement was that the Brass was more resistant to sanding than the wood was. Brass may be soft compared to other metals , but I'm sure it is still more durable than most wood fibers.
I was only guessing as to her reason for making the statement above , as she hasn't responded yet with your answer : )
 

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Oh good grief…lol Sorry for the delay in my answer. My real job I work midnights and sleep depravation does bad things to your organization and memory! :) ok.. the reason I found is…. in this case anyway, the hickory was more than hard enough to sand the brass flush without dropping the wood… but…. if your wood is NOT fully sealed or finsihed, the little shiny brass flecks drop into pores and the rest turns black around it and it was very hard to get that out. Had to restrip and redo.
 

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LittlePaw- thank you, this is the only project besides a few tiny things that I have actually used lacewood but I really didn't have many issues with it except when you get a splinter from it you know…")
 

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Thank you , Jen…I will be able to sleep once again : ) LOL
 

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really well thought out….I LOVE the hickory…and the lacewood top is a perfect choice. It all goes together so well. Well Done!
 

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Beautiful inspiration & execution! If someone I love very much gets married I will consider such a thing!!
 

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Great job Jen. I noticed in your write up how the list of things to get grew and grew… I'm in that stage now. I see so many things I'd like to get to put in my shop but can't get everything all at once… So far I have a Router, Jig saw, orbital sander, miter saw, table saw, planer, craftsman shop vac and the dust right vortex; then a bunch of littler hand tools. Next on my list is a router table (unless I build one first), drill press, sanding station, and band saw… not in that exact order. I knew that a lathe would be an eventual tool I'd add to my shop but wasn't in a rush to get one. Now after seeing some of the things you're turning out I might sneak that one in earlier.. maybe even a smaller one to begin with. Do you suggest anything that's on the smaller side, inexpensive but still a good one?

Thank you

-David
 
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