Boxes, Boxes, and more Boxes

Part 1: Finish on ash/walnut box?

443 days ago by Hawgnutz | 3 comments »

I have some REAL wood—not salvaged barnwood—that I plan to make some boxes with. I plan to use some figured black ash for the sides, matching the grain on all four corners. I have some dark walnut for the base and top. I plan to make a cutout on the top for a customer to make a customized copper insert. (By the Way, I found the “golden ratio” in one of my copy of November 2006 issue of Wood.) Right nowI am conceiving using some clear shellac on the ash and amber...

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