| Project by wncguy | posted 07-02-2014 03:29 PM | 1588 views | 9 times favorited | 11 comments |  |
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A little larger valet box for me… Spalted maple & walnut. About 9” wide, 6.5” high & 4.5” deep. Finished with Arm-R-Seal (5 coats).
This time I took some photos of “in process” showing the pieces cut & then glued (except I keep the back panel off until I’ve finished the inside of the box drawer openings). It’s pretty easy to see the cut lines before sanding & finishing, but I try to hide them as much as I can following any grain or figure in the wood.
I’ve mentioned before that on some boxes like this one, I make a complete cut either vertically or horizontally so I get a tight fit when things are glued together. With some woods & a thicker wall I don’t seem to be able to squeeze it together as tight as I desire.
Thanks for looking.
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Monte Pittman
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#1 posted 07-02-2014 03:35 PM
Very nice looking piece. Love the wood.
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Blackie_
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#2 posted 07-02-2014 04:03 PM
Like that spalted Maple.
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mcoyfrog
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#3 posted 07-02-2014 06:41 PM
Sweet design and cool wood choices too….
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majuvla
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#4 posted 07-02-2014 06:55 PM
Nice presentation, lovely box.
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Hawaiilad
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#5 posted 07-02-2014 10:59 PM
I sure do like the design on your box…and the choice of wood it great as well.
-- Larry in Hawaii,
gfadvm
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#6 posted 07-03-2014 12:09 AM
A beautiful valet.
Amazing spalted maple.
Great job hiding your cut lines and the way the spalting flows across the drawers.
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whitebeast88
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#7 posted 07-03-2014 12:28 AM
beautiful box.love the spalted maple!!!
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hoss12992
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#8 posted 07-03-2014 02:14 PM
That is awesome. LOVE the wood
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fbo52
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#9 posted 07-03-2014 03:06 PM
That is just plain cool. Nice job
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helluvawreck
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#10 posted 07-03-2014 03:59 PM
That wood is beautiful and it makes a beautiful piece.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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#11 posted 07-05-2014 09:28 PM
Great idea for the top, makes so much more useful
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