| Project by CanalboatJim | posted 316 days ago | 408 views | 0 times favorited | 3 comments |  |
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These are two small boxes made from my firewood pile. The larger box has a spalted maple lid and ebonized body. I used india ink to stain it and it worked well. On a previous box I used black aneline dye on red oak. It turned out a horrible shade of purple. The india ink worked much better.
The smaller box has some spalting and a natural edge on the lid. Both boxes a finished with many coats of thinned wipe on poly and a final wax coat applied with a white 3M pad.
-- Jim Westbrooks
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rawb
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posted 316 days ago
Very nice boxes.Love the india ink.That’s a cool handle on the black one.
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Karson
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posted 316 days ago
A nice brace of boxes. The wood and staining looks great.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
LarryS
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These look like some I’ve seen at Drumm Gallery (Different Drummer shop). The unstained appeals to me, as I really like the details uncovered in the wood—hidden gems in the woodpile. I’d think twice before chucking another log on the fire. You know: “What could this log have become?” Nice work.
-- Larry