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Curly Cherry Box

Project by Waldschrat posted 175 days ago 434 views 0 times favorited 8 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Here is a little curly cherry box I built for my wife for christmas last year… it took me forever to get a pic of it… It is inlaid with a compass rose of maple and oak… sorry no dovetails just mitered.

-- Nicholas, Partenkirchen, Germany


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ratchet

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posted 175 days ago

Mitering is a nice detail. The Compass rose you inlaid is definitely a nice touch. Well done.
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Scott Bryan

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posted 175 days ago

Waldschrat, this is a gorgeous box. The inlay is simply wonderful and gives the box a nice visual appeal. The box would have been beautiful enough with the wood selection alone but the addition of the inlay gives it a distinctive look.

This is a really nice post.

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Scoop

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posted 174 days ago

What a great box. I really like the form and the contrast between the different woods. How did you finish it?

Did you buy the inlay or make it yourself? I want to learn to do inlay. Any suggestions on reading/videos I should seek out?

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Karson

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posted 174 days ago

Great looking box. A nice design and I like the inlay.

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SteveKorz

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posted 174 days ago

Very nice box… I like the inlay

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Bigbuck

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posted 174 days ago

Great box, love the linlay

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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jim1953

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posted 174 days ago

Great Inlay nice box

-- Jim, Kentucky

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Waldschrat

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posted 174 days ago

Thanks for all the nice comments guys! I am really glad you guys liked it!

To Scoop… I finished it with oil final sand before oiling 240, then oiled it and let dry over night then inbetween sanding of 320 then oiled again very lightly then let dry, then buff to nice finish! pretty easy with the right oil! I used a brand called “Osmo” I don’t know if you guys have it in the US.

Books? sorry cannot help you, I just put the veneer togeter in the pattern that I wanted (in this case a rossetta) then I traced it on the box and used a drill set to a very shallow depth to take the most of material out then did the rest with a very sharp chisel and carving knife

-- Nicholas, Partenkirchen, Germany

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