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The last of the Christmas boxes rolls off the ‘production’ line :) This one is walnut and birdseye maple, I used surface mounting hinges this time around because I never quite got perfect results mortising the Brusso ones in, I quite like the way the brass looks against the walnut though.
After four variations of this box I think it’s time to move onto something new, but it was nice working on projects that were of a smaller scale than my usual fare, and I see a few more of these in my future.
The finish is a simple wipe on poly (and I still need to do finish the bit where I cut the top off).
-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
14 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 294 days ago
Nice…clean and classic!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Russel
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posted 294 days ago
Great box. I’m a firm believer that walnut and birdseye maple were made for each other.
-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.
Devin
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posted 294 days ago
What Charlie said…very nice indeed. That’s a great piece of birdseye maple.
-- If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? - John Wooden
urningit
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posted 294 days ago
your boxes that you’ve made are awesome. All of them look as though alot of attention to
detail is taken. I build boxes at the woodshop I work at also. Perfection is the ONLY exception.
davis-whitehall.com if you want to see.
-- urningit
motthunter
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posted 294 days ago
a beautiful box. great joinery
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BarryW
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posted 294 days ago
yes, a classic with great joinery…and isn’t the wood a stunner…the maple is just a stunner…
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Damian Penney
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posted 294 days ago
I forgot one detail with regards finishing, the first coat was tung oil with a few drops of tint in it, really brought out the figure in the maple.
Thanks for the kind words guys.
-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
matt garcia
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posted 294 days ago
This is gorgeous, Damian!!! Love that birdseye maple!!
-- Matt, Houston Texas
Thos. Angle
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posted 294 days ago
Really nice work, Damian.
-- Thos. Angle
Mark Shymanski
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posted 294 days ago
A beautiful box, the maple is exceptional.
-- ...it's rennovation time!!!
Dorje
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posted 293 days ago
Yep – that’s birdseye alright! Good work making good on your Christmas presents!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 290 days ago
Great job Damian!
Lee
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kiwisharyn
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posted 166 days ago
Hi again Damian – gorgeous box, love that timber.
Where those brusso quadrant hinges you tried before? My tutor has offered me a pair to use ‘if I can make a box that deserves them’. Now there’s a challenge…
-- ... must be time for a cup of tea and a sit-down
Damian Penney
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posted 166 days ago
Yes, the other boxes got the brusso hinges and I had an awful time aligning them, the ones I used here were soooo much easier :) The brusso’s sure are nice though…
-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso