A collection of boxes

Very nice boxes.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice boxes and beautiful choice of figured woods.
What finish are you using?

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

Excellent job! The contrasting tops look great.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

Eric, the boxes are very nice – what type of finish do you apply?
Roger

-- Roger Gaborski, http://www.gaborski.com

Nice set of boxes…. The woods are beautiful…. I just made a 5”X10” one myself… I”ll post it soon… Good luck and thanks for sharing…

Rob

-- Happy and safe woodworking, Flcopper169@aol.com

Nice looking boxes!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Nice collection with some really nice wood.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Very very nice boxes.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

You’ve certainly acheived the objective – let the wood do the talking.
Nicely proportioned boxes.

Great looking boxes.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Very well done.. who can’t love wood when it looks like this..

-- Master designer of precision sawdust and one of a kind slivers.

excellent posting .. keep the projects coming

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

I greatly appreciate all of your comments. I will be posting other collections as soon as I can find the time.

Roger, I use a couple of finishes depending on the nature of the wood. I am pretty old-school in that regard. I work with numerous exotics that are oily and I’ll generally finish those woods with a wipe down of acetone, a base coat of shellac, followed by multiple coats of Tung Oil buffed to the desired sheen. For most others, I use a varnish. I’ve been very happy with with arm-r-seal oil and urethane topcoat from General Finishes. It levels well, buffs to whatever sheen I desire, and doesn’t yellow as much as others. For light woods though, I will use tung oil. I have found those finishes to be best for what I try to achieve, which is to bring out the natural beauty of the wood itself.

Thanks again for all of the comments.

Eric

-- Eric - Nashville, Tennessee

Superb collecion!

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au