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This may look like an unusual present for celebrating a silver wedding, however I wanted to give a gift that would be used everyday and would be a useful item. The idea came from a book of Chip Carving techniques produced by Dennis Moor
The box is made from Lime with corner rebate joints at the corners, the lid is glued on and routered to provide a softer profile on the edges.
The design was drawn on and then chip carved. The long sides have the two year dates on them, with the ends having the first initial of the names of the happy couple. The finish is 5 coats of spray on polyurethane satin varnish.
-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"
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MsDebbieP
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posted 415 days ago
nice work!!!
a lovely gift that will be treasured on a daily basis.
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Corey
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posted 415 days ago
Love it! I love the combined chip carving with the funtional Tissue cover. Nice job!
Corey
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Napaman
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posted 415 days ago
I love it…the carving shows a nice artistic touch!
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DAN
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posted 415 days ago
Fun looking project. Lime is a lumber that is rairly seen in my travels. What is it like to work with ?
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WayneC
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posted 414 days ago
It will make a great gift. I have never seen anything made from lime before. Very nice.
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Lori
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posted 414 days ago
Very nice gift. I also have never heard of Lime, but it looks great.
-- Lori
CharlieM1958
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posted 414 days ago
Very pretty!
You’ve given me an idea for a project my wife might actually welcome into the houser. :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Andy
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posted 326 days ago
Wow! Your chip carving skills are excellent! Never seen anything made from Lime wood but it beautiful.Such an even tone and apears to be soft textured,meaning smooth to the touch.Shows that there are so many types of wood that we overlook.
FYI: I know some people drop a piece of Lime wood in the aquarium, because it produces bubbles and therefore helps airate the tank.
-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY
rikkor
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posted 326 days ago
That is nice as art. The fact that it is useful is a bonus.
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mot
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posted 325 days ago
Nice carving!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)