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Last week I showed off the rosewood veneer I got hold of. My second veneer piece is made with some bubinga veneer I bought at the same time. I found this veneer less brittle, and easier to work with overall.
In case anyone wonders about the inlay on the top not meeting at the corners, it WAS intentional. I swear. LOL! I was using up some scrap pieces and did not have enough of the same pattern to go all the way around, so I used one type for the front and back, and a slightly different pattern on the sides. I made the conscious decision not to have them meet, since they were not identical.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"































20 comments so far
mrtrim
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posted 765 days ago
i love the curly grain on this real sweet and the inlay well i knew right away it was intentional cheap beer never even crossed my mind i swear ! hehe
WayneC
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posted 765 days ago
The bulbinga is really pretty. Nice box.
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mot
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posted 765 days ago
Nice box Charlie. Really great use of veneer.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 765 days ago
Thanks, Guys.
Mrtrim, after I did what I had decided to do with the inlay, I realized that it sure as heck looked like I ran two of the four edge pieces through the router table with the wrong side closest to the fence.
And the reason I know that is what it looks like is…...oh…DAMHIKT!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
coloradoclimber
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posted 765 days ago
WOW, that looks great. I’ve never done any veneering, never thought too much about it, but that really looks good. That’s one of the things I like about this site, always seeing something that raises the bar.
Karson
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posted 765 days ago
Great Charlie. A nice design
It’s nice to see more people working with veneer.
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Dorje
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posted 765 days ago
Very pretty box Charlie!
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Blake
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posted 765 days ago
I really like the proportions. What are the dimensions? Very nice work.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 764 days ago
Thanks. The lid is about 13 1/2×8, and overhangs the box by 1/2” on each side. The interior is about 7” deep.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
mb_BeachBum
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posted 764 days ago
Great looking box, the veneer work is awesome. I can appreciate the amount of work that goes into a box having just built one.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 764 days ago
Thanks, BeachBum. Spent a night in your little town on a drive up the coast last year. Beautiful country!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
cajunpen
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posted 764 days ago
Charlie you have got that veneering down quite well – and you inlay work is almost there, just a little short :-)). I understand that you intentionally made the inlays not meet – the end result is great. I personally rarely make a conscious decision, but I try. Good looking box and the pool ain’t bad either.
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TomFran
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posted 764 days ago
Very nice work, Charlie. You are indeed getting this veneering stuff down. Way to go!
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 764 days ago
Hot Diggidy, that is some fine veneer. Another beauty, Charlie. Alright Kids, stay away from the pool…
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SPalm
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posted 764 days ago
That is really sweet. Good job.
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Chip
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posted 764 days ago
Beautiful work as always. I think it’s facinating to follow the infinate number of woodworkers visions of a simple 6 sided box. I guess I say this because there seems to have been a bit of a surge of boxes lately and it’s fun (and educational) to compare the different styles and approaches. Anyway, love this one Charlie and thanks for sharing it with us.
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PanamaJack
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posted 763 days ago
Charlie, just an outstanding job. They look beautiful.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 763 days ago
Thanks again to everybody. I have a good bit of this veneer, so I’ll be trying to come up with some ways to put it to good use.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Don
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posted 656 days ago
Sweet!
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OhVlyArtisan
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posted 5 days ago
Beautifull bubinga.
Doug
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