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Bubinga Veneer Box

Project by CharlieM1958 posted 750 days ago 779 views 2 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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"


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mrtrim

1700 posts in 758 days


posted 750 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

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WayneC

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posted 750 days ago

The bulbinga is really pretty. Nice box.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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mot

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posted 750 days ago

Nice box Charlie. Really great use of veneer.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 750 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"

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coloradoclimber

441 posts in 946 days


posted 750 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.

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Karson

25271 posts in 1279 days


posted 750 days ago

Great Charlie. A nice design

It’s nice to see more people working with veneer.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Dorje

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posted 750 days ago

Very pretty box Charlie!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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Blake

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posted 750 days ago

I really like the proportions. What are the dimensions? Very nice work.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 749 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"

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mb_BeachBum

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posted 749 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.

-- Don, on California's Central Coast

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 749 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"

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cajunpen

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posted 749 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.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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TomFran

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posted 749 days ago

Very nice work, Charlie. You are indeed getting this veneering stuff down. Way to go!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 749 days ago

Hot Diggidy, that is some fine veneer. Another beauty, Charlie. Alright Kids, stay away from the pool…

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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SPalm

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posted 749 days ago

That is really sweet. Good job.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Chip

1058 posts in 971 days


posted 749 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.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

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PanamaJack

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posted 748 days ago

Charlie, just an outstanding job. They look beautiful.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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CharlieM1958

7466 posts in 1097 days


posted 748 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"

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Don

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posted 641 days ago

Sweet!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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