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OK, here are some unfortunately fuzzy pics of some spectacles cases. I’m a lot better with wood than with cameras. These boxes all have sliding lids. I mitered all the corners and dadoed for the bottoms and lids. The top edge of the open side is glued to the lid so that when the box is closed (if the joinery came out right) it’s hard to tell how it opens.
The dark brown is Bolivian rosewood, the two-tone is bubinga and red oak. Finished with lacquer, with flocked interiors.
Thanks for looking.
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 1094 days ago
These are all cool nice work.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
Cozmo35
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#2 posted 1094 days ago
NICE,...I am sure they will be enjoyed.
-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX
AtomJack
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#3 posted 1094 days ago
Thanks guys. Those photos doesn’t do the bubinga or the rosewood any justice. I need to work on my photo skills.
TopamaxSurvivor
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#4 posted 1094 days ago
Nice boxes. Is that glue in flocking really good enough to protect the plastic lens they use these days from getting scratched?
-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
AtomJack
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#5 posted 1094 days ago
Thanks, TopamaxSurvivor. I use a microfiber cloth as well. I’m not sure I trust the flocking that much, either, and I’d rather be safe than sorry. My original concern was for the solvents- I could still smell that for a couple months before I pressed the case into service. I’ll have to find something else if I expect to produce these in any quantity. I’m thinking just pad the bottom with some soft felt.
MichaelA
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#6 posted 1067 days ago
Nice case Jack I like the contrasting woods.
-- The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. "Helen Keller"
AtomJack
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#7 posted 1039 days ago
Thanks, MichaelA, the bubinga and red oak is a combination that I really like, as well.
Ken90712
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#8 posted 477 days ago
Very nice work.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
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