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Monterillo Sculpture Stands

Project by Thomas Porter posted 744 days ago 886 views 0 times favorited 7 comments Add to Favorites Watch

These are 12×12x12 Boxes made of 4/4 monterillo. They are completely mitered to give it a very contemporary look. I continued the grain across three sides for appearance. The sides all consist of 3 pieces that are laminated together. They weigh a ton bun they look good and are very sturdy. I love the grain in this wood and the way it cuts, sands, and finished makes it one of my favorite (though more expensive) woods to work with. The finish is just a clear satin polyurethane. It’s amazing, though how something this simple looking can prove to be so challenging in the shop. Getting the miters to match up and glue up perfectly and squarely is sometimes very difficult. This took all of the bar clamps I own to complete.

-- Thomas Porter, Phoenix, AZ, www.thomasporter.com


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DAN

6439 posts in 877 days


posted 744 days ago

really cool project and a great place to show off your woodworking skills.

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

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CharlieM1958

7623 posts in 1112 days


posted 744 days ago

Yeah, I can appreciate the challenge of making these. Nice job!

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

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TomFran

2513 posts in 888 days


posted 744 days ago

Very nice boxes! You are certainly right about how these kinds of projects look easier than they are, but you did a super job on these.

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

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ramram

23 posts in 832 days


posted 744 days ago

Sometimes the most simple looking things can be the hardest to make. Nice job…and I like the sculpture also.

-- Rick Hackett

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Karson

25793 posts in 1294 days


posted 744 days ago

That is some great construction on the box. Truly beautiful.

-- 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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Sonny

119 posts in 747 days


posted 742 days ago

MUCH COMPLEXITY IN SIMPLICITY….......NICE…....

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AaronK

409 posts in 358 days


posted 296 days ago

great work on making that left side (in 1st pic) match the front and top.

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