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First project posted to lumberjocks, comments welcome!
Here’s my version of the Woodwhisperer pencil box. My wife saw me watching the podcast, and said “can you make me one” so I said “sure.” I asked her if she wanted multiple compartments, since she has a lot of stuff on her desk like pens, pencils, scissors, etc. I went Hardwoods Supply here in Redmond, Washington (my hometown). It was my first trip there and I was drooling. I got some zebrawood, which I’ve never used before. I think the stripes in zebrawood look like walnut, and Mark says use the darker color for the base. I think the two tie together well. I had to resaw the zebrawood, joint & plane it. I had to glue three pieces of scrap walnut together for the base then joint and plane that. Altogether, including doing some extra stuff around the shop while glue set took 3 1/2 hours tops. Oh yeah, even though I knew I wanted the dividers, I was too excited and forgot to add them before gluing up the box so I had to do those after the box was done. I finished with three coats of Watco Natural Danish Oil.
I wish I had done the trick where you tape near the glue line so squeeze out doesn’t get on the wood.
Wifey likes it, it is on her desk now.
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15 comments so far
mrtrim
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posted 294 days ago
i learned albeit too late when wifeys happy every bodys happy !! you did an awsome job . did you say the top portion of the box is zebra wood ? looks a lot more like goncalves to me . but then i cant find my specs and im half blind !! lol nice work happy holidays
mgradwohl
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posted 294 days ago
The guy at the store said it was zebrawood, but I’m no expert. The dividers (the things I almost forgot) are some scrap I had laying around, I think it’s cherry.
mrtrim
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posted 294 days ago
ive been wrong before and was with the spelling i think its more like goncalvo alves or some thing lol. no matter its a pretty box !!
CharlieM1958
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posted 294 days ago
Looks nice! I’m glad I don’t have a store nearby that I can just walk in and buy exotic wood. I’d be divorced and broke!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Karson
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posted 294 days ago
It looks like flatsawn Zerba wood. It is definetilly not Goncalo Alves. This is a table I made with Goncalo Alves
Great job.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
mrtrim
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posted 294 days ago
thanks karson guess ive never seen flatsawn zebra . i just finished a project with goncaloalves inlay in african sapele what a great combo they are . i stand corrected . guess i need to hunt the specs lol
Karson
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posted 294 days ago
If You look at the top edge of the box you can see the classic Zebra wood stripe pattern.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
mrtrim
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posted 294 days ago
ahhh yes i see !! i only open my mouth to change feet !! lol
DocK16
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posted 294 days ago
Neat modification to the original design. The Zebra goes well with the walnut.
-- DocK, WV
Betsy
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posted 294 days ago
Very creative. I think it will very nice on your wife’s desk.
-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!
cajunpen
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posted 294 days ago
Great looking project.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Sawdust2
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posted 294 days ago
I like the look of zebrawood.
The two things I don’t like about it are the smell and the open pores.
I do like how you ran the grain together on the corners. Nice touch.
-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.
rikkor
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posted 294 days ago
Good job on the pencil box. A happy wife is a good thing.
-- Maplewood, MN
snowdog
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posted 294 days ago
I didn’t notice the warping grain until Sawdust2 mentioned it , nice project. As you said , if she happy (as I say ) then I stand a chance at happiness <grin>
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-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
mgradwohl
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posted 294 days ago
Matching the corners match wasn’t that hard, and almost happens automatically. You can only get three to match though.
Cut like this:
I don’t think I like zebrawood either, smelly, chippy, open pores.