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It’s not often I get to make something for myself, so I made this little pencil holder for my desk at work.
The sides are made from wenge and the miter keys and bottom are out of redwood. It got a couple coats of BLO followed by several thin coats of shellac and finally some wax.
It’s really nothing special but I sure like it. The pictures don’t do it justice, it’s got several streaks of orange/brown that randomly run through it. This was also my first time to use wenge and I really liked it, you just gota watch out for those splinters.
Thanks for looking!
David
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BritBoxmaker
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#1 posted 836 days ago
Its definitely got that certain something, David. It just looks right.
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jjwoodshop
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#2 posted 836 days ago
A nice piece for the desk, I like it. Really like the miter keys and contrast….
-- "If you are not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original." - Sir Ken Robinson
jayman7
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#3 posted 836 days ago
gotta love simple yet functional projects!
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#4 posted 836 days ago
Really lovely. The miters are invisible. Is it blue? Is it black? Is it orange? Yes.
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#5 posted 835 days ago
Nice little box and you got to make something for yourself, did the planets align for you or what.
-- Bill - "Freedon flies in your heart like an Eagle" Audie Murphy
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#6 posted 835 days ago
Awosome! Great color contrast. Well done!
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