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Finally finished. This is a gift for my wife’s niece up in Paradise. When they visited in January! I had a bunch of boxes in various stages of completion and she said she really liked the zebra wood. So she gets the zebra wood tea box. Just as simple as that. The top is ebonized walnut. I’ve decided I actually like the ebonized maple better. I think the grain is tighter although the walnut works well too. Finish is spray lacquer out of a can, satin over semi-gloss, with polished renaissance wax.
-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com
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thejosh
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#1 posted 732 days ago
Way to go NewTim! I’m liking the tea box.
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Jim
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#2 posted 732 days ago
I like this a lot. Nice job. How did you ‘ebonize’ the top? How thick are the box sides? 1/2”? Nice proportions.
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RogerBean
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#3 posted 732 days ago
Tim,
Nicely done. A very attractive box.
Roger
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Bradford
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#4 posted 732 days ago
Earl Gray please…..very nice, professional display.
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Roger
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#5 posted 732 days ago
very spiffy. nice wood combo also
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majeagle1
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#6 posted 731 days ago
Neat Tea box Tim, I really like the ebonized top….. very clean and “soft” looking!
Along with the zebrawood, perfect combination
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newTim
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#7 posted 731 days ago
Jim… the sides are 5/8” thick. I used a dye I got from Woodcraft. I think it was Behlins? Anyway it was in a white plastic bottle. I’ve ebonized a few pieces and have never been satisfied with just the dye. I end up spraying on a coat of flat black paint on top of a couple coats (overkill) of dye and rub it down with one of those rough sanding pads to blend it all together. Then I just apply the final finish along with the rest of the box. On this box I used a spray lacquer out of a can. I’ve had some good results using a base coat or two of gloss and a couple top coats of satin. Then I like to apply renaissance wax and polish it up.
-- tim hill www.newcalshop.com
bigike
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#8 posted 731 days ago
great looking box
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reggiek
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#9 posted 731 days ago
Beautiful box…and will make a great gift….luckily it seems no one can have enough boxes….I give away tons every year…and still get requests for more. This one has real classic lines….and eye catching grain….very nice.
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#10 posted 731 days ago
Yea, I’m digging this! Nice work Tim…
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#11 posted 728 days ago
so slick
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