Valentine's Heart Box 2008

Looks nice. I have never worked with bloodwood before.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

This is a nice little box but the finish is what makes it. I guess that tung oil works well with bloodwood.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Very good craftsmanship on the box The color and the finish is very pleasing. How do u apply Tung oil? With a brush, cloth or spong. I have never seen Tung oil.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Good looking box. The contours and finish make you want to hold it and rub your hands on the wood. Nice job.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Great box, the finish is very nice too… Job well done

-- Mark, Hancock Maine, rmarkham52@hotmail.com

This is a very nice box. I am sure that your “sweetie” was thrilled by it even though it was a little late. After all you cannot rush good craftmanship.

The bloodwood looks good and the finish really makes it stand out.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I used Minwax “Tung Oil Finish” which I’ve been told has NO tung oil. I suspect it is a mixture of some oil (BLO ?) and poly. What ever it is, it has worked great for me. I sanded the box from 120 to 150 to 220 to 400 grit. I applied a liberal ( pour a puddle in the box ) amount of the “Tung Oil Finish” using an old Tshirt rag. I let it set for about 15-20 minutes. It will be a little tacky. I buff it by hand with a clean Tshirt rag. If you wait too long, it will not want to rub out. You can apply some more finish to soften it up then rub it out. I rub pretty hard to generate a little heat. Shoud be completely smooth when you’re done buffing. I wait 24 hours and repeat with another coat. Sometimes I hit it lightly with some 0000 steel wool between coats. Didn’t do that this time. This box has three coats. The more coats you apply the more gloss you get.

After I’m done with the finish, I wait 48 to 72 hours then apply some plain old Johnson’s paste wax using 0000 steel wool. The “Tung Oil Finish” already has a nice feeling finish but the wax makes is even silkier to the touch.

I like this finish is lot. Very simple, put it on wipe if off and the results are great. I’ve used it on bloodwood, purpleheart, jatoba, and honey locust and it always looks great.

-- Leon -- Houston, TX - " I create all my own designs and it looks like it "

I really like the smoooth, organic feel of this, Leon.

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

Very nice. The bloodwood is an ideal choice for a valentine box.

-- Maplewood, MN

so very special.
A lovely, lovable box

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)