Boxes

Nice looking boxes and gifts. I think leather will make a nice addition to your next boxes. I look forward to seeing those as well.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Love the design of these boxes. They are on my project list. I like the paper on the bottoms.

The best with all of those finishes is to do lots of samples first. Live and learn.

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These are nice boxes. I really like the addition of the rice paper. It adds a nice touch to the box. Finishing requires patience. A general rule of thumb is that the finishing process should take as long as the construction process. But usually by the time we are finished with the construction phase of the project we get in a hurry to “see” the final product and tend to rush the finishing.

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Nice boxes!

How are you applying your shellac now?

JC

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Great work, this one has been favorited! I like the addition of the rice paper, it really draws the whole design together.

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Nice work – I agree with everyone on the rice paper – looks great.

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This box was one of the first things I ever made. Your boxes look a lot nicer. :) Any tips on clamping? I had a hard time with getting the joints tight when clamped.

Nice job. I really like the way you did the pulls on top.

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

Besides the making of the boxes I liked the handles.
Sharad

-- patanjali

They look great! I think you’d be fine with a little more rub-out and some wax. I love Zinnsser SealCoat because at the supplied 2 pound cut it goes on smooth with a rag rubber and is easy to manage right out of the jug, plus you can topcoat with anything (poly, varnish, whatever).

I also would pass on a tip about using Mirka Abralon pads for rub-out with a RO sander. Couldn’t be faster or slicker.

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Great looking box , nice job

Hey guys, thanks for all of the comments. Douglas thanks for the Mirka link, that seems like a great product. I picked up some Zinnsser SealCoat and I also have a bag of dewaxed shellac so that I don’t have any excuse for the next project.
Josh, as far as clamping goes I made sure to follow Gary’s direction on cutting the joints and clamping went pretty smooth. I set the sides between two bessey clamps and tightened them just enough to hold the ends while I put the f-style clamps on the ends. The horizontal plane of the joints were pulled together with a couple of 4” bessey mini-mite clamps. I will try to take pictures of the next ones.
Thanks again, everyone.

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great posting … welcome to lumberjocks

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Great looking boxes.

-- Maplewood, MN

Really nice boxes. I like the colour of the timber – rich.