Desert Stars

glad to see your getting more boxes done, i love the wood here, yes hickory is hard, ive got pecan which is the same way, why is it that the nut tree’s have to be so hard, im glad walnut is not this way..but you did a great job here….cant wait to see whats next, have you gotten a report on the sword box, did they like it….grizz

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Nice box. Love the inlays and the one in the handle too. Beautiful job….....again!

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very nice

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Joey you a animal so many creations reminds me of someone I know, I quest its not much work when your enjoying yourself. Love the color contrast great work thanks for showing….BC

@Grizz, They loved the Sword Case. I am waiting for a picture of it mounted on the wall with the sword in it. Once I receive it, I will post it on the projects page. I have never worked with Pecan, but I am thankful that Walnut is such a joy to work with.

Thank everyone. It’s never work when you love what you are doing.

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I love this one Joey. The hickory/wenge contrast works perfectly and I am SO envious of your sculpting skills. If you think hickory is hard, try some hedge or jatoba. I think either would be beautiful sculpted. I like the way the ‘stars’ look when sculpted.

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Thank you Andy, I have to agree that it does work. And as sore as my fingers are, I will probably do another on. It holds the sculpting so much better than the softer woods. You don’t have to be a gentle with it. I actually dropped this one while I was sanding it and could not find the ding. I wasn’t sure about the “stars” when I first started grinding, but I am very happy with the way it turned out.

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Super nice it does look the desert sands, thanks for posting

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Can I ask what tools did you use for the sculpting?

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@308Gap, I used a rt angle grinder. I did a blog about it. Just follow the link. Feel free to let me know what you think or if you have any questions.

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I do like it and one more star it would be a proud box for Australia!

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Great looking box. Love the contrasting colours and the inlay dots.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

Another great looking box Joey. Your sculpting really did that Hickory justice..! I know what you mean about the hickory being hard to work with. You got alot farther with the hickory that I did. I attempted a hickory box a good while back and the miters came out so bad and with such sloppy fitting gaps in them that I ended up tossing it in the burn pile before my angle grinder ever got a taste of the wood.

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Joey, nice job…again. I see the sculpting bug got to you one more time. Whatever the process—it is working. I have a box that is currently in my “time out corner” because I can’t decide if I want to do more with it or not. Hickory is tough. Thanks for sharing. Keep posting and keep boxing.

-- Big Al in IN

Thanks everyone. Greg, these are not my best miters. I found that the hickory is so hard it likes to ride the blade rather than being cut. This box ended up a bit smaller than I had first planned to make it because of this.

@ Al, I always have a couple of boxes in the time out corner. I have one that’s been there for close to a year that I really need to finish. I think I have 4-5 total in the “corner” right now. The all have promise of being very beautiful boxes, I just don’t know how to finish them up yet.

I hope everyone has a great day, and thanks for taking a look.

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