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Tutorial is here http://lumberjocks.com/Argyllshire/blog/32388#first-new
Another wing box based on a design by Dave Freedman.
This is my Art Deco version.
SORRY about the photos! These are from my phone since my lens is still awaiting repair.
The top is one piece of cocobolo rosewood cut in a serpentine fashion and each edge is faced with thin bloodwood. It reminds me of the pattern seen on a boa constrictor.
The body is leopardwood.
The corner pins are wenge.
The button and handles are black palm.
The feet are leopardwood with walnut slats dyed with india ink.
The hinges are 1/8” brass rod.
Finish is lacquer.
I made my own corner pins/dowels ( as shown in photo #4 ) by cutting wenge into a stick of square stock about 3/16” and chucking it in my drill and spinning it through a steel plate I made from a hinge. The hinge has a 1/8” hole and I cut a notch in one edge with a small triangle file to act as the cutter. I tested it with maple because its more durable and it worked slick.
I made the button by cutting a disc with a small hole saw and glueing it to a dowel with CA.
I then turned it against a drum sander. I made a rest with some scraps in a few minutes and just shaped the button by eye. I angled the button into the sandpaper by pivoting the dowel in the slot.
Tell me what you think.
Thanks,
Andy
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patron
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#1 posted 228 days ago
i’d say you created another masterpiece andy
every detail is superb
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#2 posted 228 days ago
My oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my oh my …
I could go along forever.
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JoeyG
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#3 posted 228 days ago
Andy, this is incredible. I love everything about it. As always it’s going to be hard not to let your design seep into mine. That’s a great trick on the dowels. It will come in handy.
As always, your designs are inspiring.
Joey
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#4 posted 228 days ago
gorgeous
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#5 posted 228 days ago
Wow, wow, wow! Simply amazing !!!
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#6 posted 228 days ago
Truly outstanding—beautiful design and craftsmanship.
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#7 posted 228 days ago
You’re my hero…awesome job, I love it.
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#8 posted 228 days ago
Andy, this is a fantastic box that really showcases your skills. The cocobolo stands out nicely, and the split handle is quite unique. Your dowel drilling apparatus is also great.
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#9 posted 228 days ago
Excellent box Andy…! That is some really nice design/creativity and workmanship. The wood combinations you used really work well together.
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Andy
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#10 posted 228 days ago
Thank you everyone, very kind of you all. Glad you like it, a challenge it was.
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#11 posted 228 days ago
Andy your work really set the pace on creativity and inspiration. Boa show the craftsmanship that many of us on L.J. has known for quite sometime, its always a pleasure to see your works….BC
Joe Lyddon
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#12 posted 228 days ago
Beautiful box, Andy!
Is pic.#1 the same box as the rest? The Top / Front looks A LOT different than what I see in the other pictures…
(??)
COOL
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Andy
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#13 posted 228 days ago
Its the same Joe, must be a monitor setting, it looks good to me anyway.
Thanks for looking.
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#14 posted 228 days ago
I think its a “million” dollar box. Just a fantastic job of craftsmanship, design and woods used.
Simply beautiful.
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#15 posted 228 days ago
Shape, texture, grain and most importantly Craftsmanship. All Grade A. Always a pleasure to see what wonder will come out of Drain next. Thanks for sharing another museum quality piece!
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