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Some of the simple boxes i have for the show on Monday.
First one is oak with an elm top and poplar hinges
Second is oak with an oak top and poplar hinges
Third is Juniper (from LJ juniper canyon) with a poplar top and hinges
All of them have 2 coats of Danish oil and 6 coats of water based poly
All are 12” x 8” x 5”
Thanks for looking
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
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grizzman
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#1 posted 208 days ago
monte, your at it again, great projects here, some very nice wood, and your making some mighty fine boxes, keep at it…
-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']
Jamie Speirs
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#2 posted 208 days ago
Monte they are great looking boxes
I’m sure they will be popular.
jamie
-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
patron
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#3 posted 208 days ago
show the real wood
that’s the way monte
all look great
here’s to a good show
for you
enjoy
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
Greg The Cajun Box Sculptor
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#4 posted 208 days ago
Good luck at your show…Those should sell easily since the are very nice and unique.
-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com
clieb91
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#5 posted 208 days ago
Monte, They look real cool I really like the live edges. Good Luck at the show and let us now how it is going. I just completed the first of 4 shows for this year.
CtL
-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."
a1Jim
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#6 posted 208 days ago
Keep em coming Monte ,the’re al Monte originals.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
jaykaypur
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#7 posted 208 days ago
Very nice. Love the grain on the tops.
-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!
Blackie_
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#8 posted 208 days ago
Monte those are some very nice looking boxes, awesome work.
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gfadvm
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#9 posted 208 days ago
Your box making skills have taken a quantum leap forward. They are all nice but I’m partial to the elm. Nice finish as well. Is that brushed on Polycrylic over Danish oil? Best of luck at the show!
-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
Monte Pittman
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#10 posted 208 days ago
Yes it’s brushed on. I am using Danish oil on most everything now.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
Kevin
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#11 posted 208 days ago
Amazing boxes Monte, good luck at the show.
-- Measure twice, cut once, then rout a whole bunch
MarkTheFiddler
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#12 posted 208 days ago
Monte,
Great job sir! I love the joinery and live edges.
-- Learning is like a door. Open it and there are hundreds more on the other side. Thanks for all the lessons!
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#13 posted 208 days ago
great looking boxes Monte, how long do you let the oil dry before applying the polyacrylic?
-- bowtie,.....jus passin thru.... cccedar.com
Monte Pittman
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#14 posted 208 days ago
24 hours
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
Roger
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#15 posted 208 days ago
Gr8 lookin boxes Monte. Good luck at the show
-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net
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