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Here are some pictures of a candlebox I made for my wife. She loves candles and I like building stuff, so it worked well.
The box is made of 1/4” cherry and the floor is just a piece of plywall set in a dado. The corners have keys made out of padauk. You can’t really see from the pictures, but they are actually dovetails. The keys came out way better than the mitered corners themselves. They are a good tight fit, so even if the corner joint wouldn’t have held, the keys will keep them there.
The lid is also padauk. Is is only about 1/8” thick. I should have went thicker because I sawed the brass screws to 1/2 the length and they are still causing a few bumps on the lid. I got frustrated and as you can see, one screw is still missing. I’m going to just make a new thicker lid, but I have my hands full at the moment.
The finish is just Formby’s Tung Oil Finish (about 8 coats) with paste wax over the top. I think the tung oil finish brought out the colors very nicely.
I completed this project in April, and I’ve noticed the top has already gotten a much richer red. I guess it will eventually turn to a dark brown, but I wish it would change slower. I really like the red. Hopefully when it is done changing, the color will still look ok with the cherry. Hope you enjoy the pictures.
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jockmike2
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posted 132 days ago
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 132 days ago
Hi HokieMojo;
This is very pretty. Your wife must love it.
Great work.
Lee
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Blake
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posted 132 days ago
Looks nice. I just just cut those stupid little brass screws with metal nippers and put a little epoxy in the hole if it is too loose.
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HokieMojo
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posted 132 days ago
I like that idea Blake. I “kind of” did that with the blanket chest I made. Before I saw the posting about driving brass screws, I twisted the head off a few. Since I didn’t figure I needed them to be structurally sound, I just wood glued the heads in place to fill the gap. They will probably pop out in time though. I like the epoxy idea though. That would hold. Thanks for the comments guys.
GaryK
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posted 132 days ago
Very nice looking!
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Scott Bryan
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posted 132 days ago
This is a beautiful box. I like the padauk and cherry combination.
Thanks for the post.
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trifern
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posted 132 days ago
Great looking box.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 131 days ago
Nice wood selection.
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sharad
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posted 129 days ago
A very nice box for candles.
Sharad
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