First box is curly spalted BLM with African blackwood corner posts and the lid is plum with Santos mahogany strips and African blackwood pulls with polished brass pins.
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Next is curly spalted BLM with Santos mahogany and the lid is curly maple with ropey quilt/pommele sapele (figure reminds me of heavy paint runs) with a handle of African blackwood.
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(12-19-2019, 10:01 AM)SteveS Wrote: [ -> ]Next is curly spalted BLM with Santos mahogany and the lid is curly maple with ropey quilt/pommele sapele (figure reminds me of heavy paint runs) with a handle of African blackwood.
Nice to see tasteful contrast, not easy to pull off -- well done. How did you make the grooves on the handle?
I used a mini carving gouge. African blackwood carved easier than I thought it would. It carved as easily as gabon ebony.
Beautiful wood displayed beautifully. Great job. I have never done boxes but all of the ones I keep seeing on this site might get me motivated to try some. Most of my work is round turney things. I use all different woods for the patterns, but don;t have any figured wood. Will have to keep my eyes open and see if i can find some.
(12-19-2019, 12:17 PM)Aram Wrote: [ -> ]Nice to see tasteful contrast, not easy to pull off -- well done.
What Aram said.
Well done.
Maybe my best box - a solid cherry tool box:
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I really enjoyed making it -- two of them. I gave one to a friend. It includes a lift-out tray (not shown here).
Pretty boxes. If they are gifts, they will be loved by the recipient, I'm sure. What is blm? I googled it and came up with bureau of land management wood. It looks like tiger maple on my tablet. Good work, keep it up.
Those are a couple of beautiful boxes. Nice work.