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Working on a Valet box - C. in Indy - 11-25-2020
Hopefully it will turn out well. This will be for a planned 2021 (formerly 2020) wedding couple:
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RE: Working on a Valet box - C. in Indy - 11-28-2020
It was a rare day of very good luck...
I found some back slat pieces in my hoard that were exactly the right length, no cross-cutting required
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I did a bit of re-proportioning on the shelf-tongue, and chose a different inlay. Now it's wetted for color assessment:
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Happy Woodworking!
Chris
RE: Working on a Valet box - C. in Indy - 12-05-2020
It's done. The wood is a little busy-looking so it will probably look better in use if stuffed with envelopes and recipes. This is that rift-sawn tricky oak that was the starter of a different thread, plus some coffeetree scraps on the back. Finish is a combination of hard wax and shellac.
Thanks for watching....
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Chris
RE: Working on a Valet box - Bill Holt - 12-05-2020
Really looks nice.
BTW that is an interesting table under the valet.
RE: Working on a Valet box - C. in Indy - 12-06-2020
Thanks, Bill!
On that table, which is my 'home office' desk, it was a project I did about 14 years back. I think I was enjoying the 'pickled' or 'color stained' oak tables seen at Borders bookstores in those days. I went for some reddish coloring, and messed part of it enough to add a sort of pizza-hut-logo overcoating pattern to the top. Anyway, I also threw in a rotating drawer along with a usual drawer....
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Chris
RE: Working on a Valet box - C. in Indy - 12-22-2020
It seemed like the gift needed a bit more to it.
I had another piece of very gnarly oak which I finally got planed to my satisfaction, having avoiding the problems for years.
I'm working on a little box; it's laid out basically and just needs fine-tuning now.
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RE: Working on a Valet box - C. in Indy - 12-28-2020
Here is the small valet to the valet...
It was basically a one-board box from very figured oak, but the bottom needed to be something really low-profile without a lot of work. I stole some of bandit's spare cedar
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Then it all was together for a bit of finish:
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Thanks for watching
Chris
RE: Working on a Valet box - Bill Holt - 12-29-2020
Beautiful figure, but from here, it sure looks more like walnut.
RE: Working on a Valet box - C. in Indy - 12-30-2020
(12-29-2020, 08:32 AM)Bill Holt Wrote: Beautiful figure, but from here, it sure looks more like walnut.
Hi Bill,
Understandable sentiment! From the odor and the hardness, I have no doubt it's in the (white / live / post ?) oak family. I did use some red-toned oil on it when finishing.
Today I de-glazed the shellac a bit, so it's not quite so garish looking.
I remember one of the Roy Underhill episodes, where Mr. Follansbee explained, "red oak is white, and white oak is brown"
Chris