04-08-2017, 03:11 PM
Hi all,
A few weeks ago my wife and I were up in Portland and stopped in at the local Rockler. They had a pallet of what they called rustic BW. It had knots, defects, and the color was pretty dull, but it was only $5.99 a BF.
My wife said I should buy some. She said she had always wanted a keepsake box and BW was very pretty. I had never made a box before but always wanted to, so with her green light I found a board that wasn't too bad and bought it.
I spent the next few days asking a lot of questions here and looking at pic's of boxes others had made and I was finally ready to start.
I finished it this A.M. and my wife was very happy. it's 9"x11"x 6" tall. the center panel is a cut off from a board from a project from 15 yrs ago. Crotch wood I think.
here's a few pic's ( note: I suck at taking pic's so bear with me)
It's kind of dark but it shows the overall shape
I managed to wrap the grain around pretty well
The center of the lid
The tray
Inside
the bottom ( feet)
The finish is tried and true varnish oil, the hinges are brusso.
This was a fun project and I learned a lot.
I'm very grateful to everyone who took the time to answer my questions and share their knowledge.
I took a whole lot of" as I was building it" pic's I could put in another post if anyone is interested
Thanks for looking
Jim
A few weeks ago my wife and I were up in Portland and stopped in at the local Rockler. They had a pallet of what they called rustic BW. It had knots, defects, and the color was pretty dull, but it was only $5.99 a BF.
My wife said I should buy some. She said she had always wanted a keepsake box and BW was very pretty. I had never made a box before but always wanted to, so with her green light I found a board that wasn't too bad and bought it.
I spent the next few days asking a lot of questions here and looking at pic's of boxes others had made and I was finally ready to start.
I finished it this A.M. and my wife was very happy. it's 9"x11"x 6" tall. the center panel is a cut off from a board from a project from 15 yrs ago. Crotch wood I think.
here's a few pic's ( note: I suck at taking pic's so bear with me)
It's kind of dark but it shows the overall shape
I managed to wrap the grain around pretty well
The center of the lid
The tray
Inside
the bottom ( feet)
The finish is tried and true varnish oil, the hinges are brusso.
This was a fun project and I learned a lot.
I'm very grateful to everyone who took the time to answer my questions and share their knowledge.
I took a whole lot of" as I was building it" pic's I could put in another post if anyone is interested
Thanks for looking
Jim
-- jbmaine