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12th August 2013, 01:07 PM #1
Silky Oak and Queensland Maple
This box is made from Silky Oak and Queensland Maple that was purchased from Greg Ward a few months ago.
The lid is from Queensland Maple and includes a Blackwood insert that has a birds eye pattern throughout.
Some brass highlights were included in the mitre keys and in the handle lift.
The trays are Silky Oak and the base of the trays are lined with red suede trapped on a layer of soft foam.
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While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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12th August 2013, 01:51 PM #2
That box has definitely got to be "Heirloom Quality"
I was quite taken by the shelf dividers. Very artistic. Great use of some special timberJust do it!
Kind regards Rod
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12th August 2013, 10:18 PM #3
Absolutely gorgeous box Ruddy The ripples show of the Silky figure in a way I haven't seen before and the brass is a top touch - love it
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12th August 2013, 11:16 PM #4
That is one ruddy nice box Ruddy, very impressive.
Regards Rumnut.
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14th August 2013, 12:31 PM #5Member
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Ruddy how did you do the brass inlays?
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14th August 2013, 06:20 PM #6
Thanks for the comments. I used an Arbotech mini cutter to do the sculpting on the sides but I did not achieve the effect I was hoping for. It still looks like a rectangular box and I was hoping for a more fluid look, more rounded.
The inlays were made by inserting some brass pieces into the keys before the Wenge strips and gluing the both pieces in with a two part epoxy. The same for the inserts in the lid.
The brass was some 1/8 inch x 1/8 inch pieces of brass rod I had purchased from a hobby shop.
I like the idea of opening a box and seeing a little more creativity inside and this method of making trays allows some opportunity to get away from rectangles and squares for compartments.And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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14th August 2013, 07:10 PM #7
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14th August 2013, 08:38 PM #8
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14th August 2013, 09:58 PM #9
Just brilliant.
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14th August 2013, 10:18 PM #10Retro Phrenologist
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That's nice. thats really nice.
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14th August 2013, 11:19 PM #11Member
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Impressive Work
Great job! What size is it? (Approx)
thanks Steve
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14th August 2013, 11:36 PM #12
Nice work Ruddy, I love your innovative design of the trays.
It is really interesting what you did to the sides and it really exposes the grain in a really special way.
Good work, Cheers, Ian"The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot.. it can't be done.
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15th August 2013, 11:18 AM #13
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15th August 2013, 04:55 PM #14
Again, thanks for the comments. It is a leap of faith to make a nice conventional box with good tight joints and then clamp it in the bench and get stuck into it with a freehand carving machine that rips timber off like soft butter. Even a bigger leap when you have a vision of how you would like it to look but have no idea how to do it.
Stevowoodi, the box measures 260mm x 165 mm x 112 mm high.And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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15th August 2013, 07:03 PM #15
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