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4th April 2005, 11:17 AM #1
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Shadow Box
Hello all, just a quick one to show off one of my latest projects. I made this for my old man's birthday earlier this year. The frame is made out of Marbou with 2mm glass for the front. It is a complete shadow box and has MDF backing with a pine frame. This stain is just your basic tongue oil.
I managed to seal the frame so that it would keep out all dust and bugs and the like by using silicone. Had the desired effect and is completely air tight.
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4th April 2005, 11:46 AM #2
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Did a great job mate. Looks Good, Bet your old man was happy when he got it
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4th April 2005, 03:11 PM #3
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Wow! well done. your father should be proud. by the way, if you like tongue oil, you'll love tung oil. Or... i dont know maybe you just have some very silent people walking around darwin.
how do you squeeze the oil out of the tongue's? 
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4th April 2005, 05:53 PM #4
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Beautiful work! Love the silicone idea to seal the whole unit.
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4th April 2005, 06:35 PM #5
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Maybe you apply the oil with your tongue.
Originally Posted by ryanarcher
Wow! well done. your father should be proud. by the way, if you like tongue oil, you'll love tung oil. Or... i dont know maybe you just have some very silent people walking around darwin. how do you squeeze the oil out of the tongue's?
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5th April 2005, 11:09 AM #6
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Thanks for the hints about tung oil guys. Up here in Darwin we hae very limited resources and it is up to us as individuals to come up with new and improved ideas on how to stain wood and the like. By simply grabbing a tongue and wringing it out certainly excretes just the right amount of "tongue oil" needed for a small project like this.... or maybe I got distracted when I was posting the original thread?
Ha ha ha...
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6th April 2005, 02:22 PM #7
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Very nice..
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6th April 2005, 05:28 PM #8
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Good looking job you've done there Kris,with the appearance of the grain "flowing" around the frame.
Keep up the good work.
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6th April 2005, 05:48 PM #9
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Thanks very much for your comments. I appreciate them.
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6th April 2005, 09:04 PM #10
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Top effort, Kris. You've done a top job.
Your old man looks a fine soldier, by the way.
What type of timber is Marbou? As it looks a bit like Cypress Pine on my computer.
Keep up the great work.
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6th April 2005, 09:56 PM #11
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Sorry about that, I spelt it wrong. It is actually spelt Marbau, it is an Indonesian/Papuan Hardwood, normally used as floors. Originally Posted by Dusty
Thanks for the nice comments, please feel free to add those comments to my reputation.
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6th April 2005, 11:14 PM #12
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Actually I think it is spelt Merbu or Kwila.
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7th April 2005, 01:22 AM #13
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Or Vesi Originally Posted by Barry_White
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7th April 2005, 10:34 AM #14
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That's great.
You've given me a great idea for my old man's 81st. He has medals and a King's commendation but they are all over the place. He'd love to have them all mounted with a picture of him in uniform.
Thanks.
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Adrian, if you like I could send you closeup pictures and dimensions. As an idea you might want to try http://www.naa.com.au Originally Posted by adrian
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