Thread: Acrylic Lid

I like it! Blends in quite well with your box, also like the corner treatment and the opposing colours on the lid, very creative.

I like it too..........makes really good use of pen blanks.....and this is the second box with that corner treatment.....and I really like it.
Well done Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I must confess: I am impressed!!! Very nice mix of different media. Once more a beautiful piece is coming out of your workshop. Go on using different materials in box building. It makes the boxes looking not so uniform.

Regards
Detlef

Hi Dan,

Wow! - Different, interesting, and demands attention from the viewer. Another winner!!

cheers
Wendy

Nice treatment. Like it alot!
I've been wondering what to do with all the scraps of good wood I keep around and can't stand to toss.

Works for me. I love it.

I like the concept too. I am experimenting with resins and colours also. (my sister did a resin course out at Barcaldine as part of an Arts Qld promotion) Yet to incorporate into a box. Well done!
Regards
Billy

Thanks for all the positive comments guys. It's really encouraging to know that other people have similar "likes" in design. Sometimes I think some of my ideas are a bit over the top but then that's what it's all about. Doing what you like best and what gives you the most pleasure.
Regards
DIY DAN

Dan,
the world would be a much poorer place if artists were not willing to go over the top, extend the boundaries and perceptions.
And even if they are not immediately appreciated (and i do not think that applies to you), it is not long before they really are. Think of the Impressionists, some of whom never sold a painting in their lives.

Hi DIY DAN

I think your box is beautiful. An absolute work of art and craftsmanship. I would be interested to know a little more about your method of construction, not only of the body but in particular the lid.

Regards
Trevor

Originally Posted by TrevorOwen

Hi DIY DAN

I would be interested to know a little more about your method of construction, not only of the body but in particular the lid.

Regards
Trevor

Hi Trevor,

Thanks to you, and everyone else, for all your encouraging comments. I started the lid by cutting the acrylic pen blanks into roughly 10 mm cubes. I didn't want them all identical, because I wanted a mosiac tile look. Then glued them (Tightbond) to a pieces of 3 mm ply. Then cut the ply block into an exact 150 x 150 square on the table saw. You have to be fairly quite here because if you go too slow the acrylic starts to melt and stick to the saw blade. Sanded the top of the lid on a flat surface until all the block are nice and flat and level. Started with 120 grit and went right down to about 600 . Then polished with EEE paste. and you ready to make the wooden frame around the block. The rest is just a standard box but with reversed mitre corners filled in with a contrasting wood.

Hope this helps

DIY DAN

Originally Posted by DIY DAN

Hi Trevor,

Thanks to you, and everyone else, for all your encouraging comments. I started the lid by cutting the acrylic pen blanks into roughly 10 mm cubes. I didn't want them all identical, because I wanted a mosiac tile look. Then glued them (Tightbond) to a pieces of 3 mm ply. Then cut the ply block into an exact 150 x 150 square on the table saw. You have to be fairly quite here because if you go too slow the acrylic starts to melt and stick to the saw blade. Sanded the top of the lid on a flat surface until all the block are nice and flat and level. Started with 120 grit and went right down to about 600 . Then polished with EEE paste. and you ready to make the wooden frame around the block. The rest is just a standard box but with reversed mitre corners filled in with a contrasting wood.

Hope this helps




DIY DAN

I'd pay money for a box like that .
Very nice .You have a very creative mind.


Kev.