Thread: A gift to say thanks

That's a fair amount of wood.

Originally Posted by Christos

That's a fair amount of wood.

The best stuff is underneath

Started the box, and progressive pics. showing rebate, with Purfling inset, image of what base will look like. most are self explanatory. and the Underneath dark timber noted above is Wenge.

You got to be at the right place at the right time sometimes...
Very nice hull and well done of the THANK YOU gift, that's what enjoying woodwork is about!!

More pics as it comes together, held with the home made box clamp from 40mm square Tas oak. And an old tie downIMG_3653.jpgIMG_3654.jpgIMG_3655.jpg

You may also see that the base insert is just a bit undersized and as such there is a tiny gap of 1mm. I thought I had cut the lengths undersized so all I had to do was then shoot the end to fit but I got carried away. And I actually had a spare base in case I ballsed it up. No drama as on the bottom, far not bad for a first box. I might try and fill with epoxy and sawdust. I will be a lot more careful when doing the lid insert to ensure no gaps.

Here is the pen for the box, JB fountain pen dressed in Blackwood. Laying on the box insert I made. 10mm doing covered in Black velvet, (sorry Alannah).

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Instead of glue and saw dust try a sliver of the same timber glued in instead once sanded it will disappear.
Regards Rod.

Originally Posted by Rod Gilbert

Instead of glue and saw dust try a sliver of the same timber glued in instead once sanded it will disappear.
Regards Rod.

Thanks Rod, I'll try that.

What does/or did your friend use all this nice timber for?
Lucky you have the Triton with the wind down rear window. The tub can be a bit short sometimes on these twin cabs.

Originally Posted by Treecycle

What does/or did your friend use all this nice timber for?

The silky oak was from a tree taken down in 1994, so we'll seasoned, not sure about the Blackwood slabs. The purfling, Honduran rosewood, cedar, paulownia etc, ie the rest, was given to him from a guitar maker. So should I decide to make a tune too, that's also now a possibility. As I was given a mahogany guitar blank plus about a dozen butterfly panels. I'm a lucky boy. The hugs doesn't think so, she thinks I'm just doing someone else's clean up job. She's not that bad. She's impressed with the pen and box so far.

off to mcjings for some concealed barrel hinges.

Getting there slowly. More pics to follow.

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