Thread: Silky Oak and Queensland Maple

That box has definitely got to be "Heirloom Quality"
I was quite taken by the shelf dividers. Very artistic. Great use of some special timber

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

That is one ruddy nice box Ruddy, very impressive.

Ruddy how did you do the brass inlays?

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.

Really nice, Ruddy. The dividers really appeal to me. Absolutely beautiful.

The dividers do look very classy. Nice work sir.

Just brilliant.
Regards

That's nice. thats really nice.

Great job! What size is it? (Approx)

thanks Steve

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

Originally Posted by Nanigai

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

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.

Ruddy, the way designs improve is by trying to do things we haven't done before. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Sometimes they blow you away, sometimes they lead you to the next step.