Thread: Almost done with the artists paintbrush box

To paraphrase what someone said in another thread recently: "Where's the pix? :confused: Enough of the chit-chat, hurry up with the pix!"

Patience glassplopper patience... all will be reviled... err thats revealed... I think?

Okay glassplopper ...I wombled out and bought it down to take a couple of happy snappies ... now the hinges arent done yet weve been busy sorting a few other things out and will be for the rest of the day so hopefully I will get the time to fiddle faddle with the hinges tomorrow ...anyways!

Number 1... The artists paintbrush box
Number 2... The inside the storage area hopefully will enable her to hold some small paints etc
Number 3... The roughed out hinges
Number 4... The box from a different angle... its a buggar tryin to show the waving action of the grain of the Sepiature
Number 5... The lid showing the Torquoise on the tip, Opal at the top, Ruby next to that Citrine next and Amythist just before the Malachite

As I said hopefully I can go out and complete it tomorrow todays stuffed for anything remotely related to the shed

And yes its got a sacrificial coat of varnish over it which will be sanded back once the hinges are done and ready... however the good thing is it gives one an idea of what its final look will be

Oh and Ive decided to do a Huon Pine plate thingy for the hanging down lock part at the front (which I am yet to make of course ) with her initials... should stand out well with the colors

Anyways theres where Im at at this time

DAMNED CAMERA!! the stupid thing gets the shakes every time I use it... works fine for everyone else shakes when I touch it! Ruddy Fuji S3500 digimal camera!! :mad: time to get a newy one that doesnt get the shakes when I touch it

Strewth mate, she should be rapt with that! The paintbrush handle & palette with stones are a nice touch.

So, the box is Sepiature and the feet are Huon.... yeah, looking good... the lid is Jarrah, OK... but you say the palette inlay is maple? :confused: Man, I'd love to get my hands on a piece like that big enough to make a box! :eek:

Niiiiccceee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cheers
Wendy

The palete is the curley kidney shaped bit under the paintbrush... a single small peice of Maple veneer

ID love a peice of maple big enough to make a box too! but Im stuck with Jarrah and Sepiature oooh and Kapur Maranti Durian Banksia Sheoak Tuart Karri Plum Pear Mulberry etc etc ...and some sort of really light timber which I havent worked out what it is yet but its pale in color (sorta white no real color at all) has no feature to speak of and is light as buggary the stamp was washed off when I got the planks dahmnit!

Anyway cheers!... And thanks ooh red timber whispering one

When its done I'll get young Tiffany to come over and take some pics with her wangdangdoodle of a camera that never shakes even when I touch it!

Wild Dingo,
Oh what a super surprise, can you finish it for the 26th, landing at Melbourne and airlines and customs won't let me bring in my paints or wooden items.

Oh well I will have to make do with some plastic stuff from your art supply stores.

No doubt from the pictures the recipient will get much pleasure from your superb craftsmanship.

Looks good Ding.

Shane,
great stuff mate. Looks like you had to do much more than simple wood butcherin' to turn out such a great box.
Les

Ding fantastic work. Their is no stopping your inner artistic ability The addition of the Turquoise ruby citrine amethyst and malachite over maple is a mini masterstroke Well done

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

DAMNED CAMERA!! the stupid thing gets the shakes every time I use it... works fine for everyone else shakes when I touch it! Ruddy Fuji S3500 digimal camera!! :mad: time to get a newy one that doesnt get the shakes when I touch it

Either get a new camera or have a few drinks to steady the shakes.

Al

Nah Al I think it was the few drinks that caused it to shake!! If Ive told the blasted camera once Ive told it a thousand times CAMERAS DONT DRINK!!

Anyway... its coming along steady... I managed to cut her initals out of Huon and got them on the box and have finally taken the bull by the horns and made some hinges... easy as! so whats left? well gotta drill and put the skewer through the hinge then final sand and finish it

As for the gems well initially it was going to be a trademark type thing every peice gettin a small gem on it somewhere... then I thought buggar that it will cost me more than I earn to do that so now theyre only on special items

I think these two pics show the grain pattern best...
One after placement of her initials
Two with lid in place