Thread: Artists Paintbrush box finished... whew

Well finally its done! Over! caput!
Now thankfully I can move on to something different

So with much ado and fanfare here is my sister in Broome the artist (paints and ceramics) paintbrush box!!

Now to extrapolate what its made of...

First the four sides of the box are made of Malay Sepiature then the base of Jarrah and the feet of Huon Pine the small separation divider is two peices of Kapur with Huon guides
Second the lid is Jarrah strips onto Banksia sides in an arc.
Third the hinges... YES I MADE THE BUGGARS!! Jarrah and Sheoak (sheoak being the feature outter timbers) a bit of a hit and miss affair with fitting but its come out well for a first attempt at hinges
Fourth the paintbrush is a turned peice of Jarrah on a pillow of Jarrah the brush is a peice of Hickory veneer with a small blue peice of turquoise at the tip
Fifth the palete is a peice of Birdseye Maple with from top of palete downward Opal Ruby Citrine Amythist and Malachite
Sixth the Initials "JVE" of Huon Pine

So there we have it FINALLY!! I was intending on hanging onto it till Chrissy in the hope she comes down so I can give it to her as a pressy but as shes still pretty uncertain if they are coming or not I decided that it would be better served as an encouragement to do so! So I sent her some pics "BLOODY HELL SHANE!! Thats stunning" was her response so Im chuffed shes chuffed hell the whole worlds chuffed even her bloody highness was chuffed Suggested I put it into the woodwork section at the upcoming Brunswick Show!! :eek:

Anyway cheers without your help mates and matesses the hinges at least wouldnt have been done... so THANKS one and all

Cheers
Shane... ala one happy puppy!