Thread: Ash Burl Jewellery box

Look excellent now, should be great in gloss.

Looking realy good Martrix.

I've put a bid in on one of ya veneers to have a go at a similar type box.

I'll be hitting ya up for some tips if I win the auction....Huh...huh ....

Look forward to seeing the finished product

Great tip about the double-sided tape.

And the feet look great: really suit the design of the box.

Today I managed to get the first stage done for finishing these boxes.
3 coats of 2-Pac Poly. I will let it cure for a week, then rub back as much as possible, and then another 3 or 4 coats, depending on how much grain there is left to fill. After that, they will be left to harden for a week, and I will then compound and polish for a mirror finish.

Dont think I will do this finishing method again, as the whole spraying caper is a lot of work, mess and danger, especially seeing how damn easy Minwax wipe-on poly is to use.

Martrix,
Some fine work there mate, poly came up very nicely for starters. What sort of hardware will you use?

Martrix, why is it taking so many coats of poly to fill the grain?
Are you thinning it too much?
By the sounds of your methods you should be using laquer not poly!

Those timbers really light up with that finish. Bet it looks even better in the flesh.

I'm glad someone else takes six months to do a box. That's about my rate of work

Your list of machines didn't include a sander: did you do the sanding by hand?

(BrettC: the hardware is listed in post #14.

Hi Martrix,

Great work on the box. It looks absolutely fantastic!!!!

Cheers
Wendy

Very fine work, Martrix - thanks for the working shots, too, and the tips.

Cheers,

Jill

Great result martrix - agree with you about wipe on poly, gives a good result, but can I suggest you also try an oil finish. Not so glossy, but looks & feels great.

Looks spectacular. Great use of complimentary timber! Love high gloss myself, takes a bit more skill in the sanding department but looks like you have it dialled, grain filled high gloss will look like a million bucks! Cheers!

Slow but looks to be worth the time and effort.

Love the contrast and thin lines.

Stunning Martrix - I love the way all those timbers come together.

Matrix
I like the glossy finish on some things.
I used it on a dining table I made a few years ago. I agree it was a pain getting the spray finish sytem worked out.
I wanted a hard finish so people would use the dining table and not be frightened to put hot or cold drinks on it.

It looks good on a dining table and drinks and food don't hurt the finish. The only trouble I had was that if you dropped the corner of a glass on the table it would crack or shatter the finish. The timber (redbean) would only bend. Oil or blended finished don't have the same problem.

The box looks great and the finish really brings the burl to life.