Dovetail Box in River Redgum

**silentC** · 27th June 2005, 02:24 PM

Dovetail box based on the one on the Lie Nielsen junk mail that I got the other day.

There are three compartments, the top one slides. It also has a music box which can't be seen in the photos. There's a crank handle in the back that you turn to play the music. It's a present for SWMBO. I gave her the music box movement for Christmas a couple of years ago - I told her I'd make a box for it one day. The mirror was a gift from a friend on her 40th, it's engraved with a message. The mirror sits in a sliding dovetail.

Front/rear and lid are from River Redgum. This timber was taken from a log like the one it's sitting on. It was saved from the fire by my Dad when he was camping in the Flinders Ranges. Sides are something like Mebau, looks dark red in the raw but turns brown when worked. I turned the sides on the lathe before cutting the dovetails.

Finish is three coats of UBeaut Sanding Sealer and two coats of UBeaut Traditional Wax. The pictures don't do the timber justice - colour is not quite right. It is a lovely bit of timber.

**Wongo** · 27th June 2005, 02:33 PM

See what you can do when you are not drunk.

It is a nice piece of work mate. Well done.

**Grunt** · 27th June 2005, 02:38 PM

Good work. Can you post a close up of the sides. I can't see what's going on there.

Grunt

**Wood Borer** · 27th June 2005, 02:41 PM

Nice work Darren

My advice is next time you take a photo of a mirror check your zip apart from that, nice work and good finish on lovely timber.

I don't know what Wongo is on about, do you?

**silentC** · 27th June 2005, 02:51 PM

Thanks one and all. No Rob, no idea what he's on about

Closeup of side attached. It's just a recessed dome, sort of a finger grip handle. I turned it, polished it with Triple E, then hit it with the Shellawax. I put a bit of duct tape over it to protect it while I finished the box.

**zenwood** · 27th June 2005, 03:01 PM

Very nice piece. Another good advert for Ubeaut finish too.

**ryanarcher** · 27th June 2005, 05:04 PM

Strong work Darren! those are massive dovetails, and well executed too. good design and the timber is astounding as well. an all around winner.
-Ryan

**Jill** · 27th June 2005, 05:46 PM

Beautiful work, Silent C - SWMBO, also must be SWMBL! Great timber, too.

Jill

**jow104** · 27th June 2005, 07:51 PM

You must be proud of the use the timber was put to, and I guess the preparation from the log to board must have involved considerable labour.

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on some of those offcuts from the forest

**Tikki** · 27th June 2005, 08:03 PM

Superb! Love the turned ends and the South Aussie timber is beautiful. Nice piece

(and nice finish

)

Tikki

**R. McCarthy** · 27th June 2005, 08:52 PM

:mad: Very, very, very nice my friend!

I've got the odd piece or two of river red gum lying around - you've inspired me to dig it out and make something small and simple.

**Al B** · 27th June 2005, 10:35 PM

Excellent work Silent, I really like it, great looking timbers. Well done

**AlexS** · 27th June 2005, 10:46 PM

Very nice box, Darren - I love those London pins. The choice of wood, thick sides and exposed dovetails all go well together to make a strong design as ryan says.

**BobR** · 27th June 2005, 11:20 PM

Great looking piece of timber and nice work on the dovetails. Fine work.

**Harry72** · 28th June 2005, 08:42 AM

I'd call that a wooden art piece, SWMBO must be happy with that.

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