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16th August 2013, 12:59 PM #1
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Some beautiful Queensland Maple.
This box and tray is from Queensland Maple that came from Greg Ward. It was from an ugly Y shaped crotch that allowed me to salvage some boards that I hoped would be put to good use.
The box measures 279 mm x 180 mm x 90 mm high and all faces have a slight curve.
The insert in the lid is Jarrah burl and all the highlights are from red acrylic.
This is the second box I have used this technique to make the tray. As always , I learnt a few things after making the earlier tray shown in the previous post and this is a better result. I made sure the grain on the ends of the tray ran long so the tray is much stronger. I also set the scroll saw to about 8 degrees when cutting out the shapes as this gives greater room to trap the foam and suede leather inner lining
QM3.JPGQM6.JPGQM4.JPGQM8.JPGQM9.JPGQM10.JPG.And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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16th August 2013, 01:26 PM #2
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...very nice box and very well executed.
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16th August 2013, 01:59 PM #3
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16th August 2013, 02:00 PM #4
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That QM has grain that is remarkably like some Toona Ciliata that I have stashed away.
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16th August 2013, 02:15 PM #5
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16th August 2013, 02:16 PM #6
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That's a great job Ruddy, well done indeed! Love your placement of the grain, and the freeform tray.
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16th August 2013, 04:39 PM #7
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Another Ruddy beaut, love the free form tray dividers and the QM.
Regards Rumnut.
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16th August 2013, 08:48 PM #8
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Yes, very nice. You'll have to let us know how you do those miter pins. Great work
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17th August 2013, 10:18 PM #9
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18th August 2013, 08:15 AM #10
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Very sweet craftsmanship, beautiful timber, set off with that great complimentary acrylic detail. Yes the mitre pins look unusual - nice touch.
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18th August 2013, 11:51 AM #11
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Beautiful box Ruddy, how did you attach the burl and how thick is the piece
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18th August 2013, 04:03 PM #12
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Scott.. The round dots at the end of each mitre are just decorative. I drill a hole about 8 mm deep at the end of each mitre and glue in a turned piece of acrylic, then sand off.
ClintO....I cut three 10mm strips of burl from a piece old jarrah I had that was about 50mm square x 200 long. I used double sided tape and overlapped the strips on scrap piece of ply, drew the curved lines and then cut through on the bandsaw.
I then used an epoxy glue and glued these onto a piece of 3mm ply with the acrylic strips in between. I routed the pocket in the lid about 10mm deep and then cut the glued burl assembly to the size of the pocket so it was a neat drop in fit.
This was glued in with Titebond and at this stage the burl was standing about 3 mm proud of the lid. When set, the excess was removed with a plane before final sanding to get the curved top. I used a 3 corner file to create the defining line between the insert and the lid. The final thickness of the jarrah would be about 7 to 8 mm.And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
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