Thread: Box for My Brother

Tony - not sure about where the timber originates to be honest, I only bought it because I'd never heard of it before, because it was yellow and it was very cheap, but don't tell my brother that I'm hoping I'll come across more of it soon, to see whether it really is as nice as I said. Another non-forum local WoodWorker firend says there is some local to here, so maybe it is yellowwood??

Simonmtra - style?? oh yeah, my point-shoot-and-pray style, that's right

Tankstand - (insert finger tch tch tch waving smiley here) found it

Woodborer - the more stressed I get the more woodwork I seem to do ergo ... I must live in a constant state of high stress, or maybe I'm looking to balance the time spent at work with time spent really enjoying myself


Lignum and others - Many thanks

Three more butt-joint boxes to be finished and then it will be time to get back to dovetailing, maybe even a blind dove tail or two.

cheers
Wendy

Originally Posted by Wood Borer

Wendy,

I wish I had your energy to keep on making so many wonderful things. Well done.

Not to make you feel bad or anything WB but you should see the other projects she has on the go!

Originally Posted by Wood Butcher

Not to make you feel bad or anything WB but you should see the other projects she has on the go!

And have a look at her web site. A great run down on her work can be seen

Great job Wendy!

Well done, your brother should be quite chuffed!!

way to go Wendy ! I like it ...
Cheers
Tony

Aw Shuchks Guys and Gals - you're making me blush!!!!
Thank you all, for the Greenies too.

Cheers
Wendy

Originally Posted by rufflyrustic

My brother's 40th birthday this weekend. He's always preferred hankerchiefs to tissues, so I made him his very own box for this purpose.

It was one of the pieces I got from Mullimbimby WoodWorks at the Bris Wood Show earlier this year.

• Yellow carrabean or cedar - known as both
• A little bit of ordinary pine
• 260 L x 140WTop (110W bottom) x 1200 tall
• The top simply lifts off - handle attached with glue and c/sunk screws
• Finished with the suite of Ubeaut Finishes - Sanding Sealer, Hard Shellac, EEE and Trad. Wax

The yellow cedar was an absolute delight to work with, a gentle sweet smell, reminds me of raisins; very nice to drill, plane, sand i.e. no splitting, chipping, or carrying on whatsoever.

This has to be the most well-behaved, polite, considerate, nice and quiet wood I've ever worked with. Definitely a true gentleperson but totally androgynous though. I think I have a new favourite timber

The first photo is in natural light - the colour is very subtle, so I tried some photos in flourescent light which really highlights the yellow. And added a photo of it unfinished.

cheers
Wendy

Nice work Wendy have a greenie

Phil

Good work, Wendy. Interesting design, well executed. Have a greenie!

Wendy, very nice work. Very lucky brother!

cool, "outa the box" shape.

Nice boxes Wendy. You also have some great stuff on your webpage, particularly the rustic stuff which is a style I like also.

Thanks KRH

It really is an evolving design, rustic is always good for starting with and now as a fall-back type style. I'm finding I'm starting to move away from pure rustic to something probably uniquely my style for example the different box designs starting to filter through.

Whatever it is, it's Fun!!!

Hope you have as much fun too

cheers
Wendy

Whew!, It's official, I can relax now. Brother Dearest likes his hankerchief box, but I think his wife likes it more

cheers
Wendy

Nice work Wendy!

I am glad that it got the right response from the receiver (and his wife - so that it can stay in the house ).

I hope that all is well with you and your job. Your posts here seem to be very positive again - so I hope that means the rest of your life is going well too...

Cam