Thread: The Celtic Hummingbird Box

bit more progress today...

Floor glued in, hardware fitted, everything tested and tweaked where required.

Will strip it down tomorrow and apply the finishes then put it all back together.

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Looking really good. It will be nice to see the finished product when you get there. It's been interesting to follow the progress of something different and your workmanship is top notch.

Mounted the key holder that doubles as handles for the lid and drawer then stripped down the hardware and got stuck into making it pretty.

will be clear coating it tomorrow and then should have it all back together on sunday/monday


Hopefully the bow & arrow quiver will be here next week so i can get it boxed up and couriered to my "daughter" as i am not allowed to deliver it thanks to Rona and her mate Dan

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I was seriously considering painting the engraved hummingbird a metallic gold, but i'm really liking the dark brown and feel that the metallic gold might end up looking tacky.

And its finished!!! Just waiting for all the custom leather Archery gear to turn up so i can get it all sent to my mates daughter!

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Velvet lined... adhesive backed stuff
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The "key" holder... they double as handles for the lid and the drawer
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Great outcome. The rustic appearance goes with the recycled timber that you have used and I think also suits the sport that it is made for.
I hope to see more of your works in the near future.

Originally Posted by Treecycle

Great outcome. The rustic appearance goes with the recycled timber that you have used and I think also suits the sport that it is made for.
I hope to see more of your works in the near future.

That's what i was going for... unfortunately i didn't get to use as much recycled timber as i wanted after the thickness planer decided to die on me.

Now that this project is complete i'll be throwing my attention towards my boat, i'll start a thread for that soon as well.

Had a sneak peek photo sent to me from my leather lady in Tassie... can't wait for the quiver to turn up!!

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And the archery gear finally arrived... now to get it all up to Wodonga during lockdown...lol

Or do i wait another 5 weeks until we can travel from metro melbourne...

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Looks like some nice gear to complement all your good work. I'm sure it will be better if you can personally deliver it to see the reaction, if you can wait.