Another Drifting Sand Box

**kcam** · 19th May 2011, 08:17 PM

In my last post on "bentwood box" I mentioned another drifting sand box that I was making for a gift, managed to progress to an almost complete stage today until rain prevented me from final lacquer. The timber is NG rosewood with a jacaranda insert....no tray in this one and the base will be lined with red felt.Power sanding was only used to create the shape going from 120, 180, 240 & 320 then hand sanded with 400, sanding sealer applied and next sand will be 800 wet and dry before spraying. The process is per the pics....comments welcome...KC

**Woodkid** · 20th May 2011, 05:19 PM

nice box looks great

**artme** · 20th May 2011, 09:07 PM

Nice NGR you have there Kerry>

Don't forget the photo of the finishd box. Should look terrific!

**RufflyRustic** · 20th May 2011, 11:28 PM

Ah Ha! so that is how a carved box is done. How does the NG Rosewood handle grinding? Has it ever split unexpectedly on you?

Cheers
Wendy

**mn pete** · 25th May 2011, 11:18 PM

Great work KC! Thanks for the demo of the process!

**kcam** · 26th May 2011, 08:16 PM

Managed to complete the box even though an unexpected shower of rain came through as I was finishing spraying causing a "plume", a little bit more work to correct.
Wendy to answer your question on NG Rosewood, all the rosewood that I have been using is re-sawn reject furniture grade that varies greatly in grain and colour, generally it responds well to an Arbortec burr it tends to fray with a cutter, thats why I chose to use a sanding disc only on this box as it had a bit of cranky grain particularly in the lid.
The finish is 70% gloss Stylwood lacquer...still have to buff with Canubra wax to give it a velvety feel. Kerry

**smagrath** · 30th May 2011, 08:17 PM

That is absolutely amazing! I will now need to do one in Red Gum ... once I finish my current box project....

**RufflyRustic** · 31st May 2011, 10:00 AM

So what range of tools are used for carving a box like this?

Abortec grinder, cutting wheel? sanding disc? anything else?

**kcam** · 31st May 2011, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

So what range of tools are used for carving a box like this?

Abortec grinder, cutting wheel? sanding disc? anything else?

Wendy, compound mitre saw, table mounted router, Makita angle drill with sanding disc (inner tube valve stem) and hand sanding.....basic box with a little embellishment...quite a simple technique really.....cheers Kerry

**Paulphot** · 31st May 2011, 06:04 PM

Lovely looking box Kerry, I really like the contrast of the insert and those waves have a great shape to them.

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