Thread: Glasses Case Mark 2

Originally Posted by artme

Great looking box Hermit!! Love the choice of timbers and the inlay is great!!

Thanks, artme. That was the first inlay that I made myself rather than buying off-the-shelf. A bit corny, but suits the purpose of the box.

I got some more felt yesterday, so can finally line this one today and finish it off.
A few people have shown interest in this, so I'll probably make more in the future. It was fun to make and quite a challenge compared to the first balsa glasses case.

I can finally get back onto shaping my elliptical Rosewood box tomorrow. I'd give my left you-know-what for some decent tools. I'll buy an Arbortech Mini Grinder as soon as the budget allows, (I'm on a pension and have to go easy), to speed the process. I have a lot of material to remove from the middle.

... Steve

I got the lining done today. This one is officially finished, except for a quick clean-up and wax tomorrow. There's a couple of tiny smears of contact adhesive on the felt, too, that I want to shave when it has fully dried.

I can get on with the elliptical box now, at last.
Onward and upwards.

... Steve

This has come up very nice.

Originally Posted by Christos

This has come up very nice.

Thanks, Christos. Overall, I'm fairly pleased with it.

These glasses cases were a good exercise and taught me a fair bit, as a beginner, as did the Air Freshener Dispenser.
I'll make some more glasses cases in future, but for now I've learned all I can from making them and want to try things a bit more challenging like the elliptical box. I'm doing some test carving tonight that might become a border around the top and bottom of the box, if it works out OK.

I'm really getting to like this new hobby.

... Steve