Thread: Little necklace / pen box

Nice box. And that's a very nice marking knife too. If you rubbed through the veneer on the lid I can't see it. The end result IS important, but in this case the result gets 5 stars.
What rattle can lacquer did you use and can you give us any insights into using it?

Very nice box there Jacques. I'll be interested to see your comment to Dave on the "rattlecan". I've got this "rattlecan" in my shed I bought from a luthier bloke up at Maleny last year. He reckons the finish is amazing. It's still sitting in my cupboard in the shed.

Paul

As a fellow boxmaker, my wisdom is this: Advise Nothing.

There are no mistakes, only interesting features! If you point out the defects, its what the eye will see.... point out the features, its what the eye will see.

As for the top, spin it as "a unique bit of multigrained timber". People might well think its completely normal!

I like it. I'm getting into linings, so its good to see what others are playing with.

Thank you for the kind words Dave and Paul, you are too generous in your praise [emoji4]. See attached photo where I circled the design feature in question.

The rattle can lacquer.... I searched high and low but all I could find in New Zealand was 4litres of pre-cat lacquer, to be thinned and sprayed with a spraygun. That's not going to work for me as it sounds like too much hassle and 4 liters of the stuff will last me a few lifetime's. So I found my rattlecans someone on the Web from a local auto paint store and bought a few cans. It seems to work OK for the odd time I want to use spray lacquer. Probably because it's proper "professional" stuff, haha..

Anyway, attached some photos of what I used. The blurb from their website copied below.

"Trade Spray - Clear Lacquer (Acrylic)
Tetrosyl professional trade sprays are top quality, high performance aerosols for automotive topcoat refinishing. Tetrosyl's acrylic plus formula, along with the adjustable spray nozzle provides a 'spray gun' finish straight from an aerosol. Specially formulated for fast drying with a high quality finish."

I focus your attention to the "high quality finish" as evidenced on my little box [emoji16]

I tried deciphering the safety data sheet since their are so many warnings on the label but couldn't make sense of it.

Great to see you back Jacques and with another quality contribution. Love what you have done with the top of the lid and the lining really sets it all off.

Originally Posted by Treecycle

Great to see you back Jacques and with another quality contribution. Love what you have done with the top of the lid and the lining really sets it all off.

Thank you Dallas.

Hi Jacques,


Nice work - as always. The long thin shape really highlights the veneer - almost a “panoramic” effect. I use Mohawk NC lacquer in an aerosol can - love it.

How’s the studying going?

Regards,

Brian

Originally Posted by homey

Hi Jacques,


Nice work - as always. The long thin shape really highlights the veneer - almost a “panoramic” effect. I use Mohawk NC lacquer in an aerosol can - love it.

How’s the studying going?

Regards,

Brian

Thanks Brian. I need to move to Australia someday, supplies in New Zealand are slim pickings at best.

The studying is going well, thank you for asking, 3 papers done, 12 to go. Seems like it will still be a very long time before I can afford to spend more of my free time in the garage [emoji849]