Northern Silky Oak

**double.d** · 21st July 2018, 07:58 PM

I visited a customer on a new construction site of a national furniture manufacturer and they were fitting internal door and window reveals in Northern Silky Oak. This timber was some of the best i had seen and i expressed an interest in any offcuts that would be destined for the bin. A few weeks later i had a photo in my inbox of a nice bundle with my name on it and seeing as though my customer went out of his way to acquire it i thought it was fitting to repay him with a nice box from some of the best quarter sawn pieces.

**Wongo** · 21st July 2018, 09:50 PM

That looks spectacular. Beautiful work.

**Pauls321** · 21st July 2018, 11:51 PM

Nice box here Double.d looks great. I think I have a bit of that timber laying about somewhere, must find it.

Paul

**KeithP** · 21st July 2018, 11:52 PM

That is certainly a beautiful box, I'm sure that the receiver will be very happy.

Regards
Keith

**AlexS** · 22nd July 2018, 09:08 AM

Beautiful timber, and you've made a very nice box from it. A very fitting gift for your client.

**62woollybugger** · 22nd July 2018, 07:24 PM

Very nice box. Where did you get the hardware from?

**Fumbler** · 22nd July 2018, 07:46 PM

Spectacular, I love this timber. What did it smell like whilst you were machining it? Curious as I have some and it stinks, just wondering.

**TTIT** · 22nd July 2018, 08:54 PM

Very nice box indeed

Also very interested in the source of the hardware - suits the box perfectly!

**LGS** · 22nd July 2018, 09:27 PM

That's just sensational. Some of the nicest Silky Oak I ve seen for a while. Beautiful job of the construction as well.

Regards,

Rob

**dinosour** · 22nd July 2018, 09:40 PM

All of the above, can't improve on comments

**Larkan** · 23rd July 2018, 06:56 PM

Wow very smooth.

**double.d** · 24th July 2018, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by 62woollybugger

Very nice box. Where did you get the hardware from?

The hardware is from China and bought through Etsy.

**double.d** · 24th July 2018, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by Fumbler

Spectacular, I love this timber. What did it smell like whilst you were machining it? Curious as I have some and it stinks, just wondering.

I have read the comments about the unpleasant odor it gives off and have a few different batches of Silky Oak but none of it has given off any bad smell while machining.

**Fumbler** · 24th July 2018, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by double.d

I have read the comments about the unpleasant odor it gives off and have a few different batches of Silky Oak but none of it has given off any bad smell while machining.

Want me to send you a piece of mine and you see what I'm talking about?

**double.d** · 24th July 2018, 03:30 PM

errr no thanks.

Thread: Northern Silky Oak

Thread Tools

Search Thread

Northern Silky Oak

Similar Threads

Northern Silky oak

Northern Silky Oak

Posting Permissions