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21st February 2019, 01:26 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Three from a roadside find
The love of my life is now used to the Moke suddenly lurching towards the pavement while I pounce on hidden treasures. This time it was a blackwood desk - well, odd pieces of it, long past any hope of a rebuild. The timber looked lonely so I took it home and together we made three boxes.
The first was a little button box, simple blackwood with a maple burl panel I picked up in a job lot from a furniture maker who was retiring. The burl panel was french polished but the rest of the box was oiled - sorry, can’t remember which type:
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The second one was a mahjong box made to fit a friend’s tiles, dice etc:
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The small compartment on the right is a removable tray in Huon Pine to hold dice and other bits and pieces. It is also helpful since removing the tray allows easier access to the tiles:
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The lid is a rebated ply panel, veneered with redwood burl from Joe Woodworker in the U.S.
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The top came up well with Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil - quite a 3D effect. The cheapie catch rather lets it all down, but my friends were in a hurry and I had nothing better in the workshop at the time (they did not want a lock).
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The third box from this little stash of blackwood was a ‘panel within a panel’ style. The central burl panel was added to the ply top first, then the four surrounding pieces. After fitting the top panel to the box the channels for the tulipwood cross banding were routed on the router table - always a bit of a ‘heart in the mouth’ moment The channels were squared off with a chisel and any stray bits routed out with a small hand router plane.
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Lining is blue suede:
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The box was finished with shellac and I added a Brusso JB-818 catch in solid brass. The catch is 35mm top to bottom, 12mm side to side and 10 mm deep. I use Brusso’s template to fit these - takes less than 10 minutes.
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Sadly no more blackwood left so it’s back to the wood pile.....
Brian
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21st February 2019, 09:21 PM #2
Magnificent use of scrap. If only the previous owners could see what treasures have been made from their rejects.
Dallas
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21st February 2019, 10:41 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks, Treecycle. Hadn’t thought of it like that but you are (of course) spot on. Recently I’ve been given some 50+ year old mahogany ( an old dressing table) - I will treat it with the respect it deserves!
Brian
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Well done Brian, Beautiful timbers like this are a treasure and deserve a new lease of life.
Regards
Keith
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Thanks, Keith. These timbers have earned our respect. I’m grateful that in a small way I can help preserve them. In a world full of plastic it makes my heart sing to rescue such lovely timbers for future generations.
Best regards,
Brian
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