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3rd December 2010, 01:16 PM #1
Rose Box
Started this last December, and have finally finished it. Haven't worked at it continuously, as there have been many times when I got frustrated trying to master some stage, that I left it alone for a long period because I was running out of hair. However, with some help from the forum, I persisted and managed to get to the next stage each time. It's been a huge learning curve, but I think the next one will be much easier.
The carcass is made from 12mm mdf, with the marquetry work glued on. Trims, and tray, are made from Tassie oak. The top is finished with Ubeaut hard shellac. Had a disaster when the top had been veneered, but no finish applied. Had a major leak in the shed, during a storm, and the top filled with water. The short story is that the mdf swelled all over the place, and the top veneer had to be repaired in quite a few areas.
The box is approximately 280mm x 215mm x 140mm high, and is pretty much straight from ‘The Marquetry Course’ by Metcalfe and Apps. If anyone is interested in applied marquetry, then I highly recommend this book to them.
The water damage has prevented this from being as good as I would have liked. But all the same, I am very happy, and my daughter loves it.Chris
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3rd December 2010, 02:04 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Excellent work Chris, do you have any progress pics?
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3rd December 2010, 02:41 PM #3Senior Member
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Wow Chris! Is there any skill/technique that you didn't have to use?
Really great work!
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3rd December 2010, 04:01 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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You should be pleased that you stuck it out. Looks great.
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3rd December 2010, 05:39 PM #5
Chris thats an impressive work. shame about the leak. Maybe thats something you could use the Bunnies vouchers on Celastac so you can fix the leak.
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4th December 2010, 10:23 PM #6
Thanks joez, I did take some photos at various times, but not enough for an inteligent wip. I just started another one as a regular octogon, and I'll do a wip on that.
What I learned is that I can't cut mitres to save my life, but that a shooting board does them for me easily once it was setup. I just made the carcass of the next box in 2 hours. Which is a fraction of what it took for the first one.
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Hmm. The roof is already fixed, but I'm sure I'll find a use for the vouchers.Chris
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5th December 2010, 04:49 AM #7Awaiting Email Confirmation
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Fantistic
All I can say is fantastic. The hours you spent on that box over the past year must be tremendous. Thanks for the post.
Bob
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5th December 2010, 08:08 AM #8Skwair2rownd
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Despite the disaster with the leaking roof tha box looks fantastic!!!
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5th December 2010, 10:58 AM #9
Very nice work .
Kev."Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend ,inside a dog it's too dark to read"
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5th December 2010, 11:14 AM #10
wow very impressive Chris. If you enjoy marquetry see if you can get hold of Silas Kopf's book, a Maquetry Odyssey. Very excellent!
Cheers
Michael
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