Thread: Silver Quandong & Aust. Cedar Jewellery box

Very effective contrasts and absolutely lovely joinery. Very novel design too. Thanks for showing it.

That really is something special Alex, the two timbers look very good together. Top Job there mate.

I have quite a few Quandongs growing along the creek on my property, but I have never used the timber, might have a closer look at them, one of my neighbours has a Quandong log laying behind their house, about 600mm X 7M , been there as long as I can remember so It may not be any good anymore.

Beautiful job, and excellent use of some very special timber.

Well done

I even learned something - hadn't heard of Kunos oil, but after a quick Google it looks interesting. I presume it is applied similar to Scandinavian Oil, i.e. wipe on, pause, wipe off??

Some very impressive woodworking skills on display there.

Thanks for sharing.

What were your steps in making the end pieces, please?


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The end pieces were pretty straightforward. First, the blanks were cut to size and squared. Then I cut the slots for the back, front and base to go into.
I marked the arcs on the top and bottom, and tilted the bandsaw table the appropriate amount. I cut the shape oversize by hand on the bandsaw, then planed it smooth. The last step was to shape the top using a patternmakers' rasp, files and sanding.

Some may feel uncomfortable using a bandsaw this way, but I'm quite happy to do it. I always wear a full-face mask, and have a no-go zone around the blade for my fingers.

I always us a coat of shellac as a sanding sealer first, then the oil. First coat is a flood coat, leave 10 - 15 minutes then wipe off the excess. After that, a light coat each day for 2 or 3 days, leave for 10 minutes then buff up.

Thanks Alex.



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That is a stunning box, Alex.

I like the style, the contrasting timbers and the excellent joinery.

Beautiful box, Alex

Rob

Stunning Alex
Love the way you have placed the grain to form a pyramid within a box.

It's a beautiful box Alex as usual...
In your design process, did you consider intermeshing (if that is a word) the lids so the two handles would align?




Where does the toast pop out?

Cheers
Michael

Well done Alex, as always 1st Class work!

Thanks all. Mic-d, I played around a lot with ideas for the lid, and I'm still not sure I'm entirely happy with it. I did consider having a handle on just one, with a lip over the other one. Still thinking about other ways it could be done.

G'day Alex, I've never seen Quandong used anywhere before except growing out of the ground, both up Cliff's way and on my parents former property - a beautiful tree. By your shots there, it looks like spotted gum.

Or is it just that s/gum has such a variety in colour?