Thread: Decoupage Box.

It is a good box well done, my only comment is the timber thickness I would make the box from 10 mm thick stock.
les

I agree with les88 on the timber thickness, but he's also right ....its a good box..Beaut stuff

What a great way to reuse those lovely cards. The box is great! why did you wait so long to show us?? It is definintely going to be very well received by its lucky recipient.

cheers
Wendy

Top work with the old cards.


Have found that boxes need symmetry though, ie: if lid overhangs, base needs to do same.

A neat little box.
Nice tight joints.

You could make the lid appear thinner by putting a bevel on the bottom edge - front and sides.
I think a molding around the base might elp the balance.

How do you get the epoxy to flow evenly over the card?
It sounds tricky and messy.

Thank you all for your advice(s) about thicknesses, bevels, and balancing. I shall pay attention to that in the next attempt.

Scally, the two-part epoxy came in a pack from Aristocrat, I think there is also a brand called GlassCoat which I have not been able to source.

The surface has to be dead level for even flow of the epoxy, the temperature has to be above 23 degrees for the viscosity to be right (I actually did it when it was in the high twenties, low thirties). The 50/50 thorough mix has to be spot on. Bubbles are a bugger. I waved a small butane pen over the surface to pop the small bubbles about 10 minutes after pouring the mixed epoxy. You can use a toothpick to prick bubbles or a drinking straw to direct some warm breath over the bubble. The epoxy is expensive stuff, but the amount used on a small box is very little.

It's deep (about a millimetre) glossy appearance is somewhat nicer than my simple photography succeeded in showing, I think.

Great box!!
Shouldn't move much, if at all, with that thicker timber.