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Dmod:
Sharp looking box. Would look really solid with some dovetail joints on the corners.
What are those small pieces in inside corners?
theCoder:
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on September 23, 2007, 10:25:30 pm ---Ok folks I am still waiting on the artwork for the Blanka stick. Instead I started my first real hardwood box.
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I'd go with crisp, clean art on this one. No cartoon images. Perhaps some geometric shapes, sweeping lines of gentle color transitions. Anything but Spiderman.
How are you planning to treat the wood? This has lots of potential.
Kaytrim:
--- Quote from: Dmod on September 24, 2007, 01:41:14 am ---Sharp looking box. Would look really solid with some dovetail joints on the corners.
What are those small pieces in inside corners?
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Dovetails are hard to do on an angle like these are. The corner brackets are to give the corner a little more strength and give the top and bottom a place for screws.
--- Quote from: theCoder on September 24, 2007, 02:41:03 am ---
--- Quote from: Kaytrim on September 23, 2007, 10:25:30 pm ---Ok folks I am still waiting on the artwork for the Blanka stick. Instead I started my first real hardwood box.
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I'd go with crisp, clean art on this one. No cartoon images. Perhaps some geometric shapes, sweeping lines of gentle color transitions. Anything but Spiderman.
How are you planning to treat the wood? This has lots of potential.
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The lacewood has definite potential for treatment due to the unique grain texture. I have a scrap piece left over from this box that I will play around with. I was thinking about a plain varnish but I would like to bring out the grain somehow. To do that I will try a whitewash and other stains to see how the wood absorbs the colors.
TTFN
Kaytrim
javeryh:
David Marks would use tung oil to bring out the grain and the natural beauty of the wood... or something like that. I hate that guy even though he has some serious skills... well, I hate his projects, not him (not my style).
Timoe:
Lacewood is awesome. Kaytrim, this will be one hot stick.
Here are my two cents:
Polyurethane (varnish) will bring out the grain just fine.
Do not stain unless you can get an oil based stain.
Before you do anything to seal the wood make sure that all traces of glue are gone from the outside of the box. You can wet the wood with mineral spirits to see if any glue is still on the edges. Mineral spirits will not raise the grain on the wood.
Have fun with your router. :cheers:
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