Actually, they were only a week or so late but I'm just getting around to posting them.
First is another of the boxes I have made in the past, this one for the girl that used to rent a room from us and is a friend. For those that haven't seen these before, I call it a Texas Treasure Chest. Made of Spalted Hackberry and Mesquite with a Deft clear laquer finish.
The other was for my wife. She collects mice and it gets harder and harder to find unique ones. (She probably has 1,500 to 2,000 of them.) The poster is an original 1978 Toys For Tots Mickey Mouse poster. The frame is Walnut with a Purpleheart inlay and splines finished with 4 coats of 1 1/2 pound cut shellac. Hardest part was getting the inlay positioned just right to match the pattern of the molding bit, then keeping it aligned on the router table.
First is another of the boxes I have made in the past, this one for the girl that used to rent a room from us and is a friend. For those that haven't seen these before, I call it a Texas Treasure Chest. Made of Spalted Hackberry and Mesquite with a Deft clear laquer finish.
The other was for my wife. She collects mice and it gets harder and harder to find unique ones. (She probably has 1,500 to 2,000 of them.) The poster is an original 1978 Toys For Tots Mickey Mouse poster. The frame is Walnut with a Purpleheart inlay and splines finished with 4 coats of 1 1/2 pound cut shellac. Hardest part was getting the inlay positioned just right to match the pattern of the molding bit, then keeping it aligned on the router table.
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