I finished making a blanket chest to fit under my window a few weeks back. There are a few pine boards left over from that project so I decided to try making a box. The decision was inspired by all the beautiful boxes I've seen on here.
Well, here it is. It's made out of pine, stained, shellac, and then waxed. There are quite a few tearouts and one of the corners of the lid got chipped so I decided to make it "rustic." It's nothing to write home about, but it was interesting. You can't really tell from the pictures but there are many spots where the shellac was runny and I couldn't sand them out. Other than that, I actually enjoyed working on it a lot. I see many more boxes to be made in the future.
The few things I learned:
1. I hate finishing work. I can spend a few days working on a project, but can't stand a day doing finishing work.
2. Tearouts are easy to do, especially on pine. I really have to pay attention to the grain or else.
3. Chiseling pine sucks, even with a sharp chisel.
4. I learned how important a set on hand saw is. I used the Japanese style pull saw from HF. At first my crosscuts are not that pretty. Then I hammered the teeth to lower the set and the result was night and day.
Well, here it is. It's made out of pine, stained, shellac, and then waxed. There are quite a few tearouts and one of the corners of the lid got chipped so I decided to make it "rustic." It's nothing to write home about, but it was interesting. You can't really tell from the pictures but there are many spots where the shellac was runny and I couldn't sand them out. Other than that, I actually enjoyed working on it a lot. I see many more boxes to be made in the future.
The few things I learned:
1. I hate finishing work. I can spend a few days working on a project, but can't stand a day doing finishing work.
2. Tearouts are easy to do, especially on pine. I really have to pay attention to the grain or else.
3. Chiseling pine sucks, even with a sharp chisel.
4. I learned how important a set on hand saw is. I used the Japanese style pull saw from HF. At first my crosscuts are not that pretty. Then I hammered the teeth to lower the set and the result was night and day.
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