treasure box

comments (4) January 13th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery

ahughes ahughes, member
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gabon ebony and cocobollo treasure box.most of the work was spent polishing the parts before assembly.Then the nerve racking task of fitting brussos quad hinges so the lid would line up with the base.I made the lid in three pieces because i didnt have a wide enough board for the top.It is held together with splines.The handle is cocobolo with a 3/16 brass rod.


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ahughes ahughes writes: thanks for the feedback on my entry.I only wish i could get a better pic of the box the black ebony is really hard to capture with my camera.The sheen is really like wet tar.thanks again. andrew
Posted: 11:17 pm on January 24th

bricofleur bricofleur writes: Congratulations ! All is in the details; the color, the shine, the protruding dovetails, the splined top, the handle, contrasting brass rods. Absolutely great !
My favorite detail: The protruding dovetails. I will definitly try these on a future project.
Thanks for sharing.
Best,
Serge
www.atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com
Posted: 11:30 am on January 22nd

Capella Capella writes: Very subtle, elegant box. It's interesting how sometimes your limitations (ie. not having a large enough piece of wood for the lid) can lead to a great design element that you would not have otherwise considered.
Posted: 8:45 pm on January 16th

mewarner mewarner writes: A very nice piece of work.
Posted: 1:21 am on January 16th

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