shanesmith80 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 My toy box has been finished for a while now, but has taken me a while to work out how to shrink the photo size to allow to post. That and I have been lazy. So here it is.. Made from New Guinea Rosewood, with Jarrah for the plugs. 5 coats of shellac. Bottom and draw lined with putting green grass carpet. Overall I'm fairly happy with how it turned out for my first project of this size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Excellent work. I love the grain structure and the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Nice execution, and I love the warmth of color in the wood you chose. Good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popper Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Very nice. My wife just put an order in for that last night. Did you use the square hole maker from LV? If so are they worth the money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Very nice. My wife just put an order in for that last night. Did you use the square hole maker from LV? If so are they worth the money? Try a used mortise chisel without the drill. Put it where you want your plug.. Tap it, chisel out the waste. Simple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Beautiful job! Interesting choice for the lining, let us know how that works out. Very nice. My wife just put an order in for that last night. Did you use the square hole maker from LV? If so are they worth the money? I have one, they work well and really aren't that expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Nice piece ! Why putting green carpet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Very nice - hope you get a lot of use out of the G&G arched pull jig for future drawers (assuming it required one). As for the wood choices, I'm a big fan of G&G work that's outside the realm of Mahogany and Ebony. Well done there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanesmith80 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks everyone for the comments. I was very pleased with how the timber came up with the shellac. Does have some really beautiful grain. Very nice. My wife just put an order in for that last night. Did you use the square hole maker from LV? If so are they worth the money? Like Richarda said, I just used a mortise chisel, bought for $5. Was thinking of getting the lee valley square chisel thingy, but with shipping to Aus gets a bit pricey. Nice piece ! Why putting green carpet? Wanted something soft and dampening because it will be a toy chest and didn't want to here the banging of toy's hitting the base, and couldn't find anything else that didn't smell, eg, rubber. Plus it was pretty cheap. Very nice - hope you get a lot of use out of the G&G arched pull jig for future drawers (assuming it required one). As for the wood choices, I'm a big fan of G&G work that's outside the realm of Mahogany and Ebony. Well done there too. My template for the fingers was long enough that I just put a curve in the side of that to use for the arched pull. Mahogany is quite expensive down here (like most timbers really), and Ebony, don't think the bank will give me a mortgage for that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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