kevin0611 Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 This is the one Gary designed and made along with Marc on the Wood Whisperer podcast. The instruction on the podcast was great and very happy with how it came out. Made an album. Hope you like it! And thanks Marc and Gary http://imgur.com/a/eC0iG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Turned out great! Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmutt Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Thats really nice. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I believe that your wife is going to ask why it's empty! Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnorris1369 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 That came out great. Way to go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin0611 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 That turned out really nice! What color are you thinking about for the interior lining? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin0611 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 That turned out really nice! What color are you thinking about for the interior lining? Thanks. I'm thinking about a beige velvet or microsuede. I think it would be a nice complement to the walnut. Green is popular, I guess, but it feels a little too "pool table-ish" for my taste. Will probably get it from Rockler (they sell a self-adhesive velvet) though I hate their prices. Just waiting for one of those coupons they email me about 40x a month I do wish I lined it before glue-up. I got impatient and I'm sure I'll be cursing as I try to cut it to exact size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Have you considered flocking? I've used it a couple times, a kit from flockit.com. Very simple and gets all the nooks and crannies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Great journal. I also built this box. I used a lot of power tools so it was quite a fast project. Your final product looks great. Watèrlox really does make a beautiful finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Nice work. Good idea about getting stop hinges next time. Brusso stop hinges are expensive but well worth the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin0611 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Have you considered flocking? I've used it a couple times, a kit from flockit.com. Very simple and gets all the nooks and crannies. That looks like a possibility. Thanks for the link. Didn't know it came in that many colors. Nice work. Good idea about getting stop hinges next time. Brusso stop hinges are expensive but well worth the cost. I got the Brusso hinges Marc linked to in the podcast write-up. Wish he used stop hinges! Even the standard Brusso hinges were expensive. They're nice and heavy but wow, with shipping they were almost $50.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Looks really nice. Well done I used velvet from rocker when I made mine. My box wasn't exactly square so my edges required a bit of finessing and edge clean up. I'd love to see a good tutorial on velvet lined bottoms....in sure somebody figured out a good method for a perfect fit by now. Once the thing gets full of crap anyway...you can't even notice some of the 'patchwork' on the edges. SIX coats of Waterlox???? Does it smell like an airplane hanger? . Curious as to why you sanded between coats...I thought the whole give/take with Waterlox is the fact that you don't sand it? (The downside being the very long gas off period). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Turned out great! I built a box for my wife for Christmas and used regular felt and spray glue, just masked off the sides that didn't get covered, quick and easy, and the felt is less than a dollar for a 12"x12". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin0611 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 SIX coats of Waterlox???? Does it smell like an airplane hanger? . Curious as to why you sanded between coats...I thought the whole give/take with Waterlox is the fact that you don't sand it? (The downside being the very long gas off period). It's been about six days and the stink is finally starting to go away! i finished it the way I did by sort of combining techniques from a Fine Woodworking article on Waterlox (http://www.waterlox.com/uploads/docs/4.11%20Wiping%20Varnish_The%20Only%20Finish%20You%27ll%20Ever%20Need_FWW__634474589121325461.pdf) and the podcast video of this build. In hindsight, I don't think dry sanding between the first two coats was necessary but it certainly didn't hurt. Rubbing it out with steel wool towards the end definitely gave me a smoother finish though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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