Llama Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 I received an order for a padauk and ebony recipe box the other day. After working out the details we agreed on using padauk and walnut due to the clients budget. So I went to the wood mill for the materials. And wow! Picked up two perfect pieces of padauk! Straight grained and nice color! To top it all off, while I was walking towards the walnut I saw a bin of dry split ebony. Figuring that I didn't need much, I'd take a look. And wow, I'm glad I did! I picked up an almost perfect piece of ebony. It has a very slight split at one end, which will not be used anyway, so no loss there! And the price was right! Obviously more than the walnut would have been, but the client should be really happy about the choice to go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Should be a great looking box! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Beautiful boards ! It's always worth looking in the marked down stack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 That's some great looking daukie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Walking is good.... Finding beautiful wood as you walk, lifts your spirits! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 I've already got a mental picture and I can hardly wait to see if I've got it right. Should turn out really nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thanks everyone. I always look at the stacks. Never saw any ebony in there before though. It was fate Byrdie, this one should look good. The only way it doesn't is if I mess something up! Can't blame the material on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 What a pretty piece of padouk..good eye! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 when you get it done please put it on here on a side note i did the same thing where someone wanted ebony i told them how much it would cost and their mouth dropped to the ground wanting to know why. so i explained about disappearing forests, difficult shipping with U.S. laws, small size pieces, and how they cut down entire forests to get one tree. so what i ended up doing was showing him a block of wood that i had ebonized with vinegar and steel wool. which turned the cherry black. while it didnt have the hardness of ebony it did create the appearance he was looking for. the reason i tell you this story is maybe you can use this process in the future 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Update... Sides are mitered and grain matched. Some hand work to get the miters perfect is in order. The top is a frame that will house a piece of ebony, to beak up all of that red. The bottom was resawn and planed to size. Grooves for the bottom are later out and ready to be cut after lunch. Then glue up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Looking great Mel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Love that color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Looking great. Why can't I find pine that color? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 More update... Resawing ebony for dividers and lid element. Dadoed and dry fit. Now it's in clamps gluing up. Didn't take a pic of that... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 That piece of ebony is HUGE! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 That piece of ebony is HUGE! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It was about 20"x1". Resawed to three pieces. Two are about 3/8" thick ready to be planed down to 1/4" for the dividers and lid element, the other is whatever is left over. That will be for splines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Looking awesome Mel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 There's gonna be red and black dust everywhere ! This is almost wood porn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 There's gonna be red and black dust everywhere ! This is almost wood porn. Absolutely! It was not fun cleaning all of that up! I was covered too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 There's gonna be red and black dust everywhere ! This is almost wood porn. Seriously.... I used some bloodwood in a picture frame and my shop looked like a murder scene. Mel - did you cut your mitres on your super-accurate mitre saw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I used my super accurate incra gauge on my TS. I would have but the pieces were too small for my comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 This thing is gonna be perfect for Halloween. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Nice looking box Mel. Like that ebony board too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Small update. Cut the splines and glued them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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