Coop Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Shoot Dude, don't point it out and only we will know! That box looks cool. Good job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Dave, the stain is so faint, I'm not positive I even see it! Like Coop said, don't mention it, no one else will know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Shoot Dude, don't point it out and only we will know! That box looks cool. Good job!Dave, the stsing is so faint, I'm not positive I even see it! Like Coop said, don't mention it, no one else will know.I don't know, it looks kind of glaring to me; as if I failed to get some glue squeeze-out removed. But I don't think it's squeeze out because I made a concerted effort to remove every bit I could see.I appreciate your opinions. As woodworkers with similar standards of "perfection", if you guys think it's trivial I'm glad to hear it.My inclination is to leave it as is. I don't think I can clean it up without making things worse. Still it offends the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted August 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) The box is complete:http://http://http://http:// Edited August 16, 2015 by davewyo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Woooow! Gorgeous ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Beautiful, Dave! The finish really makes that figure pop! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 That's awesome! Something interesting to look at no matter where you look on the box. Nice job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Heck of a job Dave. That looks awsome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Dave it turned out really well! Something to be proud of. Im sure your bro will love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks Gang! I appreciate the comments and encouragement throughout the whole process.I'm really happy with the way it turned out. Now the pressure is off. I have a wedding box, and the next box I make will have no deadline attached.Working with Bocote and Lacewood is an exercise in contrasts. The Lacewood is softer and easily as porous as White Oak, if not more so. The Bocote (which my Spanish speaking friends, though unfamiliar with the word, say they would pronounce Bo-Coh-Tay) is quite dense and cuts with razor sharp edges. Nonetheless it will splinter and chip out like any hardwood and I used every trick I could think of to support and back up cross cuts. Just as an interesting curiosity; the Bocote sawdust is the color of ground cumin. Some say it has a smell of pickles but, with my distinctly sub-average sense of smell, I didn't detect any vinegar fragrance.The wood seemed sufficiently oily to use epoxy for all gluing. Immediately prior to glue up I wiped all surfaces with Acetone, which resulted in a dramatic dark mustard-colored staining of the rag. The epoxy was ideal for the Bocote but it had a tendency to "bleed" into the pores of the Lacewood, especially on end grain.The Bocote was understandably difficult to sand, accepted a lacquer finish well, and drilled well with little trouble with the grain grabbing your drill bit and guiding it off course. It was a pleasure to pare with a chisel when fitting the hinges. Approximate Cost: Bocote $50, Lacewood $30, epoxy $20, hinges $30, sandpaper $20, lacquer $60 + labor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 So, for $210 plus change, not including labor, you got a million $ box. Heck of a mark up! Great job dude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 So, for $210 plus change, not including labor, you got a million $ box. Heck of a mark up! Great job dude!Wonderful comment Coop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Dave. That is really a fantastic piece of craftsmanship! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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