In The Workshop with Charles Neil

prime8 · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject: Christmas presents 2009

Imade this box for my wife and the kitchen stuff is for my mom, and mother in-law.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/22912

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/22913
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David Harms · Apprentice Joined: 03 Sep 2008 Posts: 14

turned out nice, good gifts

copperbasinwoodworking · Master Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 372 Location: Georgia

I like the veneer top on that box. Looks very nice
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bigbob · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:25 am Post subject:

Real nice job. I am sure they liked the gifts. bob

CharlesNeil · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

prime , you are looking good, what is the finish on the chest...nice cherry and i like the top as well....but i also like the kitchen things,spoons and the like are not as easy as they may look, great job

prime8 · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks for all the kind words guys. The finish on the chest is honey amber trans tint dye. And mission brown tinted shellac, followed by poly. I tried to follow the info from Charles finishing set A-Z. Im sure Im not doin it justice but it still came out fine I think. The way the yellow tones blend with the brown is amazing. Thank you for the guidance. The spoons gave me some trouble. I used a gouge to hollow them out. I traced the shape from a spoon my wife had in the kitchen. The boards got a little dark on me, but the cherry had some burns from the router bit, and I would have ruined the profile by hand sanding. I did sand the profile, but lightly and used the color to try to hide what was left of the burn.
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