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Not a Kitchen... - snezza - 20-02-2022
It was my mates 60th birthday a week before my 60th a couple of weeks back.
I decided to make him a little gift from some Oak he had given me about 7 years ago. He had to have the Oak tree felled in his garden so I offered to take as much of the trunk as I could after it had laid on the ground for about a month....
I'd cut it into planks on my bandsaw and kept it in Stick for all those years, then run through my planer thicknesser to final dimensions.
I was pleasantly surprised to find some of the Oak planks had Spalted, so picked the less punky planks and the mitered box I made for him is shown in the pictures below....
Finish was 6 coats of sanding sealer flatted down between coats and final finish was Microcrystalline Wax buffed.
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It's about 380mm wide x 190mm deep x 100mm tall and all the Oak is about 9mm thick and lined with black felt.
RE: Not a Kitchen... - wjskitchens - 20-02-2022
Nice work Tim he should be chuffed with box and the quality of your work again. ?y
RE: Not a Kitchen... - Cliff1970 - 21-02-2022
That's genuinely very beautiful mate
Looks like it should have a couple of Antique pistols in it!!I'm not bending over for a Terrys Chocolate Orange again after seeing that!!!!
RE: Not a Kitchen... - snezza - 21-02-2022
Thanks Guy's.....I was pleased with how it turned out, and my mate was well chuffed....