Christmas came and went with such a rush, that I completely forgot to even take some photos of the two boxes I made as presents. These are a few photos of one of those boxes (taken by my old man) of the box given to my Mum.
Dovetail Box
The sides are Tasmanian Oak, from Misan Timbers. They have been dovetailed using the Gifkins Dovetail jig, with felt on the base, and more felt on the inside base. The finish is hard burnishing oil, followed by Ubeaut Traditional Wax applied then buffed with the Ubeaut Swansdown mop mounted in the drill press.
Underside of Lid
The top is framed with Tasmanian Oak, and the panel is Queen Ebony from SITCO Australia. (It is looking a lot redder than in real life).
On the underside of the lid, I have added felt around the perimeter (where it makes contact with the base)
Inside of Box
The base is actually a floating panel (as is the Queen Ebony in the lid), with a rebate around the edge and sitting in a slot cut around the base.
Side of Box showing Dovetail Detail
The dovetails were perfect straight off the router table – the beauty of the Gifkins jig – once you have it set right, repeatable, perfect dovetails are almost too easy.
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Wow, nice work! I love the ebony on the inside of the box. At first, I thought you had superimposed a picture of the horizon with clouds, and then realized this was just the beatiful grain structure of that ebony. What a stunning piece of wood.