Finally finished the box I was working on and delivered it last night.
It is a custom made design to accommodate a friend’s pyrography kit in one place, rather than across a couple of cardboard boxes.
The concept was that it was made from poplar/ tulipwood which is a popular pyrography wood so she could decorate it, but it seems she is so pleased with it she doesn’t want to spoil it, certainly not the outside anyway ! She found it very tactile last night (it is sanded to 800 grit, so very smooooth !).
I’m waiting for a picture with the content included so will add that once received.
The box is approx 400mm x 300mm x 200mm deep
The carcass is in 12mm poplar, dovetailed on a Trend DC400 jig.
The dividers in the box are 6mm poplar slotted into routed rebates.
Flap is 6mm birch ply using two 6mm steel pins as pivot points so it opens.
The hold-down latches are off cuts from the internal 6mm poplar dividers which lock into a slot cut into the front piece behind the handle.
There is a thin strip of 4mm inlaid meranti on the lid (and the bottom) to add a bit of character and contrast.
The paw print on the back is my maker’s mark that I add to most projects I make somewhere - it is inlaid walnut.
This was my first solo small scale attempt at using resin to embed a 1962 thro’penny bit in the lid (the box was a 60th birthday present which should have been delivered last year !). Certainly not perfect but it polished up nicely and it has started me off on the resin journey !
Also forgot to say that the carcass was made in one go with the lid cut off once I had got my dimensions sorted for how high the dividers needed to be.
, don’t tell anyone…)
