Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
Box number 31 in my recent box series.This box was also commissioned by my friend that commissioned the Fireman's Commemorative Box and the Inlaid Dovetail Box. It is made of leopardwood, walnut and ash. The inset ingot on the lid is leopardwood.
I used a table saw, jointer and planer to mill the wood and to cut the angles and dimensions. The inlays on the ash lid are made from strips of walnut and leopardwood. There are similar leopardwood inlays in the ash base too. I used bamboo dowels to reinforce the joint for the shallow pocket the body of the box sits in and there are hidden spines in the lid and base.The body is leopardwood with handcut dovetails and include ash inlays around them in the style developed by Tage Frid. I may have to retire this style of box as it is becoming an exclusive design for this client. He has one for each member of his family now.In addition to the brass hinges I have installed a lid stop for the 105 degree cant for the open lid. I used inch dowel that accommodates similar sized cove cut into the rails and stiles of the lid.
Dimensions are as follows…Outside dimensions of the Leopardwood, Ash and Maple Inlaid Dovetail Box are 7 inches wide and 9 inches long. The box is about 3 inches deep and with the lid and base it is about 4 1/5 inches tall. The interior tray is 6 inches by 8 inches and is 1 inches deep and rests on 1 inch posts that create a second compartment below the tray. It is constructed from poplar wood and both the tray and the box bottom are lined with black felt.
The finish is three coats of Tung oil. Then a mixture of oil based polyurethane and mineral spirits. That was followed by buffing out the finish with crumpled brown paper. I used Trewax brand paste wax for the matte sheen that it can be buffed out to reveal.Comments and criticisms are welcome.Jon
