The Woodshop Shed

Poplar and Ambrosia Maple Box

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


Had a board of poplar, and I got the itch to try another torched box.Assembled the box, fit the bottom in, and then took the propane torch to the outside. I kinda like how the scorched poplar looks.The top is Ambrosia Maple and sits on my little corner columns inside the box.Earlier in the summer, walking home from dropping my car at the mechanic, I came across a pile of bones near a tree in a park. I remembered the bones the other day and biked over to that park only to find that many of the bones were gone.Still, there was a hip joint there (raccoon or possum, I'm guessing) and I decided that it might make a unique handle.I cleaned it up with some hydrogen peroxide, drilled a divot in the top of the box, and then glued the bone into place.Won't please everyone, but I kinda liked getting away from the twisty wood handle for this one.Finished the whole thing in satin, spray-on poly.

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