The Woodshop Shed

USMC Shadow Box

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


I was inspired by Topnotch and woody1492 to make a military shadow box for my son for his birthday. The project was great and it caused us to have some great conversations as we went through his stuff and worked together to decide what to put in it. I also got a great deal of help from watching YouTube videos, in particular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgJTz2dZsig&t=1058s. In the end it got a bunch of his military treasure out of his drawers and boxes, and presented in a way he will be proud to talk about.The frame was made of hickory, which I chose for the color and grain as I wanted something lighter in color, but with a simple grain to make the uniform and bright color of the felt come out.On the back, I used a laser cutter to etch the quote about what it means to be a Marine.I got a deal on some “museum glass” which is really cool. It is very low glare, and it is really hard to tell it is even there in some lighting situations.The frame was sanded down to 320, and I wet it twice to raise the grain using 220 and again after 320, and finally finishing with shellac.

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