First Box - Padauk

[THarvey]

This started out as a beautiful piece of Padauk.

It is still a beautiful piece of Padauk. My box skills need some work. I learned a lot in my first attempt at a box.

It is too humid to apply poly, so the finish will have to wait til another day.

Please don't look too close. There is plenty of room for improvement. :beat-up:

Thanks for looking. Comments welcome. (You suggetions are also welcome.) :biggrin:

 

[WoodNutOntario]

Looks pretty good to me!:biggrin:

Are those finger joints?
Dovetail joints would have really made it look smart!
I know you can use a router to make them, so they are super easy to do once set up.

I think it will shine once you apply your finish!!!

Andrew

 

[Pen_Turner_297]

It looks good don't cut yourself short.Once you get some some shine on it should look really good.

 

[Jgrden]

Let me get my magnifying glass so I can ook for errors. I'll return back when I find some.

 

[ctubbs]

The wood work is excellent, however the finish leaves something to be desired.:wink::biggrin: I know, you told me right off there was no finish on it yet, but I just had to find some flaw and that was all I could see.:biggrin::biggrin: By the way, router dovetails are not plug and play. DAMHIK please.:redface::biggrin:
Charles

 

[bitshird]

I think it's a neat box, it sure is better than I could do, so I'm rather envious!!

 

[ldb2000]

Looks like a great box to me Tim , good job on the finger joints and the router work is fantastic . Can't wait to see it with a finish on it .

 

[Woodnknots]

nice job overall, I wouldn't cut yourself short on the design. Only I thing I would suggest is to tape off all surfaces where your glue can seep out from the joints. I could be wrong, but it looks like I see cured glue on the inside corners of the box. Once it's cured it's a pain to get rid of, and since I rarely put finish on the inside of a box I'm always paranoid of leaving glue there.

 

[knifecut]

Nice box.

Are those finger joints?
Dovetail joints would have really made it look smart!

I disagree, with both options. Given the type of wood and the grain, I'd have gone with a mitered join.

Possibly even a lock miter.

 

[THarvey]

Nice box.

Are those finger joints?
Dovetail joints would have really made it look smart!

I disagree, with both options. Given the type of wood and the grain, I'd have gone with a mitered join.

Possibly even a lock miter.

I thought about miters, but did not think I was ready to do that first time out.

Also, I could not continually match the grain pattern all the way around the box. The sides are resawn, so that oposite sides mirror each other.

 

[LeeR]

Nicely done. Looking at the small thumbnail pictures, I thought the wood looked like cedar, and the bigger pictures remind me of tulipwood. I don't think I've seen padauk with that much color variation.

Get that finish on and post an update!