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Is Briwax okay to use on decorative boxes after applying Patina?? :roll:

Thank you very much for excellent advice. I have inserted some veneer under the hinges and it worked!!!!!! Perfect!!!!

Hi, I have done my dovetails using a Leigh jig on mahogany which is well aged. Most of the joints were perfect but some had tear out. They say put boards front & rear but i have a hard enough job just getting my piece clamped!!! I will try putting thin pieces in where i can get them in...

Thanks very much for the advice, i will try that in future as i have a Japanese saw, trouble is when the gap is tiny though and at the lower end of the joint. I am rubbish at hand sawing....

Wow!!!! Thanks so much for a speedy reply, i will try that as all else has failed. Will let you know Thanks again for the help

Following on from my finishing problem, the hinges on my box are not closing fully, i have rebated the hinge in with a router so it sits just below the woodline and have screwed the screws in as far as they will go but the box lid will not close fully, there is a spring to it. Any ideas?? :shock:

Hi, I am new to the site having been recommended by my brother who is not as good a woodworker as me....... I have just applied Patina to my mahogany box, having filled chip outs on the dovetails with dark coloured Titebond mixed with sandings of the mahogany. The filler shows much to my...