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[Sawdust=manglitter]

Very nice indeed. Well made and beautiful wood. But here's the thing; you used African blackwood for the dividers and then covered them (at least partially) with leather/suede (very nicely done, btw). I have some salvaged leather which I was intending to use in the same way that you have but I can't bring myself to cover beautiful wood with leather/suede. Is it just me being obsessive? Do others feel the same way? But then how do you protect delicate jewellery items, if not with soft lining? To line or not to line, that is the question.... One of life's deep imponderables?

Thanks! I did have similar thoughts about the african blackwood, but i actually had a couple of lenghts spare from another project which were pretty much the perfect thickness and width already, and i didnt want to go for a lighter contrasting wood against the black suede, so the blackwood was perfect for the job as it also matched the colour, as well as being strong and dimensionally stable. So the blackwood dividers are not fixed in place, just a snug fit, so there’s always the option in future of removing the dividers to use the box for something else. As you’ve already said, i wanted something soft to be in contact with any watches etc, hence thought it best to line it properly. Painstaking work tho!! But worth it in my opinion

 

[Stigmorgan]

Made another podlet/flower type thing again, took 3 attempts today, the stems kept breaking.

This one is a Bday present for a colleague.

 

[Pete Hughes]

That is something special Pad’ very professional

 

[niall Y]

Not finished, but part turned wet wood, bowls - freshly turned and full of promise. Have now placed them in a couple of paper sacks to season until around this time next year. The larger ones are Leylandii, the smaller ones Yew. The Leylandii came down in the recent winter storms, the Yew was from an Estate garden

 

[Stigmorgan]

Just for practice/fun I made another podlet/wood flower thingy, this one is from an Ash tree that had to be taken down after being damaged by the storm.

 

[ScottyT]

a little oak gate

 

[NickDReed]

Not finished, but part turned wet wood, bowls - freshly turned and full of promise. Have now placed them in a couple of paper sacks to season until around this time next year. The larger ones are Leylandii, the smaller ones Yew. The Leylandii came down in the recent winter storms, the Yew was from an Estate garden

How was the leylandii to turn, I have some in my store that came down earlier this year. Never turned it before, looks very sappy!

 

[MCTWoodwork]

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a little oak gate

Beautiful work mate! What finish are you putting on there?

 

[ScottyT]

Beautiful work mate! What finish are you putting on there?

Thanks for that. No finish on here it’s fit and forget as you see it.

 

[niall Y]

How was the leylandii to turn, I have some in my store that came down earlier this year. Never turned it before, looks very sappy!

Hi there, The Leylandii was fun to turn - big ribbon shavings and very wet. At times it felt like turning in a rain -shower. Will only be able to fully appreciate the look, when it's finished. My son rates the wood quite highly. He and his boss planked a large Leylandii, several years ago, and used the timber on several jobs.

 

[Cooper]

The Leylandii came down in the recent winter storms, the Yew was from an Estate garden

I Turned some lovely bowls from fresh Leylandii last year and the smell was wonderful. It reminded me of rose water or Turkish delight.
I did similar to you and roughed them out but I was in too much of a hurry to let them dry naturally so I popped them into the microwave for a few minuets at a time which did a good job and was able to finish them off.
They still smelt lovey when I gave them away.

 

[MichaelChou]

A small mitred box made with sycamore, iroko splines and a fabric insert. This feels like a bit of a step forwards for me. When things turn out well this is the most rewarding hobby! Better than I’d hoped but still plenty of mistakes to learn from.

 

[Stigmorgan]

A small mitred box made with sycamore, iroko splines and a fabric insert. This feels like a bit of a step forwards for me. When things turn out well this is the most rewarding hobby! Better than I’d hoped but still plenty of mistakes to learn from.View attachment 135299View attachment 135300View attachment 135301

Thats beautiful

 

[Garno]

Ladies Pen
Aspen
Chrome

 

[Garno]

Ladies Clipless Stylus Pen
Black Chrome
Stylus
Clipless
Wych Elm

 

[Garno]

Ladies Pen.
Oak
Gold

 

[Garno]

Darkness
Wenge
Black Chrome

 

[Stigmorgan]

Not really new but this morning I noticed how the bark on my latest podlet has a formed a crinkle cut effect as its dried over the last few days, it looks really cool, I'll pots a before and now pic below

 

[Padster]

A hybrid pen, my daughter requested....The midnight blue actually sparkles and glitter in real life!

Regards

Padster

 

[CoolNik]

While waiting for the house sale to go through i was looking for a project to get stuck into, so i thought i’d make myself, what i call, a ‘man box’… which is a watch storage box where i’ll also keep cufflinks, rings etc in.

The box is all solid wood, made of British Walnut (with some spalting), the lid is crotch figure from the same log, with the compartment dividers made of African Blackwood, all lining made of black dyed pig suade, and treated myself to the ‘smart hinges’ and ‘smart lock’. Not obvious from the photos, but the sides of the box are all angled by a subtle 2.5 degrees, so unfortunately this was already cut when i received the hinges and lock, so i had to fit them all by hand rather than on a router table as recommended. This project had been great hand tool practice!

I still have to make the ‘watch pillows’, and also the ring/cufflink storage insert though!

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Fantastic!! Where do you purchase your pig suede from, if you don’t mind telling? Cheers Robyn