Tissue box Lacewood

[devonwoody]

I purchased a board of London Plane last week and started on a box in addition to the block box also underway.

The board of LP was 12" wide and rough sawn 60mm thick in spots. So I have decided to cut my carcass boards down the thickness which then should produce almost quartersawn timber and I believe known as Lacewood.

The picture below shows a 12mm thick strip but is only 52mm wide. (and this means I cannot get the full depth my tissue boxes need.)

The second photograph I have added a contrast strip top and bottom of American Black Walnut to make up depth required.

 

[devonwoody]

The boards for making the box have been prepared, the two bottom items of photograph.

The carcass has been constructed but with an error, I messed up the grain placements, see corner, I was tempted to cut at corners and turn the joints to external mitres but recalled my grandmother telling me in the past that a blind man would be pleased to see it. So, with warts.

 

[devonwoody]

The carcass has cleaned up quite well, this has just been hand sanded with 120 grit sandpaper and it does not play up.

The crosses display a rebate top and bottom of that end piece and is the reason sthe piece got inverted when assembling, there should have been only one rebate and I followed the incorrect line at the time.