So it took me two weeks to chisel out the bloodwood to make it look like patterned brick (you know, doing some here and there not to drive myself crazy). Then i mixed glue with maple dust and grouted the piece. Then it was sanded with a sander. here’s the results.
I think the next thing to do is glue up the box and then shape the legs. I am a bit afraid that applying a finish will darken the grout, hopefully it won’t be too much.
Whatdaya think?
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Bearpie
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#1 posted 08-03-2011 10:20 PM
I must say that it looks gorgeous and I have no criticism to make, only praises! How is Bloodwood to carve? I just picked up a couple of Bloodwood boards about 5’ long for $20. from a guy selling his deceased dad’s things. I thought it was a steal cause he also threw in a few pieces of Beech wood and a walnut plank about 7 ft long x 8” wide.
-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
gurnie
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#2 posted 08-03-2011 10:29 PM
it’s a bit of a PITA, but that’s because i used a chisel to do it. I sharpened once during this carving and i was ready to sharpen again at the end of creating the wall.
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gfadvm
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#3 posted 08-04-2011 03:19 AM
A water based poly like Polycrylic from Min Wax wont darken your ‘grout’ at all. Very cool project!!!
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littlecope
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#4 posted 08-04-2011 07:51 AM
Great Project and Blog Miss G!!
As a Harp player from way back, and a Box maker, I strongly approve!! :)
-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.
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