I have been enjoying making this style of boxes and the bold contrast of wenge and maple. The lid is hinged with 1/8" brass pins. Dimensions are 8" X 10" X 3 1/2" high. Interior 8 1/4" X 6 1/4" X 2 1/8" deep.
Thanks, I don't get a lot of shop time either so these small projects work for me. The finish starts with a seal coat of supper blonde dewaxed shelllac. Allow to dry fully then buff out with 0000 steel wool. Then a couple coats of an oil and polly mixture. Equal parts of pure tongue oil, boiled linseed oil and oil based polyurethane.
This is a very nice looking box, as is the paduak version you posted also. The legs look challenging!! Can you provide more detail about how you attached them? Your combinations of wood are really beautiful!
This is a very nice looking box, as is the paduak version you posted also. The legs look challenging!! Can you provide more detail about how you attached them? Your combinations of wood are really beautiful!
I posted a few details in a comment here and more on the padauk box. The feet are time consuming but not too difficult. The wenge feet gave me some trouble as the wood likes to splinter and small parts can easily break.