Project Information
Box number 30 in my recent box series. This is number 13 in my Adventures into Shape.
This box is an experiment built solely from plywood that I began in late June but set aside while making some commissioned pieces. Some of it was very successful and parts of it were a learning process. It is hexagonal, rather started as such but I put very narrow staves into it between the panels so it really has 12 sides. It has dowels that secure each stave to the top and bottom rims. I wanted to use the layers in the laminations of the plywood to emphasize the carved surface of the panels.
I used machines to mill the wood and to cut the angles and dimensions and used chisels and gouges to carve the basic form of the legs and finial along with hand saws, rasps and angle grinder with a 60 grit flap wheel for the body. There was a lot of hand sanding on this piece.
I wasn't entirely sure about some features on this box but there was a lot of experimentation in techniques for me. The biggest positive surprise for me was the last minute jewelry tray. It is made from plywood glued up edge to edge and I'm very happy with the results.
The lid was another positive surprise that came from experimentation for this piece.
The jewelry box has one tray that rests on posts that create a lower space. The interior of the box and tray are felt lined and the tray is also pinned with dowels to re-enforce the miters.
Dimensions are as follows…
Outside dimensions of the "Hexagonal Box" are 11" at the widest, 6" deep and 15 " tall.
The jewelry tray is around 2 1/2" deep.
I rounded the dowel inclusions I've used in the past and have them protruding about 3/8th's of an inch as a feature on the compound curved part of the panels.
There is a compartment at the bottom of the box. It has a twist cap that fit into the large diameter holes and there are also magnets to assist with aligning them in the locked position.
Finish is an oil based ebony stain and a wipe on mixture of oil based poly and mineral spirits. The tray took the stain in a very even manner and I was very happy with the results. The different layers of the plywood exposed on the exterior led to a darker and less even stain. One thing I am coming to realize is that I enjoy and appreciate the simplistic process of just using oils to darken and enhance the natural grain of wood. I used Trewax brand paste wax for the matte sheen that it can be buffed out to reveal.
Thanks for looking.
As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.
Jon
This box is an experiment built solely from plywood that I began in late June but set aside while making some commissioned pieces. Some of it was very successful and parts of it were a learning process. It is hexagonal, rather started as such but I put very narrow staves into it between the panels so it really has 12 sides. It has dowels that secure each stave to the top and bottom rims. I wanted to use the layers in the laminations of the plywood to emphasize the carved surface of the panels.
I used machines to mill the wood and to cut the angles and dimensions and used chisels and gouges to carve the basic form of the legs and finial along with hand saws, rasps and angle grinder with a 60 grit flap wheel for the body. There was a lot of hand sanding on this piece.
I wasn't entirely sure about some features on this box but there was a lot of experimentation in techniques for me. The biggest positive surprise for me was the last minute jewelry tray. It is made from plywood glued up edge to edge and I'm very happy with the results.
The lid was another positive surprise that came from experimentation for this piece.
The jewelry box has one tray that rests on posts that create a lower space. The interior of the box and tray are felt lined and the tray is also pinned with dowels to re-enforce the miters.
Dimensions are as follows…
Outside dimensions of the "Hexagonal Box" are 11" at the widest, 6" deep and 15 " tall.
The jewelry tray is around 2 1/2" deep.
I rounded the dowel inclusions I've used in the past and have them protruding about 3/8th's of an inch as a feature on the compound curved part of the panels.
There is a compartment at the bottom of the box. It has a twist cap that fit into the large diameter holes and there are also magnets to assist with aligning them in the locked position.
Finish is an oil based ebony stain and a wipe on mixture of oil based poly and mineral spirits. The tray took the stain in a very even manner and I was very happy with the results. The different layers of the plywood exposed on the exterior led to a darker and less even stain. One thing I am coming to realize is that I enjoy and appreciate the simplistic process of just using oils to darken and enhance the natural grain of wood. I used Trewax brand paste wax for the matte sheen that it can be buffed out to reveal.
Thanks for looking.
As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.
Jon