There's both ends of the spectrum above - a cool juxtaposition of raw and refined.
Yeah, because this was a donation I just used what I had on hand. The legs were left over from a demonstration I did for a woodworkers fair, and the quilted birch boards had been in storage for about 10 years. The inlay at the top of the legs was resawn from a birch burl I saved from a firewood pile.
It looks much more harmonious with a veneered box.
The fully realized design that I had done previously was much more effective. It was an actual "Millennium Box" time capsule (sealed 2000 AD)for the State of NH and looked identical to this pic but with the key behind glass detail and a bit thinner aprons atop the legs.
Maybe you misunderstood my comment - my product being the raw and yours the refined.
Whatever...
The second box accomplishes the challenge of outdoing the first. I hope I have the time and skills at some point to come close to your level of craftsmanship. I know I'll have lots of raw material in the woodpile...
Warbler, I had misinterpreted you. Thanks for clarifying.
Brandon, I have no idea where the box is now. I think it was supposed to tour around for a while, but I imagine they got bored with that a d found a permanent display, I just don't know where.
Full scale drawing of the shell marquetry and the maple veneer, backed with a layer of masking tape so the thin cross-grain sections don't split. It's like taping together potato chips.
Shell drawing and maple veneer
Credit: Edge
Into the frying pan for the sand shading.
Sand shading. Zero calories, lots of fiber.
Credit: Edge
Fortunately for me, the devil is in the details, and I still have him on speed dial.
I've just finished building my raised-bed garden utilizing recycled lumber and filling the beds with a mixture of organic compost, topsoil, and mushroom compost. With the irrigation now in, the next step will be planting.
The site is a recycled cat cage that had a connection through a window so the previous tenant's cat could access the outdoors but was protected from local predators by a huge enclosed cage. It's this cage that will keep the garden plants safe from deer, turkeys and above-ground herbivores.
Catwalk cage between house and poop-yard!
Credit: BooDawg
I first put down a weed cloth layer to keep nearby tree roots from invading the garden then a layer of hardware cloth to keep the gophers out! Then I cut the used lumber into pairs of equal length and made the beds by attaching the boards with galvanized tape.
Weed cloth, hardware cloth, recycled lumber, etc.
Credit: BooDawg
Then I filled the beds with a custom mixture of growing media.
Half-filled raised-bed garden.
Credit: BooDawg
Lastly, I installed a drip-like irrigation system.
Simple, expandable irrigation system.
Credit: BooDawg
Now comes the real fun: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Banquo- love the drill holder. From my (seemingly failed) attempt at an ER collet holder I'd suggest putting flats on it somewhere to allow a wrench to be applied when the drill gets stuck. Seems that was one of the issues with the prototype I sent to Minerals, so figured I'd pass it along.
Muy moderne- trust me, a couple of gentle knocks with a small block
and the mitred AL corner looked good.
Credit: Reilly
Yes, that is bamboo plywood - but solid, i.e., made up of little strips
all glued together. Muy expensivo! Oh, and the 'studs' are 8 quarter
beech milled down.
Let us know!