A small neander finger jointed box

[Zahid Naqvi]

Except for the resawing everything was done by handtools. The Curly Maple came from Dennis' "private selection". The finger joints are handcut.

Dye is a mix of Brown Mahogany with a touch of Cherry Red Aniline dye, followed by two coats of Shellac and three coats of Deft brush-on topcoat (Lacquer). Still can't come up with enough courage to hand plane curly woods, so I had to fall back to sanding. The recipe for the finish came from Jeff Jewitt himself (asked him on the homestead site).

But I am not impressed by the finish achieved by deft, I could always see brushmarks no matter what I did, and it was supposed to self level. Maybe it has something to do with my technique, or perhaps I should have thinned the finish.

Here's the front view
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The insides are maple ply, ebonized with aniline dye.
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Excuse the lint at the bottom which came from buffing, didn't notice until after I had posted the picture.
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and the customary picture of the box in-service

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and yes that is a small crack at the top right corner, the wood must have had this but I didn't notice it until after It had been clamped and dried. I figure it gives it a little lived in look.

[Mike Wenzloff]

Beautiful Zahid!

Very nice and sort of poetic justice, considering what it houses...

Take care, Mike

[Dan Clermont in Burnaby]

Nice Box,

Care to share the recipe Jeff Jewitt passed on to you? How much of the dye's were used?

Thanks
Dan Clermont

[Dan Forman]

Gorgeous box! Your finishing regemen sure brought out the figure in the wood.

Dan

[John Motzi]

Hi Zahid,

This is a very nice box!!!

JM

[Jim Becker]

Very nice, Zahid! And don't worry about the crack...it makes it a nice reproduction of a 17th century remote box.

[Zahid Naqvi]

Nice Box,

Care to share the recipe Jeff Jewitt passed on to you? How much of the dye's were used?

Thanks
Dan Clermont

Here you go, http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/ph...pic.php?t=2750. The interesting thing is Jeff recommends a light sanding while the dye is still wet. I actually didn't measure the quantities of the dye as I wasn't lloking for a particular color. I put a little brown dye and kept adding small quantities of red until it got close to what felt right.

[Zahid Naqvi]

Very nice, Zahid! And don't worry about the crack...it makes it a nice reproduction of a 17th century remote box.

That's a good one there Jim, you had me going for a couple'a seconds.