Forget your spice cabinet, the mosaic floor with the cream marfil marble border + mosaic border + mosaic field got my attention (gorgeous and well done)……that is inside the box of a room- that should count right?
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Box pictures-everyones!
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Houses are boxes. Mosaic came from Lebanon. Rolled up with jute backing in a triangular plans box. In 2005 I think it was $180. Very cheap compared to equivalent options. Almost 20 years old. It is still classic and perfect. Copper hand hammered sink came from Mexico. $75
I am surprised it came from Lebanon- usually from Italy, but you are also correct because about that time they had mosaic tiles as well as mosaic tables that came from there and Turkey. It was a “thing” during that time and as well as the cream marfil- which I like the way you used that as a border within a border (it also picks up the beige in the mosaics) to give a “breather” instead of standardly running the mosaic border around perimeter. Nice touch really like the way you would frame a photo or a piece of art.
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That’s some crazy curl! Nice job on the box too!
Here’s a few
These are all great! What’s the wood in the second box lid? The curl visible with the spalting is very cool…
I wouldn't turn down an id on each of those... That is quite the collection!
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my bet is big leaf maple
WOW!! Some very nice boxes by very talented folk.
Alexander Palm with Amboyna burl lid.
Alexander Palm with Amboyna burl lid.
A small project from about a year ago… had some sapele offcuts and made some small panels with maple veneer to create this little business card holder for my desk.
Exceptionally sweet! Such a great use for small pieces of wood! Chuck
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I made the room, finished walls, made the corner counter for sink, But I picked out nothing. Kathie picked mosaic, border, sink and all colors. She designed the entry mosaic. Door hardware came from 5 unit apartment bld. that was converted in 40s from 3 story 1904 home. I traded my first house for it. Living the good life at 24- no cost housing.
Got hungry in the shop one day and out popped this cupcake.
Walnut and inked ash with white glue icing.
Walnut and inked ash with white glue icing.
Walnut and osage orange box. 1 1/2 round by 2 high.
What does it look like without the lamp inside turned on?
All finished. Corner posts are juniper; top and bottom frames are cherry; the bottom is plain ol' 5/8" plywood; and the sides are maple slats that I used as go bars for building guitars. Figured all those leftover maple slats should be good for something. Couple coats of rattle-can clear shellac. Cleaned up all the rough edges with 80 grit, then 120 grit, then 320 grit. 1/4" round over using small router on all edges.
Top is pinned to the corner posts with 1/4" dowels drilled through the mortise & tenon joint, locks everything together. in case someone picks up the box using the top frame edge.
Top is pinned to the corner posts with 1/4" dowels drilled through the mortise & tenon joint, locks everything together. in case someone picks up the box using the top frame edge.
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Think this might compete with Longaberger! Most excellent! Chuck
Doug,
This would make a most excellent clothes hamper. If lidded it would be a great animal crate as well (thinking more like chickens, birds but other too). I can see the thing being filled with grapes, and sadly with potatoes. So many possibilities. Remind us what you are going to use it for.
Question: You pinned the corners, I see that holding the top rail joint, however the pins look to be perpendicular, as in squared (90 degrees). Is that so? Sure you used modern glue so likely never an issue.
Dad would tell me to offset the pin hole. So it would go through the top joint and into the corner rails at an angle. We often used "horse glue" and "hide glue". The concept was when lifting up, there was side forces transferred by the pin holding in more directions. Moisture played hell with those glues and sometimes they failed. So if the pin was angled, you had friction to back up the glue. With bigger corners, the pin was angled more. So when you cut and sanded it, it was a "decorative" oval. Unless like me one time, drilled the hole angled the wrong direction so the oval failed to match the others....I was a kid, that is the excuse I'm going with.
The other really cool thing about these weave baskets / boxes, when you break a slat, you steam it out and steam a replacement in (unless you pinned the ends, that makes it a bit harder). Way Cool build.
Depending on what I'm building, I will angle my nails and screws to hold better. Your description is better than mine, but when I build cabinets that way, I feel better about knowing they won't just pull apart at the joints. .......... Nubs