I had some offcuts of walnut which I thought would be useful to practice making hinges with… Once I’d finished the hinges they had to have a home, so I planed some more walnut, some pippy oak, and made a box for them to go on.
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This was made as a gift for a friend, the shorter sides are purple heart and the front, lid and back pieces are maple – the front piece has a purple heart wave running through it. This was the first one I made using barrel hinges, which was nervous work as when I tried one on a sample of wood it was a one way process, the hinge went in but they don’t come out again (so there could have been a lot of swearing if it went wrong at…
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I didn’t think a month after making a box for Kai’s ashes I would be making one for our Hugo’s ashes, I’m calling this his temporary ashes box as I struggled making this one – dodgy arm meant I had to do a lot of it left handed and it was awkward 😉 Anyway, the top insert is made from Maple with a footprint inset into out of resin, the sides are made from Oak. The inside of the lid has a laser engraved detail 😉
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When a friend lost their beloved pooch I decided to make a little box to keep some of his ashes in, I ended up making a personalised lid with a dog tag on, and made a sliding lid for a change. Lid is made from Wenge and the sides from Ash.
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Made from Beech, Steamed Pear and Burr, with Sapele splines in the mitres.
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