Couple of scrap boxes

[Stuart]

I suspect like many I struggle to throw away all those little bits and pieces of timber thinking ‘that’ll come in useful one day’.

I’ve been carting all sorts of ‘stuff’ through a number of house moves and decided that a lot of this ‘stuff’ finally had to go. So I started the grand sort out only to discover that I just couldn’t do it and I had to make something instead.

Both of these have been idea’s lurking in the back of my mind for quite some time so I decided to give it a go, as much as a proof of concept as anything else.

So, I present to you a couple of scrap boxes.



The ‘harlequin’ box is all sorts from wenge, rosewood, beech, oak, sycamore and a couple I don’t know and can’t remember using at all, anywhere!

The ‘brick built’ one is strips of sapele left over from some laminating work about 15 years ago with beech infill.

Both are about a 6 mm base with all the bits glued on. No signs of any balancing issues. My wife likes the harlequin one so much it’s now her 60th birthday present tomorrow! I also went for different leather colouts in line with the overall theme.

They did take rather a long time to make as there really is a lot of rather fiddly woodworking to do.

Also, my maths is crap hence the wider borders on the brickwork one!

Both finished in shellac and teak wax.

 

[Cabinetman]

I like both of those, but I must agree prefer the harlequin one and the joint is extremely good. Not sure I followed, is it built on a six mil ply box? Ian

 

[DaveL]

Yes, both are very nice. Good way to use the bits that are too good to throw away.

 

[Mike G]

You seem to have an oak ceiling .

The non-brickwork one looks like a puzzle box.......and a bit of a pig to make and clean up. Well done.

 

[Malc2098]

Nice.

 

[TrimTheKing]

You seem to have an oak ceiling .

The non-brickwork one looks like a puzzle box.......and a bit of a pig to make and clean up. Well done.

Pics now corrected.

Nice work mate, very clever and well executed.

 

[Pete Maddex]

I like them.

Pete

 

[Woodbloke]

Nice boxes; I think the harlequin one is my favourite. Very cleverly put together - Rob

 

[Stuart]

I like both of those, but I must agree prefer the harlequin one and the joint is extremely good. Not sure I followed, is it built on a six mil ply box? Ian

Ian, - both boxes have a ‘base’ box of 6 mm (ish) timber. Oak for one and beech for the other.

Brickwork box is 2.5 mm ‘veneers’ and the harlequin one varies from 2.5 to about 8 mm. Much more work than I first thought but generally rather pleased with the end results.

Thanks for rotating the photos.

 

[Peri]

Very nice - I shall definitely be pinching that idea

 

[AndyT]

Well those look good! I think I might have enough wood to make something rather similar, so I might well be pinching that idea too.

 

[Blackswanwood]

Brilliant Stuart - I really like the Harlequin box.

 

[sunnybob]

Those are seriously time consuming boxes, waaaay outside my attention span. :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:

 

[Rezi]

Superb boxes, I particularly like the harlequin box and may have a go at something similar. :text-bravo:

 

[RogerS]

Now I do like those :eusa-dance: Quality work and cracking joints.

 

[Doug]

Very nice Stuart :eusa-clap:

 

[AndyP]

Never seen anything like that harlequin box before. Great stuff.

 

[Dr.Al]

What they all said! They look lovely and like everyone else, I'm particularly impressed by the harlequin one.