Gun box front

Gene, that is one beautiful box my friend, love it completely. I still love the way you inlay your stone work, that is your signature right there!

Absolutely gorgeous Gene!

What type of finish has been applied?  Are the splines also mesquite?

Nice! With a lid handle patterned after the .50-90 Sharps cartridge ? 

Being as I'm in my butt joint phase, those splines are giving me ideas. Thanks! 

2 hours ago, Dovetail said:

Nice! With a lid handle patterned after the .50-90 Sharps cartridge ? 

 

Being as I'm in my butt joint phase, those splines are giving me ideas. Thanks! 

2 hours ago, Dovetail said:

Nice! With a lid handle patterned after the .50-90 Sharps cartridge ? 

Not, really. Just a walnut scrap that caught my eye.

On 11/6/2019 at 5:17 AM, Cal said:

Absolutely gorgeous Gene!

What type of finish has been applied?  Are the splines also mesquite?

Cal, sorry I missed your post. 

The finish is a coat of medium walnut Watco, wiped off after a few minutes. Followed with two lightly sanded coats of Helmsman's Spar Urethane and finally, JPW applied with some very fine steel wool.

The splines are walnut.

That's great work.