December 27, 201114 yr My first attempt at mitered corners.  This was a great learning experience. Box is approx 5 inches wide by 3 inches high. Box sides are poplar.  Top and bottom of box made from scrap cherry. Box pattern came from www.woodstore.net  I deviated slightly from the original pattern.  I planed the bottom down to 1/8" to fit into the grooves rather than rabbit the 1/4" stock.  I also reversed the lid as I liked the profile better.  I used pre-stain and General Finishes Cranberry Red stain, and shellac for the top coat.  Shellac was a bit difficult to work with.  Found myself fighting with dull spots.  Started application with a brush and switched to a lint free cloth.  Shellac was a premix and older than 6 months, which could have caused some of the problems from what I've read.  Any tips on shellac application would be appreciated.  Thanks for taking a look. SQ Happiness is wood chips flying!
December 27, 201114 yr Author Mike, Thank you! Â I appreciate that. Â I love mitered boxes. Â The pattern also explained how to make a hexagon using a compass, so I plan to make larger hexagon boxes. Â Â I figure after a hexagon, a four sided box should be a piece of cake. Â SQMike Dillen said: Thats a nice box. Great looking miters!
December 27, 201114 yr Sue the stain looks really good on the box. It sure brought the the two woods together nicely. That poplar looks really good stained.John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
December 27, 201114 yr Author John, I appreciate you mentioning General finishes. Â It's the best stain I have ever used. Â Plan to buy more of their stains in different colors. Â I had ran out of poplar which is why I used the scrap cherry pieces for the box. Â After the fact, was concerned I would have trouble matching or even complimenting the cherry color. Â This stain solved the problem. Â Wipe on and wipe off - my kind of product! SQJohn Moody said: Sue the stain looks really good on the box. It sure brought the the two woods together nicely. That poplar looks really good stained. John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
December 27, 201114 yr Nice Job on the box Sue. Round Barn WoodCrafts, Plymouth WIroundbarnwoodcrafts@hotmail.com
December 27, 201114 yr Author John, Thanks so much. Â I realize there were things I should have done better - like sand the interior a little smoother, to name just one possible improvement. Â But all in all, I'm just pleased as punch to have accomplished one of my goals which was to create a mitered box. Â Seems there is always room for improvement. Â SQJohn Hechel said: Nice Job on the box Sue. Â Round Barn WoodCrafts, Plymouth WIroundbarnwoodcrafts@hotmail.com
December 27, 201114 yr I'm with you on the wipe on and wipe off. Sure makes it easier.John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
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