I have so busy lately I have been neglecting to get some small projects done for some friends. First is a chair tray for a friend who due to his medical condition spends a lot of time in a recliner. It’s made of maple. The second is a flag box for for a close friends father’s flag. It is sapelle. The first coat of finish is on the table. I am using the Hassui ceramic finish. I saw the previous post requesting info on glass for the flag box. Any glass shop should be able to supply it. Hopefully I will go get the glass for this one tomorrow.

Paul

Nice work! 👍

Good on you, Paul!

Well it turns out that no glass shop around me was willing to cut a piece of glass for me yesterday. So off to HD. The piece was $18 for a 18X36 piece. Since it’s 3/32 glass it cuts pretty easy. I also got the first coat of finish on the flag box.

The flag box is done. Slight problem in the way the flag was folded. Definitely not symmetrical. I guess the only thing I can do is attempt to refold it. ??

Paul

Edited April 19Apr 19 by Masonsailor

The one for my F-I-L looks like that. I've seen many that show up that way, and when i looked into trying to re fold it I read (somewhere) that you aren't supposed to do that. It's a tradition, unfolding the flag releases the spirit of the soldier (as best i can remember) and shouldn't be done. Maybe some of our veterans can straighten me out if I messed that up. Anyway, I decided to just leave ti alone.

Thanks Fred. You are right. I just had another vet tell me that also. Oh well.

Paul