I'm in the process of making another box of the type shown below, but thought I'd post this one because it came out so nice. This box is made from pine and redwood, whereas the next one will be made from red oak and mahogany.
The design is not my own. Salko Safic (of the
Journeyman's Journal blog) recently wrote an article that he published in his magazine on the construction of the box (from a Marc Spagnuolo design). You really should check out his magazine - it's loaded with great stuff and can be found
here. I'm also in the process of modifying my shooting board based on his plan from the mag.
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| Before applying finish |
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| Used reclaimed wood - those nail holes will be covered later |
I finished the box with a few coats of BLO, which nicely brought out the color of the redwood.
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| After finishing |
I also added some of that DonJer flocking stuff to the inside of the base and that really added a nice touch.
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| The flocking in the box snazzed it up a bit |
The box is hinged suing a simple 1/8" brass rod stuck in each end. When the red oak / mahogany box is complete, I plan to give it to my neighbors, from whom I snagged a bunch of red oak when they remodeled their kitchen.
Full disclosure: I have been doing the copy editing for Salko. However I do that on a volunteer basis - I receive no monetary compensation. I've got to say, Salko has been working is patutti off to get this magazine in the hands of readers. I mean many hundreds of hours (on top of his day job)!! If you can support his efforts, please do by purchasing his magazine! It's well worth the price.
