Julian Nicks
06-04-2009, 10:57 AM
Life has been dealing me lemons as of late, and I needed a project to ease my mind. I opted for a project that could be finished in a day, and would be something fun to build. This was the result. I built it out of some choice scrap tiger maple, a 10x16 piece of 8/4 african mahogany, and a small piece of ebony for the bottom of the feet. The dovetails are handcut, and I must say that the mahogany is very brittle. It would explode then I struck the chisel with a mallet. I had a splinter in my face to prove it... The finish is BLO, with a few coats of beeswax.
I wanted to give the straight forward design of the box something to lighten its look, so I drew up a few designs for the feet. The final design was inspired by my cousins artistic style. His artwork draws on urban graffiti style, so I envisioned this piece to look as if it had real feet. The final design looks as if it should have arms sticking out of the side, and a face on the front, as if it was in Alice in Wonderland.
I wanted to give the straight forward design of the box something to lighten its look, so I drew up a few designs for the feet. The final design was inspired by my cousins artistic style. His artwork draws on urban graffiti style, so I envisioned this piece to look as if it had real feet. The final design looks as if it should have arms sticking out of the side, and a face on the front, as if it was in Alice in Wonderland.