Those that know me know I have a fondness for arts and crafts furniture and work almost exclusively in QSWO. I'd seen some examples of rustic Japanese toolboxes and figured I should make one. I had some clear red oak material that was left over from window jamb extensions so I used what I had. The construction is pretty basic, with most of the joinery held together with cut nails (separate post on construction to follow in the appropriate forum) The oak was about as bland as it could get. I'd had luck fuming white oak so I thought I'd try red. This spent a couple days in a big rubbermaid container with strong ammonia. What you see here is the first coat of natural Danish oil. A scrap of the raw oak is shown for contrast. Who needs stain?
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