Barry Richardson
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- Goodyear AZ
Hi Folks, Just finished this jewelry box comissioned by my SIL. Its mostly Honduran Mahogany with Desert Ironwood for accents, interior components of poplar and baltic birch. 16" tall, 18" wide and 13.5" deep. The inlay on the top doesn't have quite the contrast I'd hoped for, but it's better than the picture shows, (inlay made from bookmatched pieces of Ironwood burl BTW) Finish was 6 or 7 coats of Frombys gloss tung oil finish wiped on. I rubbed out each coat with brow paper bag in between (works great if you havent tried it). This is my third version of this design, each one gets a little bigger. Have no idea of the hours on this, but it was a heck of a lot. Now I've got to pack it up and mail it to Richmond VA. I'm a little concerned about the high humidity there causing the drawers to stick (I'm in AZ). I managed to take several pictures during the building process so if I get up the energy, I will post a tutorial of some of the things that work well for me. Cheers, Barry