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| Fine oak shavings from a sharp scraper |
These boxes are handmade in Welsh hardwood and sometimes reclaimed wood.
I work the wood with planes, spokeshaves and scrapers rather than smoothing to a uniform finish with sandpaper. This gives an interesting texture and perhaps a
sharper, brighter lustre to the wood. I also burnish edges with hardwood to give the impression of years of touch and
often consolidate corners with a small hammer; a light tap here compresses and hardens the wood fibres.
Walnut oil on oak gives a warm aged finish, whilst sycamore, for example, looks best with a wax applied hot.
Normally, I finish the inside of a box with one or two light coats of very thin shellac polish.
Some new work to show on here soon with perhaps a bit of a restructuring to
the layout.
Click on the photos below
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