My first carved box

[dehrlich]

Here is my first carved keepsake box. Original design, using basic patterns. Poplar with English Chestnut stain.

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[badbert]

Awesome box! I love the color too. Good choice on the finish. I can't wait to see your next one!

[Roger52]

Box is beautiful!!!! Did you use the Carvewright for making the whole box?

[dehrlich]

Thanks! I used the CW for everything but the base and the edge routing.

[aokweld101]

the only thing that I can see wrong with that box is that it's not on my coffee table, beautiful job...

[b.sumner47]

Nice work ! I liked the way you finished the inside.


Capt Barry

[dltccf]

I have always heard that poplar is hard to stain, but you did it well.

dave

[hray]

i use dye to stain all my poplar60861

[jmoriearty]

I have always heard that poplar is hard to stain, but you did it well.

dave

Poplar is like any soft, porous wood. It stains blotchy. I have found that using two coats of conditioner, about 30 minutes apart, then waiting about an hour before staining, poplar has some of the prettiest stained grain of any wood. I wish I had started using conditioner years ago. It would have made my life SOOOO much easier. Now I use it on most everything.

Dehrlich, your box is phenomenal. Fantastic work on it. You have a gift my friend!

[eelamb]

Great work on the box, a keep sake for sure.

[dehrlich]

Thank you all, appreciate it. As for the staining, I just used plain ol Minwax stain, no conditioner. I do experiement on scrap from the same board to see how it's going to work first. If it does blotch I use conditioner or thinned shellac.