It is really special to be asked to make a piece for a couples wedding.
This couple wanted a base for the wedding cake to sit on for the big day, but after that they wanted the box to serve as a momento chest.
Made from curly cherry and rosewood, the big challenge for me was to turn what they asked for into a tangible item that carried meaning. Additionally, the lid needed to be secured with and with only one way into the treasure trove of memories.
Not a complex mechanism, just turn the top dial to the right position and lift out the disc. Next reach in and pull the spring lock back until the lid is free.
The circle within the square represents how they are the circle (made up of two smaller circles/selves) within the larger world around them.
I don’t have updated technologies at hand so I had to woodburn this the old fashioned way, by hand, lol. Over top of the hummingbird I painted on a transparent coat of something called ‘dragonfly wing’, looked pretty good on the hummer anyway.
Hey thanks LittleBlackDuck, yes, please do use this simple mech, it adds do much fun. This can also be used on an urn, which is something we have all likely made at least once by now. Ya, no distractions during that part of it anyway, lol.
WildBrianWood, As far as the letters go, I printed out an alphabet I liked from google images, made a template, taped it to the workpiece , then slid a piece of carbon paper under to trace it all out. I removed the template, then proceeded to burn a million tiny dots to fill the spaces of the letters. Time consuming, but the old school still gets the job done.
Kel Snake ..... removed the template, then proceeded to burn a million tiny dots to fill the spaces of the letters. Time consuming, but the old school still gets the job done.
I reckon it'd take you longer to count that 1 million tiny dots than burn them... and if you lost count at 999,072???
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
