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Fretwork Heart Box
« on: February 17, 2013, 10:52:07 pm »
This is a fretwork heart box I made for my wife's Valentine's day present. It's made from a modified plans from Creative Woodworks & Crafts magazine. The lid and base are Walnut and the body of the box is Maple. The fretwork is filled with Polymer clay then cured in the oven. I finished the box with 4 coats of Minwax Polyacrylic gloss spray. See my blog for how I built it. http://www.thepatriotwoodworker.com/profiles/blogs/valentines-fretwork-heart-box-fretwork-filled-with-poleymer-clay
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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2013, 01:09:05 am »
Nice looking box. What type of clay do you use to make this? Do you offer the pattern?

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2013, 03:31:34 am »
Very nicely done.  Thanks for sharing it with us.

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2013, 06:07:46 am »
This looks awesome! I can't wait to show Keith this!  You did a beautiful job and it came out amazing! :)

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2013, 07:55:05 am »
?Wow!!! Awesome job, looks great and very nice, thanks for sharing

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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2013, 08:04:18 am »
Wowsa, that looks outstanding!! Great job all around!

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2013, 08:09:56 am »
Looks awesome, great job!  :)
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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2013, 08:42:31 am »
Troy I used Sculpey III polymer clay from Michaels although there are many brands out there.
Nice looking box. What type of clay do you use to make this? Do you offer the pattern?

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2013, 08:45:43 am »
Thank you all for your kind comments. I haven't posted anything in a long while since I haven't had a lot of time to get on the scroll saw. This was a fun project and I learned a lot during it's construction. I do need to get a little cleaner on the cuts and eliminate the uneven cuts. Thanks again!

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2013, 09:10:57 am »
WOW! You are not just a scoller but an arteeeeeeest!

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2013, 09:37:51 am »
Very nice.  Thanks for showing
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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2013, 09:41:11 am »
Very nice job there.  Thanks for sharing with us.

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2013, 11:23:08 am »
Nice job. I like the way you modified the pattern. It was good to start with, you made it great.

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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2013, 11:40:32 am »
That is awesome, bet your wife absolutely loved it.
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Re: Fretwork Heart Box
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2013, 03:35:47 pm »
Great work! I like how it looks like the top is inlay. Nice compliment of colors.
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