The second small box I made from pallet wood also turned out to have lovely grain. This time I pushed my luck a little too far and made the sides 1/8th inch thick. That did not give enough contact surface to get a solid glue joint so I had add bracing.
The sides are braced internally and taped
while the gravity clamp does its job.
When I do a project like this that relies on glue alone I always give the glue lots of time, usually over night to set. I used Gorilla Glue to hold this together. Also I tapered the corner braces so there was a smooth flow from the top into the box.
The box is finished with two coats of "3 Part Finish" * and one coat of wax. The only small handicap 3 Part Finish has it is is slow to dry. I find that it needs 24 hours to dry enough that a second coat can be applied. It takes a couple of days for the final coat of finish to really harden. In this case time was available so it is not a problem, old style finishes are not for last minute folks. Once dry I gave the box a quick coat of wax and now it looks great.
Start thinking about gift season, it isn't far away.
* 3 Part Finish - one part boiled linseed oil
-one part varnish
- one part mineral spirits or turpentine.
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