{"id":4084,"date":"2015-10-29T11:54:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T18:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2015-10-29T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T18:57:08","slug":"knapped-chalcedony-stone-dagger-and-tulipwood-presentation-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=4084","title":{"rendered":"Knapped Chalcedony Stone Dagger and Tulipwood Presentation Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tulipwood_Presentation_Box_Posting_1\"<\/a>Some of you will remember the recent upper left image – my daughter laid claim to the chalcedony stone blade at the red arrow tip, and demanded a knife like the one laying on top (it’s not her birthday or Xmas). So, I carved a moose antler handle, and antiqued it. Then I used an ancient Native American fixative (called e-pox-y) to permanently affix the blade. Then my better half insisted I make a tulipwood presentation box for the stone knife. Keeping my girls happy… I’ll show the box making tomorrow\u2026<\/p>\n

You can find more information about making this style of presentation box in the Resources Section at this link: \u00a0http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?page_id=882<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Here’s the start of the presentation box. You need thin wood , I resaw standard lumber (cut in half along the thickness) and then plane thinner. Superglue and spray accelerator speeds things up.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>The next steps in assembling the presentation box. I ended up with the pivot block a little too close to the box bottom <\/p>\n

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, and had to correct by carving a bevel on the box bottom so the lid could fold back far enough…I’m calling that “graceful degradation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Tulipwood_Presentation_Box_Posting_4\"<\/a>The final steps – trimming everything up and sanding smooth, with a linseed oil finish. I chose to round over the edges of this presentation box in a retro-1980s style that seems to work well with a stone knife.<\/p>\n

Thanks for Looking!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Sterling<\/strong><\/p>\n

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