Sunday, January 21, 2007
Anniversary Present
I found this gorgeous old tiger-oak box at the flea market a couple months ago. Its finish was gone. It was dirty, grease-stained and most important, Very Cheap and Full of Potential. Just the kind of find that keeps me haunting my local flea market.
It held fly-tying materials and it appeared that it may originally have been made for that purpose and used and once-loved by a fly fisherman. But it had clearly been stored and neglected for years in a grimy garage.
I decided it would make a nice jewelry box to present to Mrs. ‘Mouse, so I set about refinishing it. The result:
It’s currently a little lighter finish than I’m looking for, but over time it will darken properly to a deep, rich “mission oak” color.
I’m still working on the inside—it will be revealed in a few days.