This has got to be the absolute hardest project I have ever worked on. Not because of the technical details of building this urn, but because of who it is for.
As some of you may know, I lost my lab last May. He was with me through thick and thin, and was a great blessing through some of the hardest periods of my life. Losing him was like losing a child to me. If you’ve never had that special pet in your life, you probably think I’m nuts, but those that have been similarly blessed know what I am talking about.
The urn is 12” x 6” x 5” tall, made from Black Wallnut that was harvested in upstate New York during some farm land work (walnuts out, something else in…), and shipped to Texas by the fellow I bought it from. The curly maple doesn’t have that cool of a story…
Finish is BLO with 3 coats of brush on lacquer that has been sanded to 400 grit and buffed to a mirror shine between each coat. The photos don’t come close to doing it justice…
The dovetails were done with my MLCS pins and tails template jig, and once run flush, I rounded them over for a smooth appearance.
The dog bone inlay is my first successful inlay task and I am fairly pleased with the result. I haven’t mounted the tags yet, but the last license, and a memorial tag we had made will be mounted in the dog bone so it will have 2 dog bones inside the dog bone.
I spent an unusual for me amount of time finishing this project, including a probably excessive attention to detail in the application and buffing of the lacquer. The result is not only beautiful to look at, but has a tactile feel that is warm and silky smooth.
I hope I did Deacon justice with this… He is missed…
Once the remains are transferred from the vets pine box to here, I will finish working up a matching picture frame, and collar display box where this will all be kept on the mantle of the fireplace. When he wasn’t in the field hunting with me, he loved to hang out by the fireplace, especially in the winter…
Source: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/59223
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