These are fun to make; you end up with a nice piece with only a few hours work! And you see results quickly as you work.

As the timber is demolition timber, a lot of time is spent cleaning and milling the planks ready for use. The timber I use is milled to 4 mm. Each face is mitred on all four sides, a mitred joint giving a good clean finish to the piece.

This is an extension of one of my basic Chinese patterns with variations..



Top Photo, Bottom Row: Front Left and Right is Liquid-Amber, Center cube is Salu-salu.

Middle Photo: Bottom 3 Cubes are Matai, Salu-salu, Matai. The top 3 Cubes are all Matai.

Lower Photo's: Left is Matai. This is a slightly darker and grained piece than I usually see.
The Right Photo is Liquid-Amber.