Built a wood tissue box cover inspired by David Picciuto. I used Cherry for the sides and Walnut for the top. I started with a 3/4” cherry board and resawed it down to 1/4” boards for the sides. Then cut to length and mitered on the table saw. Bottom of the box is 1/8” plywood and held in with a dado.
For the finish I mixed some brown dye, shellac, and denatured alcohol for the first coat. The stain was a bit blotchy and sanded it down and did two coats of spray lacquer. Then for final sand used wax and steal wool. I really need to have a process for finishing instead of just trying random things each time. :)
