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Mondrian inspired tea caddy.

This was my first attempt at making a box and I always need more space to store tea. I liked the straight lines when I’ve stuck waste wood together before for other projects which lends itself quite well to a Mondrian style pattern.

I didn’t have any naturally red, yellow, or blue wood so I used orange (padauk), green (tulip), and purple (purple heart). I also used sycamore to replace the white and oak for the grey, with African Blackwood for the black lines. I used mitre joints for the corners and lined the box with cedar.

I finished the box with Danish oil, which says it’s odourless when it’s dry but it’s been dry for over 2 weeks now and I can still smell it