§ Piece

Union wallet in cherry.

Timber

Black cherry

Year

2016

Status

Archived

Late run of the Union in American black cherry. The grain ages to a deeper red over the first six months.

Every union was finished in a tung oil and beeswax blend, hand sanded through four grits and rubbed with a soft cloth until the timber would not take any more oil. The interior elastic was sourced from a Sydney saddler and replaced once per run.

Build notes

• Hand cut on the bench from a single board, grain matched left to right.
• Sanded through 120, 220, 320 and 400 grit before finishing.
• Three coats of food safe tung oil over twenty four hours, beeswax buff on the fourth day.
• Interior lining stitched in waxed cotton by a Sydney saddler.

Notes from the workshop

This piece is archived. We are not running new batches. If you own one, the oil and beeswax finish note covers re-oiling.