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I used a cellulose sanding sealer followed by a melamine lacquer. I imagine there may be a few arguments - especially as the external size doesn't necessarily match the internal size (bit like a TARDIS), but everyone gets to choose their own and there are a couple of spares!

Indeed yes - I got myself a woodburning pen and we put the date of the wedding (10th May - X.V.) on the base of each one before the final coat of lacquer. It's been fairly educational - I think I can use every tool I have but the skew - which I haven't needed yet. Even my little brother has had...

Yes, that was the plan. Even managed to get some nice 8"x3"x3" boxes and some sheets of tissue paper for them to be taken home in :) We just couldn't be bothered with the whole sugared almonds thing - but to be fair I hadn't realised at the start how long it would take me!

Let's try posting a pic:

It is a bit of a shame that they're not the same, but it gave me the opportunity to try different things and to make the most of the features in the wood I was using (lime, cherry, sycamore, beech and ash). But then again we'd intended them both for actual use at the wedding and instead of...

Thought I'd introduce myself and get a couple of posts in before trying to add any pictures as I gather there's an efficient spam filter that attacks the first few posts...... I'm getting married in a couple of weeks now, and back when my financee and I were deciding what to do we decided to...