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Wood carved computer case

Here is a project I have been working on the last 3 weeks. I have carved a computer out of MDF, stained it with my own mix of acrylic paint and linseed oil then finished off with a varnish. I hope you enjoy.

7 comments

Oct 12, 2011. 9:00 PM

Winged Fist says:

This is truly a work of art... Absolutely beautiful!

Oct 13, 2011. 6:08 PMaespie-whitburn (author) says:

thaks for the compliment, glad you like it.

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Sep 22, 2011. 8:28 AM

Kiteman says:

Very nice.

Next time you make something like this, take photos as you work through it, and post a step-by-step instructable - case mods are quite popular.

Sep 22, 2011. 8:28 PMaespie-whitburn (author) says:

Thank's, I have actually taken pictures of the case throughout so I will put up a step by step guide.

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Sep 23, 2011. 1:49 AM

Kiteman says:

Cool.

Sep 22, 2011. 6:23 PM

PeteFromOz says:

Hi there,
This case looks awesome! I can't believe its mdf.... would you share the technique you used to finish it?
Tia
Cheers,
Pete.

Sep 22, 2011. 8:32 PMaespie-whitburn (author) says:

Thank's, to finish the work, I use acrylic paint that artists use and apply it over the MDF face quite roughly. Then I pour boiled linseed oil over the surface and mix it all in so I can get the paint into all the nooks and crannys. After it is dry, I used a matte varnish to finish it off. I will put up a work log so you can see how I do it later today.