Hey Jock’s hope all are well and the sawdust is flying in your shops. Today posting is a couple of boxes made with some wonderful warm tones. The Cocobolo is a great back drop for the Big Leaf Maple grain flow these two woods just sparkle together with the french polish style finish. I recently purchase a piece of 8/4 Big Leaf Maple from fellow L.J. Stockmaker which I re-saw to make six lids from so these are the first two so stay tune more to come, thanks for viewing….Blkcherry

Good day LJ’s, today’s post is a commission piece made from Tiger Maple, stain with a dye stain and poly satin coated finish. The main body is made with 5/8 Baltic Birch and veneered with Tiger Maple. The home made crown is Tiger Maple as well, the General Dye Stain is becoming a favorite to use due to the wonderful tones they produce this one a mixture of Espresso and Med. Brown. Thanks for viewing ….Blkcherry

Here a small Shaker style table made from B.E. Maple and PA. Black Cherry. The tapered leg were form on the band saw and clean up with hand planes. I used my Festool’s Domino to attach the legs to the apron. The finish is a mixture of BLO, wood filler and quick dry varnish and then wipe on in multiple coats and then buff off for a smooth satin patina. This table will land up at a spring show this up coming craft season. Thanks for viewing BC

Here a small beveled box using Tiger Maple and Cocobolo with a Shellac finish, these small piece were just cluttering up the old work bench so I put them to good use. I recently sold my uni-saw planning to up grade to what I just don’t know yet so I used my Festool circular saw and panel glided to miter the 45 and my band saw to bevel the sides and lid. This little box came out as good if not better than my old routine on the table saw. I do miss the spline accent but I really like the clean look of the Tiger Maple sides…thanks for viewing…Blkcherry

Here a No.4 vintage Stanley WWll area plane, pick up for 5 bucks minus blade and chip breaker, crack tote and slight nicks on one side of the body casting. I re-glued the tote with epoxy which appears to be holding just fine. A few years back I purchase a box of 3 blade and chip breaker off of e bay brand new still in wrappers and use one on this rehab mission. After sharpening and cleaning up the body this old vessel has been recommission to active duty and is sing sweet cherry curls all day long, take a good peak at the curly cherry beneath the plane oh yea! Thanks for viewing happy plane hunting …BC

Just had to go back and try these in a much smaller size and here what I came up with plus showing a small sample of the actual cut out and re-gluing the back to the main body. I use a Timber Wolf 3/16” 4tpi blade for the cut out along with the Carter Stabilizer, notice that the cut-out has no burn marks showing you how cool the blade cuts using the Stabilizer. For those who have yet found out about this product here a demo of the Stabilizer..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7gmzra_5_c... I hope these pic and products help you on your way to building band saw boxes in the near future any question just pm thanks BC

Hello LJ’s today we have a reproduction piece made by original designer fellow L.J. Drunken Woodworker. When I first saw this post it had me coming back to take multiple peeks til I added to my favorite file. With my shop have plenty of cut-off piece of Baltic Plywood and some nice P.A. Black Cherry I had to take a stab at it so I sketch up a drawing and off to the shop I went. I added a backing and some of my own shapes to the base but for the most part it Drunken Woodworker band saw box a brilliant design if I have to say so myself. The Black Cherry really set up nicely with the stack of Baltic plywood once finish with Danish oil and a Shellac finish. Its been awhile since I’ve made a band saw box but it was fun getting back into to making two of them, thanks for viewing your friend in woodworking BC

Hello LJ’s, here a sample of some figured Maple with Mahogany accents. This Maple came out of the Eastern PA. area and has some incredible grain flow. The finish is Danish Oil and French Polish adding so much to this combo of wonderful woods. The interior is line with a velvet liner along with a brass pin lid. Thanks for view…BC

Good day fellow L.J. here we have my favorite wood combo in another one of the bevel style box. Black Cherry from Eastern P.A and B.E. Maple from the U.P. of Mich., the finish is a Natural Danish Oil and French Polish. The last pic is a stack of future boxes in waiting til free time pops up. I found it most time efficient to make plenty of blanks ahead to save on time and energy consumption in the shop. Some will go to shows and some will be given as gifts here in the near future…thanks for viewing hope you enjoy….BC

Hello LJ ’s hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Today post is one of those LJ’ s classic cutting board designs name after Lumberjock member Sinister. The cut off bin has been brimming at its seams lately so we put some to good uses. Using some nice re-sawn Walnut and Maple along with some sapwood Cherry I came up with these two boards. Finish off with Watco Cutting board oil. The last pic show how I clamp these board together to get a tight squeeze from both direction. If you ever try this one out dry fit the piece together first releasing pressure from one direction at a time allowing the opposite direction to conform into the joining piece. Once you have the feel for a tight fit your ready to glue….thanks for viewing Blkcherry

How many time have we by pass the uses of sapwood on projects. Well on this occasion the accented lid is Curly Cherry sapwood which compliments the popular better side Curly Black Cherry along with a strip of Tiger Maple. The finish start off with a coat of Danish Oil follow off with a French Polish making for a nice translucent look to the overall appearance. Thanks for viewing have a great week everyone…Blkcherry

Hello LJ’s, this is my latest made from Birdeye Maple, Rosewood and Tiger Maple. Finish off with Danish Oil and a French Polish. The Rosewood is what really set this one off, so rich in color making the eye’s of the maple standout. Thanks for viewing your friend in woodworking Blkcherry

Hey Jocks, hope the summer is sizzling with fun and woodworking. This batch of Curly Maple and Curly Walnut makes for the dramatic effects of tide pool waters. Finish off with a Danish Oil and French Polish, thanks for viewing your friend in woodworking….Blackcherry

Hey Jocks here another from a recent run of boxes. The combo of Curly Quilted Maple and Cocobolo Rosewood is a stunning match. The finish coating is Danish Oil and French Polish along with a velvet liner, hope you enjoy this one thanks for viewing ….Blkcherry

Hey Jocks here we have another carved beveled box, made from Curly Black Cherry and Curly Maple. Finish off with Danish Natural Oil and a French Polish. The lining is a velvet cloth glued on a piece of soft cushion form board which gives a nice soft cushion for stored items. Hope all is well in the woodworking world take care your friend in woodworking ….Blkcherry

Hey Jocks hope that the summer season is in full swing and everyone is enjoying the wonderful summer weather. Today post is filled with a few first for the shop, a new tool being a Festool Domino used extensively on this cube style bookcase, and then the use of Dye Stain to achieve this rich dark espresso color. This piece built with 4 and half sheets of cabinet grade plywood, each piece double laminated and face frame with inch and half x3/4 birch hardwood. The coolest thing about his build was that I built the entire unit on my work bench as shown in the photo, once completed I stood the unit up to stain and finish. The wrapping was for shipping to customer house since it was raining day of delivery. I forgot to get finish photo and then remember once I had the unit wrap. The customers were extremely pleased with the finial results and I was pleased with the new tool and another cool finish to use in future projects. Thanks for viewing…Wilson

Hello Jock’s, here some more from the honey hole of

Curly Black Cherry. Now I name these two boxes The Curly Temple Box due to the fact they remind me so much of the curly childhood star actress Shirley Temple. So my question to you is who really has more curly waves. vs Thanks for viewing have a great week….Blkcherry

Hello fellow jocks , today post has some of the most intense Curly Black Cherry I’ve seen in quite some time, if not the best I’ve ever seen. I recently found a honey hole of Pennsylvania finest timber, it is by far my favorite wood. This is one of three boxes that I recently assemble I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do, thanks for viewing….Blkcherry

Hello LJ’s, hope all had a wonderful holiday season and are enjoying the snow free days thus far. Today post is a couple of sushi serving boards for a client to view here soon hopping to get to make a run for his business. These are made with the help of the Incra’s super system for the snug fit of the dovetail splines and accent pieces. The woods are Tiger Maple, B.E. Maple and Black Walnut , finish of with Watco’s Butcher Block Oil. Thanks for viewing and a Happy New Years to all….Blkcherry

Hello Jock, here yet another of my so called Cheese Cake box, this one made from Tiger Maple with Black Walnut accents, finish with Danish Oil and French Polish. Sometime when you make a run of boxes one just come out better than the rest and I think this one has all the making, grain flow, joinery, accent proportions and over all appearance. Thanks for viewing everyone ….BC