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This was my first “real” project at Red Rocks Community College. We were supposed to build a tool box but our instructor Tom thought that since this had a case, drawers and a lid it would work for the assignment. My goal was to create a face with continuous grain across the case and drawer fronts. I put French polished garnet shellac on the entire thing! 200 hours later this was the result. It’s a good thing I don’t count on this as a living as I would have made about three cents an hour.
Cheers
Bibb
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19 comments so far
oldskoolmodder
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posted 425 days ago
That’s very nice! What kind of wood is it? It looks like Mahogany but not sure. Dimensions? What’s it being used for now?
-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric
savannah505
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posted 425 days ago
Beautiful, superb workmanship
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Bigbuck
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posted 425 days ago
Very nice work
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tomd
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posted 425 days ago
Neat, very nice design and workmanship.
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woodyone
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posted 425 days ago
Very nice, Well done.
Woody.
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Blake
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posted 425 days ago
I love this design!
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FlWoodRat
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posted 425 days ago
Bibb, I don’t know who ‘Curves’ is, but you sure made her a sweet jewelery box. Beautiful job! i just hope she appreciates your efforts.
-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....
Dennis Zongker
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posted 425 days ago
Very nice!!! I like the design & craftsmanship.
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DAN
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posted 425 days ago
great project … hope you got a good grade
welcome to lumberjocks
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CharlieM1958
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posted 425 days ago
Interesting design and excellent craftsmanship!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 425 days ago
stunning!!! wonderfully done.
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schroeder
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posted 425 days ago
Excellent workmanship! not bad for a “first project” The flow of the piece is wonderful! Certainly the best “Tool box” I’ve ever seen!
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romansfivefive
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posted 425 days ago
if you want to make one for me I will double your pay and offer 6 cents per hour. that is georgeous.
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ND2ELK
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posted 425 days ago
Exquisite detail and design. Great craftmanship on this piece. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 424 days ago
Beautiful, and superbly executed.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Douglas Krueger
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posted 422 days ago
Nice work Bibbs, especially like the exposed draw slides, I did something similar on one of my projects. Crasftmanship and design is first class and would earn and ‘A’ if I were the instructor.
My daughter wants a jewelry box for xmas and you have given me some great ideas.’‘
Thx
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majeagle1
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posted 372 days ago
Beautiful job on both craftsmanship and design….......
I have started making boxes and like everyone else on the site, it seems that it can become addicting.
I have a long way to go on improving my designs though, thanks for sharing.
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Blake
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posted 372 days ago
I really like the sliding dovetail joinery. I just noticed that detail for the first time. I would love to try that.
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croquetman
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posted 214 days ago
This is amazing! I want you to go to my web site and look at the box called “Errin’s Box”. Except for wood species and maybe some construction details, it is identical. I got my inspiration from a photo in Wood Magazine from which I reverse engineered the design. I’m very curious about where you found plans – I could find nothing but the photo. www.croquetman.photoshop.com.
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