| Project by TedM | posted 416 days ago | 928 views | 17 times favorited | 15 comments |  |
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I’m calling this box ‘Gentle Safari’ as it is a place to store the tokens of memories, the little treasures, that one collects along life’s journey.
It has an ebony lid that has been accented with 3 almost parallel Zebrawood strips. I was trying to simulate the randomness of the Zebrawood grain and give it the sense that they will meet at some point in the distance. The bottom is also accented with a strip of ebony. The ebony base raises the piece almost 3/8 of an inch, which elevates it with a hint of shadow. The sides are African Zebrawood.
It stands almost 3” tall and is 4 1/2” square. It is finished with wipe-on poly and lightly sanded between each coat to give it a velvety touch.
I had a lot of fun creating this box, a lot of fun.
Thanks for looking.
-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com
15 comments so far
rtb
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posted 415 days ago
very well thought out and a lovely project
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Bob #2
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posted 415 days ago
I really like the chosce of woods.
Bob
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lazyfiremaninTN
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posted 415 days ago
Beautiful
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woodyone
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posted 415 days ago
The ebony with the zebrawood looks great. Well done.
Woody.
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bfd
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posted 415 days ago
TedM,
Beautiful box. Zebrawood is one of my absolute favorite woods to work with and you paired it well with the ebony. Really like the inlay on the ebony. I love the scale of the momento box but I can also see using the same idea on a larger scale and making a stool or coffee table with storage from the same design.
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Russel
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posted 415 days ago
Very nicely done. The zebra wood with the ebony gives it a very classy look.
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Blake
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posted 415 days ago
This box is Beautiful!!! Its one of my favorite projects on LJ’s lately. It is so classy and sophisticated looking. Great choice of design and color. I love it! Favorited.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 415 days ago
As others have said, you made a great coice of materials, and did a great job of putting them together.
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jm82435
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posted 415 days ago
That is very elegant indeed.
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NedB
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posted 415 days ago
ooooooooh, pretty!
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Dusty56
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posted 415 days ago
Well I’ve got the Zebrawood in stock , so all I have to do now is to rob a bank so I can buy some Ebony : )
Great project and as stated earlier ..VERY CLASSY !
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TedM
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posted 415 days ago
Thanks, everyone, for all your kind comments!
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kevinw
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posted 415 days ago
very nice
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posted 414 days ago
Gorgeous box Ted. Thanks for sharing.
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posted 413 days ago
Very pretty box, and well photographed too!
Thanks for the post.
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