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hi all,
this is my first real attempt at a nice small box and there’s a great story behind it. obviously there are more than a few flaws with the box but overall it looks ok. it is spalted beech and the wood comes from a huge beech tree that was taken down in my neighborhood. the homeowner was kind enough to give me and my friend both of the largest logs so we’re going to slab them up on sunday, or at least one of them anyway. so in a gesture of thanks i made her this small box and it will be a nice way for her to remember that big beautiful beech tree.
here’s some shots of the logs that she gave us. as you can tell i’m very happy and can’t wait to get some 3 and 4 inch slabs from these babies.
-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold
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CharlieM1958
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posted 414 days ago
A lot of visual interest. Nice job!
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lew
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posted 414 days ago
I like it!
It has a rustic character to it. Nice Job!!
jm82435
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posted 414 days ago
That is a box with a lot of character. I like it… how small is it?
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woodchips
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posted 414 days ago
i forgot to measure it before i gave it away. but the measurements are approximately 2 3/4” tall x 8” x 4”. all very approximate. it was a good learning experience and there are many things that i know i will do differently next time. the picture really doesn’t do the figure justice, all i have is a little point-n-shoot digital camera. but once i put the watco danish oil on it, the wood really seemed to take on some dimension and depth. i cut those pieces out of a firewood sized piece of the beech that had fallen some time ago. all i have for resawing is my tablesaw so i’m kinda limited on what i can resaw.
thanks for the kind words ya’ll.
-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold
stanley_clifton
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posted 414 days ago
If there are flaws they add to the character. Good to see the original timber.
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CessnaPilotBarry
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posted 413 days ago
I totally missed the flaws.
The design and execution work very well with this wood!
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davidtheboxmaker
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posted 411 days ago
The timber’s got a lot of cahracter and youi let it speak. Nice job.
Edward E Nock II
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posted 195 days ago
DAMN!!!!! That’s BEATIFUL!!!!!! I can’t quite figure out the jointing of the sides. I guessing box joint?????
I wish I had some of that wood.
GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ED
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a1Jim
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posted 195 days ago
rustic wonder
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