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My 1st Box

Project by Arnold posted 404 days ago 825 views 0 times favorited 16 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Box top is made from a piece scrap curly or flame maple. Darker wood is has unfortunately slipped my mind. From what I remember I was told it came from Hawaii. Starts with a K. Not Koa. Sounds like Kiwa or Kwila but I think there should be a Y in there somewhere. Made this in a Woodcraft class to learn the ins and outs of box making. Bottom is felt (I added this later at home). Has Brusso Hinges.


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Blake

2755 posts in 766 days


posted 404 days ago

Really nice box. I love that maple top it really “pops.” Interesting material for the bottom liner too.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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CharlieM1958

7601 posts in 1111 days


posted 404 days ago

Fantastic for a first box!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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bryano

546 posts in 826 days


posted 404 days ago

This is your first box? It seems to me that you got your moneys worth out of this class. Great job on the box. Maybe I should take a class.

-- bryano

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SCOTSMAN

2238 posts in 477 days


posted 403 days ago

Very nice and full of treasure too, grin. Well done very well done Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

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ChuckV

79 posts in 419 days


posted 403 days ago

That is a beautiful box. Keep up the good work.

-- Chuck - Central Massachusetts

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brianinpa

1365 posts in 615 days


posted 403 days ago

That is a beauty!

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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lew

4475 posts in 647 days


posted 403 days ago

Man, I love the color and grain combinations!

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Denappy

62 posts in 574 days


posted 403 days ago

Very nice choice of wood, that maple is sharp and contrasts nicely; well done!

-- -=Den

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Douglas Bordner

3424 posts in 956 days


posted 403 days ago

That’s a dandy, whether your first or your fiftieth. Excellent work, worthy of Brussos!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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tomd

216 posts in 662 days


posted 403 days ago

That’s excellent for a first box, very nice wood choice.

-- Tom D

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coloradoclimber

448 posts in 960 days


posted 403 days ago

Very nice, nice choice of woods and your miters and splines look crisp. Looks like an excellent job.

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davidtheboxmaker

372 posts in 698 days


posted 403 days ago

Looks like a really nice box. The lid is a beautiful piece of wood. Wish I had scrap like that.

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Vinman

68 posts in 599 days


posted 402 days ago

This is where the addiction all started for me, making boxes. Beautiful job on the first one. What’s next?

Vinman

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mjlauro

239 posts in 653 days


posted 400 days ago

Its a beautiful box, especially for your first…you should see my first(impossible because I would never photograph it,lol) great job….

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Bradford

787 posts in 715 days


posted 400 days ago

Excellent work. Did you choose the materials or did everyone have the same choice?

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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Arnold

107 posts in 454 days


posted 398 days ago

Mine were chosen, I was new. The other guy brought in some curly Koa and birdseye maple.

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