Mahogany Recipe Box

very nice, i think ill go make a resipe box…

-- "What one can make with good tools is limited only by one's talent" (lucius-hill@comcast.net)

Nice stuff Scott. May I ask how the bottom was attached?

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

The bottom is just glued on Chip. Makes me a little nervous, (as with the previous projects), but I”m (mostly) following the book, like a faithful student heeding the “teachers” advice.

Time will tell..

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Well, it looks beautiful and I can’t imagine its life will be too tough just having recipe cards taken out and put back in. Looking forward to seeing the next one Scott. Thanks.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

It turned out well. Looking forward to seeing the finished boxes.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

You’ll like the next one Chip… Walnut!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

breaking out into cold sweat… LOL… then I am REALLY looking forward to it ;-)

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Excellent! I am a box maker at heart and love to see others boxes. Love working with Mahogany!

Corey

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Great job Scott.

Are we getting a box on legs for your Thorsen entry?

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I’ve considered the thought Karson. I’m still bouncing between about 4 or 5 concepts. One needs to “speak” to me, or at least raise it’s hand and get my attention.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

I like the reclaimed mahogany for the box. A 21 box series – WOW!

Scott,

I just read your comment on gluing on the bottom. Learn to trust the glue. When I was making the last bench that I just posted, I would occasionally break the drop offs from cutting glue-ups to final size. The wood always broke, never the joint and the glue wasn’t even fully cured. Through experimenting you will learn how much glue you need and to trust it.

Nice work.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Nice job Scott. Can you ever have too many boxes? I can’t wait to see you show the entire 21 piece set. Will you have them all in one picture?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

oh, and what was the progressive learning curve on this one? (what new skill did you have to use?)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great Job Scott! I like the look of the lid too. The stack picture makes that first box look tiny…Keep on boxing…

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Great looking box. I too like the top!

I am currently making a jewelry box and am having a real problem with the hinges. It seems the “bulb” head screws do not seem to work well when you make mortises for the hinges. After seeing your box, I can now solve my problem. Many thanks.

-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

nice little box, crisp and clear

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Nice little box, scott! I’m dying to start making some boxes. I have to get on that!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thanks! And now that the weather is (well, it was) starting to get a little cooler, I’m fixing to get back down in the shop and get going on box #4!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/