Purpleheart & Maple Box

Wow! That came out great.

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

I really like the contrast in the woods. How thick is the top at its thickest point?

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Very nice… I would say your hand tool skills are up to speed :-) Very nice lid, the finish popped the figure well in the photos.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

go one … came out great

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

I really Like this!!!!!!!!! Great job, nice lines, nice contrast.
What are the dimensions?

A favorite !

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

Max…the top is 1 inch thick exactly at the center.

majeagle….dimensions are 13” long, 7 1/2” wide and 3 3/4” high (at center)

-- Patrick

Cool box

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Sweet box.

Like the choice of wood

-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

Very nice!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

Pretty nice job on that one. Really pleasant shape, nice design. Next one needs a little nicer maple to really make it pop. I like the way you handled the corners. It shows there are other ways to do it besides dovetails and splines.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Favourited. Nice work. I’ll be copying it soon!

-- - If my wife asks, I got ALL of my tools on sale.

Just like Franko, I’ll be using the design soon, but with bloodwood ends. Are those Brass inserts on the ends?

-- Scott, Irmo SC

Duh, I totally missed the write up that explained the brass. I was too busy looking at the pics

-- Scott, Irmo SC

I very complimentling mix of woods and metals. Very nice job.

-- DocK, WV

very nice box! Love the color contrast – sure, my High School colors were Purple and White, but it works in wood too ;)

-- 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/

Very nice Patrick. Great design. I’ve used the maple/purpleheart combination too, and really like they way this one looks. Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Very nice….you should be proud of this one!

A beautifully simple design. Love the wood combo. Question, (I have not made any boxes yet but that skill is on my to do list for 2009) at what point in the construction do you drill the dowel holes? Before or after the sides of the box are all glued together?

Thanks, well done!

-- If, in your life, you attain the means to help; you incur the responsibility to act.

Simple and elegant. Planing tiger maple is no easy feat. You’ve done really well here.

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

ghazzard – The brass inserts are installed with a 2 part epoxy after the butt joints dry. It’s a really easy setup on a drill press with a fence and a stop. The run through the purpleheart and into the maple about 3/4 of an inch. Do this before finishing. I like to leave them long while they dry and then use a file to bring them flush. BE PATIENT! If you get into a hurry you’ll end up throwing it across your shop!

-- Patrick