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Here is a box that i built in the Spring of last year… I am actually a bit ashamed to say I “ripped off” the idea. I saw a picture in a book from a friend of mine of boxes, from america, and i fell in love with this design… The one in the picture was round or according to the dimensions given it was round, I just ovaled it a bit because i thought it looked better.
It is made of Ami. Walnut, Pear, and Euro. Walnut burl veneer. The sides are form glued self made pearwood veneer plywood, as well as the front back and drawer fronts, this was especially challenging because I had to design the whole thing from a small picture from a book, from memory, with no looking inside… not so easy as i thought it would be. It helped to have a large vacuum press though!
The 5 drawers are classically guided with pear wooden guides and are all dovetailed. The fronts of the drawers were round making it even harder to cut the dovetails and fit them properly.
I really hope who ever built the box in the book can say i have done justice to his original piece. I did not want to step on anyones toes.
-- Nicholas, Journeyman Cabinetmaker, Partenkirchen, Germany
20 comments so far
marcb
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posted 311 days ago
That is beautiful work.
CharlieM1958
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posted 311 days ago
Beautiful job with a very difficult design!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
dsb1829
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posted 311 days ago
Nothing wrong with borrowing an idea and making your own interpretation. I like the box and the figure on the top is awesome.
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Blake
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posted 311 days ago
Really nice box. I agree that the grain chosen for the top is perfect.
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Kerux
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posted 311 days ago
That is really pretty!
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sarge
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posted 311 days ago
THEY SAY IMITATION IS THE GREATEST FORM OF FLATTERY. HIS GUY I’M SURE WOULD BE HONORED. THESE ARE THE MOST REWARDING PROJECTS. NO PLANS JUST YOUR MIND AND HANDS. LOVE IT.
WAY TO GO NICHOLAS.
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motthunter
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posted 311 days ago
No shame in it. You did a great job. Now, instead of an oval.. try an actual sphere… just kidding.
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SPalm
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posted 310 days ago
Sweet. I love it. That pear is just beautiful.
Steve
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jm82435
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posted 310 days ago
You do wonderful work my friend. I don’t know what the round one looked like, but I like yours better…
-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...
BarryW
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posted 310 days ago
apologize for what….skills…excellent use of wood? nope, no foul here…it’s a beautiful piece.
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DAN
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posted 310 days ago
whoa boy ! this a nice one
welcome to lj’s
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ND2ELK
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posted 310 days ago
Beautiful job on the box. It looks very nice.
Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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bentlyj
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posted 310 days ago
Great job, and I like that you matched the grain on all the fronts, and like everyone else has said,
( but I mean it more ) the grain on the top is spectacular, nice choice.
alx2000ag
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posted 310 days ago
I REALLY LIKE IT ,,,,,VERY ORIGINAL….AND WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BOOK? JI….JI…
-- ALEX, from Texas, ( jewelry boxes)
jimp
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posted 310 days ago
Great job! The top is amazing!
-- - Jim, Vancouver,WA
jim1953
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posted 310 days ago
Nice Lookin box
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SawdustMill
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posted 308 days ago
That is really cool
TiffanyJeanne
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posted 115 days ago
Wow. That is BEAUTIFUL!
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 115 days ago
I like this piece too Herr waldschratt seit sehr gut aus.
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a1Jim
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posted 113 days ago
Great job on a challenging resign
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