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Had some spalted box elder blocks that had some tear out & bad/punky areas so decided to use LJ "meaded" designs (without the "attitude arms") for these 2 boxes… larger one is about 10" x 5 1/2" x 4" deep, smaller one 7 1/4" x 5" x 4 1/2" deep.
Finished with 4 coats of Arm-R-Seal.
Having a solid block was nice to work with, eliminated time to do glue up of boards for the block… of course I needed the time for all the #
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If anyone knows of a source of nicely figured & dried wood blocks, it would be appreciated.
Thanks for taking time to look.

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Always fun. Cool job.
 

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Great pairing of box design and wood selection! These are truly one of a kind. Nice job!
 

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Very Nice, nice rounded corners and edges, like the spalted Elder.
 

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I shudder at the sanding! Fun to make tho. Well done
 

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Funky and funny. I like the design.
 

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Nice work, I want to try making these some day.
 

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I like em. There should be a lumber source somewhere in your area. If not, the almighty internet will supply plenty of places for anything you want.
 

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All - Thanks for the comments & encouragement.

Roger - I'm lucky to have some good sources for lumber (both yards & mills) close by, but not so much finding "dried blocks" of figured wood so I wouldn't have bother with the glue ups.

You're probably right that I should spend some time on the web looking for sources. If there were any recommendations from the LJ's it would be a good start.
 
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