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THIS IS A BOX WITH A MUSICAL WINDUP & SLIDING TRAY INSIDE. THE TOP , BOTTOM, FRONT & BACK IS FIGURED MAPLE 1/2” THICK & THE SIDES IS A WOOD CALLED WAMARA & COMES FROM SOUTH AMERICA, THE CORNERS WERE DONE WITH MY ROUTER & A SPECIAL FIXTURE TO MAKE THIS JOINT SOMETHING LIKE A DOVETAIL JOINT, THE INLAY ON THE LID IS MAHAGONY, THE FEET WERE MADE FROM WALNUT, THE LID SHOWS A LOT OF FIGURE & WAS A LITTLE TRICKY GETTING A SMOOTH FINISH BECAUSE OF THE GRAIN, THE ENCLOSURE FOR THE MUSICAL WINDUP WAS ENCLOSED USING MAPLE BURL, THE TRAY WAS MADE FROM SPALTED MAPLE SIDES & SAPELE BOTTOM & THE RUNNERS INSIDE THE BOX WERE MADE FROM BUBINGA, BRASS BUTT HINGES, BRASS CHAIN, & BRASS KNOB & A OVAL MIRROR, THE BOX MEASURES 12 1/2 ” X 6 1/8” X 6 3/4” high , I USED NATURAL DANISH OIL & WET SANDED BETWEEN COATS THEN A WIPE ON POLY ON THE INSIDE I USED SHELLAC., ON THE OPEN VIEW AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER IS THE MAPLE BURL ENCLOSURE, THE PIC DOES NOT SHOW IT TO CLEARLY.
-- john, Moose Jaw, Sask, j.soika@shaw.ca
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Loucarb
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#1 posted 1519 days ago
Nice job with matching the grain pattern. The figured maple is outstanding. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing
trifern
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#2 posted 1519 days ago
Gorgeous piece…
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
oldwoodman
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#3 posted 1519 days ago
That is not woodworking! It is ART!! And it is beautiful! Great job.
CharlieM1958
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#4 posted 1519 days ago
Really nice work!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
BioHaz1906
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#5 posted 1519 days ago
Excellent job!
-- Bio
woodworm
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#6 posted 1519 days ago
Absolutely beautiful music box from beautiful maple!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
savannah505
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#7 posted 1519 days ago
Really nice work, looks great.
-- Dan Wiggins
mtnwild
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#8 posted 1519 days ago
That is so nice! Great job on that. Love the top design. Great all around. Very cool!
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
MrMark
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#9 posted 1519 days ago
it’s a wold tour of wood! Fabulous execution.
TopamaxSurvivor
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#10 posted 1519 days ago
Really nice work. The wood pattern rolling around the front is especially nice.
-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0
Dennis Zongker
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#11 posted 1519 days ago
Great Job, Boxman!
-- Dennis Zongker
Chris
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#12 posted 1519 days ago
Oooh! Likey Likey! Nice job!
-- Chris
stanley2
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#13 posted 1519 days ago
That’s a beauty – nicely executed.
-- Phil in British Columbia
ND2ELK
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#14 posted 1519 days ago
Beautiful box! Love that figured maple. Very nicely done. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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jm82435
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#15 posted 1519 days ago
Very pretty box. I love the character of the figure and spalting, and the interesting jointery. Are they Leigh Isoloc joints?
-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...
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