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This box was an anniversary present for my fiancée and was my first time building a box. I enjoyed building this one, the one thing that did not go as perfectly as I would like are the hinge mortises, I did these by hand and I am sure I will get better at them with practice.
Materials: Zebra wood, Walnut Burl veneer, crushed black velvet, brass stop hinges.
A special thanks to pgreene for posting the dimensions to his box:
-- David - Houston, Texas. (http://www.justsquareenough.com/)
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GaryK
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#1 posted 1502 days ago
Great looking box!
How do you hold the velvet in there?
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
DavidH
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#2 posted 1502 days ago
Thanks Gary.
I followed your blog on flocking without flock :) thank you for posting that information.
The cardboard (poster board) i used was a little flimsy so i did use some 5 minute epoxy to hold the sides to the box.
-- David - Houston, Texas. (http://www.justsquareenough.com/)
matt garcia
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#3 posted 1502 days ago
Thats an awesome box!! Great choice of wood!!
-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX
rosewood
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#4 posted 1502 days ago
its great works. i love zebra wood as well.
Rosewood.
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DaleM
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#5 posted 1502 days ago
I doubt anyone will notice any problems with the hinge mortises with that awesome looking wood to hold their attention. Great looking box.
-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY
PGreene
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#6 posted 1502 days ago
Looks great David! I really like the walnut burl top. I guess I’m going to have to go get some veneer and start playing around.
-- Patrick
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#7 posted 1502 days ago
Beautiful!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
CharlieM1958
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#8 posted 1502 days ago
Great looking box! Your hinge mortising looks fine from here.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
flcopper169
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#9 posted 1502 days ago
Wow… that wood is just beautiful…Nice job… I’m sure she loved it…
Happy and safe woodworking,
Rob
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Chris
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#10 posted 1502 days ago
Great box. Zebra always lends itself to mitred corners, especically when you do a decent job of lining up the grain.
-- Chris
Popeye Jr.
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#11 posted 1501 days ago
Great work,that turned out fantastic. I love the Zebra wood,it looks great.
Cheers
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Dusty56
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#12 posted 1501 days ago
Fantastic box . All of your corners are perfect and that grain is beautiful …iI doubt the mortises will ever be noticed by anyone .
-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.
DavidH
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#13 posted 1501 days ago
Thanks everyone.
-- David - Houston, Texas. (http://www.justsquareenough.com/)
gunsmith
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#14 posted 1500 days ago
Great looking ARTWORK keep up the good work!
-- Bernie Stemplinger
ejv
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#15 posted 1499 days ago
Very nice. Love the burl contrast with the zebra wood.
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