Things with Rings of Things

once again a unique and special project very well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Jim is right, very unique and I really dig the corner joints a lot, well done.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

I’m lovin’ the inlay and the joinery! Awesome work!

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.

Nice job! Very impressive.

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

That top is something else!
Very creative…also love the hinge.

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

An awesome piece of art! Your inlay and lift are great!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Very nice indeed….......well done.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Fantastic job on the inlay.

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

It’s CRAP!!! LOL J/k

It far exceeds my ability as a rank noob…. I love the joinery the inlay is very cool kinda abstract for me but still I find myself liking it….. and putting the learning of inlay on my LONG list of need to learn before I can really call myself a woodworker.

What wood did you use for the carcase of the box I like the side grain alot and how did you finish it… I guess I need to read the blog huh…. sorry little out of it with the pain meds for the strained back…..

Thanks for sharing the insperation for use noobs out here….....

-- Hrolfr

Thank you everyone. Hrolfr, the box is lacewood, top is maple, handle is bubinga, line and hinge spacer is ebony, 1 bubinga ring, 1 ribon mahogany ring, 1 yellow heart, and 1 walnut burl. The box is stained with a Bartly’s pennsylvania cherry gel stain. Then I completed with wipe on poly. Sorry the blog doesn’t have anything but my nonsense in it. LOL.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Cool design. Fun to look at. I really like the small cross piece at the end of the straight line. Nice touch.

The circles are cool. They would look good in all sorts of patterns.

Great project!

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

Great workmanship Keith.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Very kewl.
Please tell me about the hinge… what is and where is the ebony “hinge spacer”? What are the steps for making and utilizing that kind of hinge? Can you point me to a reference for it?

Thanks

-- Spence in Skokie, IL

I missed this one. That is a fantastic looking top! Great all around project.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.