Mystery Box

Hey Brad
That’s one cool box . maybe it’s cocobolo or bradwood. LOL I really like the design and wood great build .

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

The dark part does look like cocobolo, but I didn’t know it changed color so dramatically.

At any rate, it’s a beautiful little box.

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

Brad, nice job… I’d say cocobolo is very likely. It can have some pretty dramatic change between heart and sapwood. The walnut you used has some fairly dramatic grain too.

Here are a few cocobolo pictures from Cook Woods – cocobolo.

-- Martin, Kansas

If it’s really dense, reletively heavy and very oily it’s cocobolo. Nice looking box.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Great looking box! Love the colors. The handle set it off.

Great use of scraps!

Keep it up.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

Wow. I like they way that wood came out. Fabulous colors and that pice of walnut has some great grain also. Nice job on the box.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

I’m going to say Angelwood. I bought some from the Woodzone and it has the redish, almost purple heartish, color plus the spalted whitewood. It also has the abrupt change that yours does. Nice little box.

-- Scott, Irmo SC

Cool box

-- If at first you don't succeed...Don't try skydiving

nice one

Thanks a lot for the comments and info LJ’s. For now my money’s on cocobolo, but…

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

Hey buddy you stole the name my dad used to call me. Blockhead! Great looking box, nice design too.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

It might even be padauk. I’ve never seen it with sapwood. Nice looking box. I like the handle. And great colors, whatever it is.

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Nice little box.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

What a beauty

-- ... must be time for a cup of tea and a sit-down

Sweet little box!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Thanks again for the kind words everyone

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

Yes Blake, you are correct. I found out it is padauk.

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

sweet

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

Nice clean design. I like it. I recently bought a large chunk of padauk that is very similar to this that I plan to one day made a bandsaw box out of. What type of finish did you use?

-- James - What's your excuse this time??