| Project by Mark Davisson | posted 139 days ago | 397 views | 1 time favorited | 7 comments |  |
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This box was created as a gift to a dear friend in Hawaii. This project brought me nothing but joy.
The black walnut was taken from our homestead when the original farmhouse was built by my wife’s ancestors in 1880 and was used as trim throughout the house. During a 1975 remodel, my father-in-law salvaged the trim and stored it in the hay loft where I discovered it a couple of years ago. Scars from the original spikes used in 1880 can still be seen.
The trim is spalted sugar maple taken from a property just a couple of miles away. The inlay on the lid as well as the tab are Hawaiian koa given to me as a gift during a recent visit to the islands.
Boiled linseed oil then wipe-on Minwax clear satin poly.
7 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 139 days ago
Very nice!
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scrappy
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posted 139 days ago
Very nice box! great salvage? job! Nice color combo and design.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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griff
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posted 139 days ago
Beautiful box Mark. Very good build Sr.
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a1Jim
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posted 138 days ago
Well built cool design
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bowyer
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posted 138 days ago
Nicely done Mark. The history of the wood is very interesting and adds to the “value” of the box.
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jockmike2
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posted 138 days ago
Beautiful box. Nice contrasting woods. And great box joints.
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michaelray
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posted 138 days ago
Very nice. And thanks for sharing the history.
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