Box for my Step-daughter

Interesting design, and great wood combination.

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

Looks great Carl I like the wood contrast

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Very nice. Love the wood combination. That walnut and cherry go great together.

The lid is interesting. Looks real good with the miter keys to help give the lid frame strength.

Great job. Keep it up.

Scrappy

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

Carl,

That is a very pretty box. I am certain your step-daughter will love it. I think you did a fine job. Congratulations.

Beautiful box…I am sure this is a box that will be in the family for generations to come. Question, in the third picture…what is they gray strip in the bottom of the box ?

-- Don S.E. OK

This box looks very nice. Beautiful wood and fine craftmanship.

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

Definitely a beautiful box. I like the wood combination and the miter keys. The dowels are an interesting technique.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Very nice box! Your DT’s appear flawless.
The wlanut and cherry are definitely a good combo.

Very nice looking box.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

The rich tones of your woods of choice are excellant and sure to be an heirloom

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

Good work and excellent craftsmanship. BTKS

Thanks for the great comments!
Don: this box was actually the waste of part of the pistol box I made in a previous project. I had dovetailed way more board than I needed so that I could make the the tail and pins symetrical from top to bottom. I usually do a sketch for most things I make, but didn’t for this one. I embarrassed to say that I honestly don’t remember why I put those walnut sapwood strips in there as this thing has been laying around in my shop for about a year and a half. CRS is a terrible disease, lol.
Russel: Like I said, due to piss poor planning hinges were going to be an ordeal for me to install on this thing so when my step daughter came down from Michigan (your neck of the woods) this week, the dowels were what I came up with on short notice. They are 5/16” oak slightly tapered with sandpaper so they would slide in easily. Actually I was quite surprised that it fits perfectly both ways as I had eyeballed the receiving holes when drilling on the drill press without marking them. I guess a blind hog finds a nut every now and then. Thanks again.

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC