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My daughter,Rachel,asked if I would make a box like hers,so she could give it to her friend as a wedding gift.
I stayed with basic design,but opted to omit the wild shaping.I didnt want to copy Rachels box exactly,just the colors and style.
I had this deep red,even grained piece of Bloodwood and set that into some figured Maple.Its all topped off with several coats of lacquer.
Rachel said it got alot of attention at the reception.I didnt even know the bride,but I was really doing it to please my daughter…and she was.
Unfortunately,this is the only picture I have.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon





























21 comments so far
degoose
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posted 106 days ago
I’ll stick to boards.. and leave the fantastic boxes to you..
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TomFran
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posted 106 days ago
An absolutely gorgeous box! Nice work, Andy.
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Walnut_Weasel
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posted 106 days ago
Beautiful. How many coats of finish did you apply?
-- James - What's your excuse this time??
Joe Lyddon
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posted 106 days ago
Very elegant… NICE…
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majeagle1
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posted 106 days ago
Wow, another fantastic box Andy, just beautiful!!!
The finish look “inches” thick and just sparkles…..........
I “really” am going to get to making one of your boxes, even though they won’t be as nice…...........
Thanks for sharing
-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/
griff
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posted 106 days ago
As Joe said, Very elegant. nothing short of beautiful to me. Good build .
-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none
whitedog
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posted 106 days ago
a very lucky bride and groom … it is nice when we can make family happy
-- Paul , Calfornia
cwdance1
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posted 106 days ago
Beautiful wood, where to get all that nice wood from?
We all do things for the kids no matter what.
scrappy
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posted 106 days ago
Another outstanding box! Your work is amazing. Beautifull!
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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Ben Kahmann
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posted 106 days ago
Just beautiful!
-- Ben Kahmann Dayton, OH
ND2ELK
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posted 106 days ago
Very impressive box! You did a beautiful job on this piece. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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gbear
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posted 106 days ago
Your daughter’s friend is a very lucky person!
-- gbear, Carmichael, CA
kolwdwrkr
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posted 105 days ago
Very Nice Andy. Thanks for sharing
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Thos. Angle
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posted 104 days ago
Absolutely beautiful, Andy!!!!! IMPRESSIVE!!!
-- Thos. Angle
Russel
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posted 103 days ago
You do beautiful work Andy.
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Andy
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posted 103 days ago
Thanks for all the kind words.
Degoose-I dont doubt for one minute that you could easily make one of these boxes and teach me something in the process.You have a great talent for putting a new spin on things.
CWdance-We have several lumber suppliers,some with imports and others mainly handle local exotics.@James-I lay on a heavy sealer coat and sand most of that off.I repeat 3-4 more times depending on the wood and the look I am after.In auto body work this is called "blocking" which is filling all the small scratches with primer,prior to painting.(Wenge,for example, would take forever to fill all the pores using this method)
@Gene-I look forward to seeing your version.I know it will be beautiful.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
mcoyfrog
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posted 100 days ago
Very nice box, lots of love went into this on your daughters behalf i’m sure..
-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug
a1Jim
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posted 95 days ago
Another beauty, great wood well done Andy
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
ChrisN
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posted 91 days ago
I just loveyour boxes…hoping to make a few of my own!
-- Chris N, Westford, MA - "If you won't eat something from your fridge that turned green...why would you eat something that started out that way?"
Andy
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posted 91 days ago
Thanks Dug,Jim and Chris,I am glad you like this.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
Jim Crockett
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posted 80 days ago
That is just an absolutely gorgeous box – if I had to rank it, I’d place it in the top 5 of all boxes I have ever seen! Beautiful woods and excellent workmanship. Man, you do good work!
Jim