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A reclaimed oak 4X, re-sawn and glued up for the box.
And, my first stab at router design….. can you tell? lol.
OK, here is our secret; when I realized that the flower was off center (too late..uuugh) I decided to add the sun and sun rays free hand to centralize the whole design a little better…
Hey, it’s not a mistake, it’s an artistic element….
My apologies to the “real” box makers. I’ll keep practicing.
Thanks for looking.
-- Eric






























10 comments so far
degoose
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posted 92 days ago
Milescraft makes things easy hey. I have used it to put a design in the centre of my Lazy Larrys.
Looks like a box to me.
More practice and you can make the flower free hand too lol.
Larry.
-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 92 days ago
Nice flower power.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
patron
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posted 92 days ago
good save !
and a great use of old wood ,
it looks real nice ,
just keep going ,
you are doing fine .
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
CreekWoodworker
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posted 92 days ago
I’m beginning to learn woodworkers will make mistakes, I mean unplanned design changes. Its all about how you recover from a perceived mistake. LJ scrappy commented on one of my projects, “Nice mid build design change” (we don’t make mistakes)”. I like the way you enhanced the top with an artistic element.
-- Mike the CreekWoodworker
a1Jim
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posted 92 days ago
Looks great Eric
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
huff
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posted 92 days ago
You’re too honest! Looked like it was designed that way. Nice job…... no matter how you got there. lol.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
scrappy
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posted 92 days ago
Thats right CreekWoodworker…... “Nice mid build design change”
This turned out very nice. The lid design is very artistic and a challenge to do on small box lids. I try to draw it out first and use a dremel router.(nice and small) Or you can use an oversize piece of wood and trim even afterwards. (done that too) Either way this is a very nice box.
Fantastic use of reclaimed wood. Re-sawing is the way to go! Lots more board from the same piece of wood!
Once you have made your FIRST box, you are hooked, so you are one of the “real” box makers also. Congrats!
We all learn from every project we make. And hopefully get better with time and prctice. That is what this site is all about. Sharing and learning. AND HAVING FUN!!!!!!!
Keep them comeing!
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
Napaman
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posted 92 days ago
i like it…what mistake????
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
KayBee
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posted 92 days ago
If you hadn’t told, never would have guessed. Nice box.
-- a little bit of stupid goes a long way
Grumpy
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posted 91 days ago
Well done Eric.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python