my first rosewood box

very nice material … I like the inlay too … I’ve got 3 rosewood boards I’ve been holding on to for years. Your box has inspired me to dig them out and do something !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Hey David
Cool story and long trip but from the end results it looks like it was well worth the trip. Cool box bud who could not like rosewood.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

patron,
Very nice box!-Boy you sure don’t let any grass grow under your feet! I especially like the oil/wax finish, kinda makes me want to touch that rosewood! I like the signature inlay also. Great job and keep on keeping on!

Sincerely,
Ken McGinnis

-- woodbutcher north carolina

very nice patron i am sorry i didn’t get to meet you , i also love this wood it has so much figure it is unreal . i have spin almost a dozen pens from this stuff and it just keeps gettin better. have a good time and be safe.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

looks great, that wood is beautiful. glad you could get on the rosewood deal.

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

thanks for the review’s guys .
i have decided i need to really make an effort to really get into my art work more .
after years of dogging it on the streets , i need to change my whole life ,
with the art in the center role , i’m alive , now i want to live!

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

David: That is a great looking box. The new signature looks just like you. One blood shot eye.

Very very nice.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Sweet Wood, Sweet Box!! 4 hours?! Yikes…You don’t fool around, do you? :-)
What are you going to put in it?

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

thanks karson ,
i lost the other one
in a pool game !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

mike ,
i have no idea .
i just needed to work the wood ,
and learn about it .
as we were talking on your post ,
i went to watco oil and some wax .
the nice thing is i found out that you can remove the wax with mineral spirits .
so if i want to do an inlay later on , i can just sand that down ,
and re-oil and wax !
the real difference , is that the tools track better than in softwoods .
and i don’t have to worry about air born dust so much !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

David – I really like this work. I especially like the (sapwood?) edges. Just right. Looks like it was worth the long trip!

-- Matt - Syracuse, NY

matt ,
i just want to plane it and look at it ,
but am holding myself until i know what i plan to make ,
but if i keep waking up at 3:30 every night , who knows ?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Very pretty but I would have expected nothing less from a man with your talent!
Nice work David!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

paton hope you left me some good pieces :o) .... I’m suppost to be on Bibs list -I would love to make the urns out of some of this rosewood.
Geat box!! I too like the signature inlay

Great job!

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Man oh Man David, Didn’t you just leave my house in CO a few minutes ago? I seems like it.
Your beautiful box will surely get everyone’s attention. I’ll use this space to let everyone know.

OK the cat is out of the bag. I received the Rosewood on Friday. It took me two days to unload, sort and sticker it all.
I had hoped to keep this under wraps for a few more days while I get my act together but oh well, lets rock and roll.
Man is this stuff beautiful. I would like to ask you all to be patient with me. I am spending my days looking for a real job and filling orders by night.
MMH has been a great help getting me set up on Pay Pal so I can receive electronic payments from all of you. My plan is to work down the list that I have from those of you who placed orders. I will make an invoice and send it to you via e-mail. I still do not have e addresses from some of you and I need that in order to send you the invoice. Once you get an e-mail followed by an invoice from me that you agree with, submit your payments to me via the Pay Pal system. This is the only way that I will be able to make this work.
By the way, David is right
I’m just an old hippie

-- Bibb in CO at http://katanadesign.com

Like the Rosewood Great Lookin Box

-- Jim, Kentucky

wold have posted sooner , but we hadn’t eaten all day ,
to make the 3 o’clock time .
we did eat in castlerock ,
and blew back her as it was raining along the way .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

very nice box!!!!!!! I have 10 meters of 6×2 new Guinea rosewood. although not as deep as yours, its does make amazing things. so far only used it for a cutting board (that I have yet to finish and post….).

keep them coming!

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

David,
I understand your pain….I just got home from my own roadtrip to Denver to gather my portion of the wood. Wahoooo! this is nice stuff!

If my neighbor was not a state patrolman, I would be out in the shop right now (10:30pm) getting the plane and router up to full song. It is going to have to wait until Friday night for me, as my daughter has a softball game tommorrow.

Rj….the whole load is amazing…..Bibb was adament about having enough lumber to fill all of the Lumberjocks order. He litterally had to tell me to quit loading wood in my Suburban…so there is some very nice stuff for everyone that has pre-ordered.

Great projects David. I can’t wait to see what everyone makes from this incredible wood.

Trev

-- Trevor Premer Head Termite and Servant to the Queen - Heirloom Woodworking

me too trevor ,
i know we are going to see some nice stuff .
i keep going into the shop to see if
i get any ideas .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

A contest perhaps?

or in the very least a gallery of projects created with it.

-- Trevor Premer Head Termite and Servant to the Queen - Heirloom Woodworking

the gallery sounds good ,
i’m jacked enough ,
don’t want to trip ,
and mess something up !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Patron,
Beautifull box. That wood is just fantastic. I think everyone has been “chomping at the bit” just waiting for the wood. I can’t wait to see all the great projects that are going to come out of the generosity? of our LJ’s working together to make this happen. Glad to be a part of this site/community.

Again beautifull box, and a quick (4 hours) build. Really like that finnish too.

Scrappy

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

Nice box, Rosewood and fruitwood are my favourites.

-- Wheathills, Derbyshire, UK, www.wheathills.com

David,
Congratulations on your new found inner energy and passion.
The box is a fine piece.
Your talent is showing…..

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

David Nice work and I love the inlaid insignia.
That rosewood looks so different from the Queensland or New Guinea Rosewood I have used before.. glad the Tools like it..
I am in the process of making a few man boxes from some boards of Mango Wood…. never used it befor but nice to work too.
Been meaning to make them for some time but got inspired this morning..A few hours before you posted.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

David,
Beautiful box. I get rosewood locally from a supplier. It is very hard but looks beautiful when worked.
I have used it on an Everyday Ellen and some cutting boards.
I can hardly wait to see what else you create with it!!
Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

David, Fantastic box. As usual, the workmanship is top notch. We would expect nothing less from you.
Keep on posting, your wisdom is inspiring (sometimes funny!) What’s with the Bubinga on the inlay?—nice
You have certainly raised the bar here on LJ
Kent

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Hello friend,

that is a real beautiful box and what a beautiful wood is that.
But I think that it is great that you have got a good feeling, a feeling
to go living again. When I read your post, I think you love living again.
And that is a great feeling, I can tell you, a feeling that I miss, but I keep hoping.
Great David, I hope the see a lot off art from you.
Maybe a little box, from this wonderful wood, for your friend in the Netherlands :-)

David, I wise you all the best, let them see what you can.

Henrie.

-- Greetings from the Netherlands.

henrie ,
thank you !
we all get to enjoy this picnic ,
my prayers are always with you .
we do what we can .
your bud , mutt .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

David the box came out great. The rosewood looks fantastic.

What a drive but it was all worth it. At least you had some company for the trip.

I cant wait to see the next project with the rosewood.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

4 hours? Crikey…It takes me that long to think about a lid.
Nice box!
The wood is very appealing.

Great box David,
where is the wolf ? under the cresent moon,
i always love your works,

Rosewood.

-- http://picasaweb.google.com/deniirawan66

Beautiful wood, David. I can understand what you mean about not wanting to waste any!

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

Beautiful box and beautiful wood David, I especially like the little inlay bit.

I understand your need to do arty things. It’s much more pleasurable and rewarding to create something new and different. A lot less stress than big furniture projects for example. You sure have the skills and talent to make just about anything you can dream up.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Cool box, I like the simple inlay.

-- Bob A in NJ

Very Nice….and very nicely finished….the grain is exquisite….looking forward to seeing more projects

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

I think does for sure have the skills and talent to make anything he can dream up. I drove to Washington once, about an hour drive, for free wood. Still trying to figure out what to use it all far. Your work is just amazing.

-- Janice

firstly dave how did i miss this that is stunning love the grain my friend

-- cut it saw it scrap it

David, this is a beautiful box. I don’t blame you for being as excited as you were to get a project completed with the rosewood. It is such a pretty wood. And the inlay looks good too.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

thanks scott,
as i make more stuff with it ,
i’ve already learned more can and can’t does about it .
now the finishing ,
nothing i do seems to work ,
but that is me , not the wood !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart