Padauk,Sycamore & Blackwood Box

I loves Padauk. Wooden hinges too. Great box.

I have a 3/4” thick by 6” wide by 6 ft piece of Padauk, it has a nice flowing arch of a lighter streak running from one end to the other, almost perfectly symmetrical can’t bring myself to cut it.

The lighter part is about 3inches wide in the middle, tapering down to each end. I do have a 5’ w by 8’ h stained glass window. I have been thinking of putting it over the top.

-- Measure once cut twice....oh wait....ooops.

Nice and tight. keep posting… I am interested to see where you are coming from and going to.
I like the accents in the corners and especially the wooden hinges… I am making a box from mango wood and am tempted to attempt my first wooden hinges. It needs to be finished this week so may end up with normal butt hinges.. am busy with a lot of other things at the moment.

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Very Nice. The wood contrast is wonderful.

-- 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?"

great looking box .
the contrast is complimentary .
the detailing superb !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Sweet. Lots of nice design elements in there.

Good Job,
Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Great design,overall its very elegant.The grain of the Paduak is like a sunset.
Wonderful piece.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

Beautiful design and use of materials. I love this one!

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

Nice box! I love the corner accents, hinges and handle. I find that its the little accents that make the box stand out. This one definitely stands out! Thanks.

-- Tom, Simsbury, CT

Wow that is nice!! Love those hinges…..and strange how that really does look like a sun set

-- Jimi _ Measure twice, cut once.......@#%#$@!!!......measure twice, cut....

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Very nice box! The Padauk with the black streak is quite beautiful. I like the color combinations too.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Wonderful box. I know a lot of thought went into its design. The top has great depth and I love sycamore. I think it is a much underrated wood. The hinges put it over the top. A favorite :0)

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great looking box… i like those hinges a lot.

-- Paul , Calfornia

It came out fantastic. The hinges really give it that WOW.

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

Very elegant box, nicely executed. Good balance and some nice surpises.
How are the hinges mounted. Are the outside hinge sides curved?
Thx

Saw this this morning before I was off to work, but didn’t have time to comment. Now everybody’s gone and used up all the best superlatives. Drat the luck…:-(
Excellent Job! I thought it was a very handsome work this morning, and still do. Love the wood mix, and the hinges are a very creative design (I like ‘em!). I’m usually the type that likes knobs or pulls centered, but your lip handle, offset to the left, also serves to break up the over-all precision of the work. Gives it that certain…something. Very Nice!!!
And, of course, welcome to LJ’s!

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

Wow that’s one cool box with great wood and super details

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon