Birds Eye Maple/Walnut Box

Cool Looking box. I really like the contrasting splines.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Love the joints. very nice.

-- A man who moves mountains starts one stone at a time.

Very nice. I really like the simple clean lines. I like how the box does not distract from the beauty of the figured maple on top.

very beautiful box, i especially like the maple splines that you used to support the miters. i’m not familiar with that method of how to fit those spline in there. if you could elaborate a little or point me in the right direction via a link to help me understand it. it’s really a striking presentation.

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Very nice work!

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This is a very nice small box, SM. I just love small wooden boxes like this. Thanks for showing us this one. The Dovetail splines are something you don’t see very often. I have a tissue box that my father made over thirty years ago with these. The continuous grain pattern really enhances this detail.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Woodchips: I sent you a somewhat detailed message on the method. It is rather easy to do with a simple sled to hold the box as you pass it over a dovetail bit in a router table.

-- GSY from N. Idaho

Great box! I like the detail!

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Great job! I love the bird’s eye maple and the detail is most outstanding.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

very pretty piece. great dovetails !!

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BEAUTIFUL! Nice save!

-- Jesus is Lord!

nice box, Great touch with the dovetails.

-- Roy "Woodboxman" Coos Bay, Oregon

Great box – I also like the dovetail splines. I also learned something from your thread that I didn’t know – I found out that Don likes small boxes (me too). Glad to know that Don :-)) You’ve got good taste.

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excellent!!!

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Way to use what you had at hand – it came out great!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

For those interested, I posted pictures of the sled and a description of the process on my blog .

-- GSY from N. Idaho

Great box and dovetails. I love the walnut too..jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Nice box, It reminds me of the recipe box I made for my wife out of oak with walnut splines. I had to make my own jig too. I think they call this system faux dovetails be cause it in’t a true dovetail. It really is a nice job . keep up the good work

-- grumpa,Michigan

Nice. I need to try those dovetail keys… looks great.

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