Birds Eye Maple/Walnut Box

Cool Looking box. I really like the contrasting splines.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

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.

-- "Repetition is a leading cause of carelessness, and carelessness usually leads to injury"

Very nice work!

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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.hillsbiblechurch.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!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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

-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn 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.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

excellent!!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.