| Project by coloradoclimber | posted 1361 days ago | 1193 views | 1 time favorited | 9 comments |  |
 |
A simple box, mitered corners, poplar splines and walnut top.
The mahogany started life as crown moulding. I liked the profile and decided to see if I could make a quick box out of it. The moulding was probably 6 inches or so tall so I ripped it to around 4 inches, keeping the profile and taking off the bottom. After the box was done I wanted to continue the lines up around the top. I decided a smaller top with a rounded profile might carry the lines.
I guess it turned out ok, I took it to work and co-worker wanted it for his lady friend’s birthday. This and another box will be the first of the great swap experiment.
| Pin It |
9 comments so far
a1Jim
home | projects | blog
87310 posts in 1748 days
#1 posted 1361 days ago
very unique well done
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
ChrisN
home | projects | blog
260 posts in 1944 days
#2 posted 1361 days ago
Definately unique. I like it!
-- 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?"
RexMcKinnon
home | projects | blog
2590 posts in 1366 days
#3 posted 1361 days ago
Great idea using crown moulding. Nice.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
Kindlingmaker
home | projects | blog
2646 posts in 1698 days
#4 posted 1361 days ago
A wonderful idea and it looks great!
-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings
Innovator
home | projects | blog
3584 posts in 1585 days
#5 posted 1360 days ago
Nice use of the moulding.
-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!
Jon
home | projects | blog
22 posts in 1889 days
#6 posted 1354 days ago
Nicely done.
I, too, have taken to doing the very same thing(well, not the VERY same thing)with scraps of left over trim. Initially I was just making little boxes for my girl’s to put their “whatever-little-girls-put-in-boxes stuff” into, but then jr. saw them (the boxes) and then wanted his own…snowball affect happening… great gifts…
-- Sometimes my wife wishes that she was a block of wood... ;-)
bigike
home | projects | blog
4023 posts in 1460 days
#7 posted 1227 days ago
nice, better than my moulding box
-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com
Beginningwoodworker
home | projects | blog
13225 posts in 1844 days
#8 posted 1227 days ago
Nice looking box.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
woodchic
home | projects | blog
814 posts in 1529 days
#9 posted 1216 days ago
Nice!
AKA….....Woodchic
-- Robin Renee'
Have your say...