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Project by coloradoclimber posted 1361 days ago 1193 views 1 time favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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.




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a1Jim

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#1 posted 1361 days ago

very unique well done

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

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ChrisN

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#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?"

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RexMcKinnon

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#3 posted 1361 days ago

Great idea using crown moulding. Nice.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

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Kindlingmaker

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#4 posted 1361 days ago

A wonderful idea and it looks great!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

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#5 posted 1360 days ago

Nice use of the moulding.

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

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Jon

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#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... ;-)

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bigike

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#7 posted 1227 days ago

nice, better than my moulding box

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

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#8 posted 1227 days ago

Nice looking box.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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woodchic

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#9 posted 1216 days ago

Nice!

AKA….....Woodchic

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