answering the call ! the chalenge #1

Beautiful work, as always, David.

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

Great box and the top is really nice! Good workmanship!

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

David, Charlie’s right. You always do beautiful work. Just one question. I understand about not sealing the cedar but do you have any concerns about not sealing the alder? I know the humidity level in NM is low but I’d be worried about it affecting alder. Just a thought.

-- Pat

That is one sharp box, and it looks like a fair amount of work went into it.
Very well done!

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

Really very very beautiful!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Eye catching! Thank you.

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

David

that is one special box my friend and a good story behind the reason

Thanks for posting

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Keep them thinking.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

Great Looking box!

-- Dennis Zongker

beautiful! the way the grain is bookmatched when you open the box is brilliant.

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

Hello David,

This is beautiful work master, really beautiful.
I have the idea I see a new David.

Thanks man,

Henrie

-- Greetings from the Netherlands.

henrie ,
it is through our friendship ,
that i want to be as much as i can .
and since i have known you ,
i too see a new man in you !
life may be hard ,
but we don’t give up ,
we help each other ,
even if it is the blind helping the blind .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

David: A great looking box and a great challenge you made yourself.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

REAL sharp looking box Patron, real sharp

-- Ben Kahmann Dayton, OH

David this one also looks beautiful.

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

Superb!

-- jack -- measure once, curse twice!

thanks so much for all the nice comments ,
they keep the juices flowing !

i like to look at your work too ,
and am proud to be amongst
such great company ,
you make me strive to do better .

priceless !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

I really like your boxs ! The accents and mitered corners really look great.

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Now that’s what I call thinking outside the box! Have never seen laminated before. A great idea for a great box. I hope you don’t mind if I steal the idea for one of my own. Thanks for posting.

Also I think it was very thoughtful and nice of you to give that rosewood to Jim. I’m sure he is going to do something interesting with it and it will probably feature a bit of routing too.

-- Mike, American in Norway

this box is nice i really like the splines great work try to keep doing stuff with mitered corners it gets easyer well it did for me but your right u do need a sled which i have two!

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

one miter sled coming up ,
( when i got time ) .
how do you glue the corners
so they don’t slide all around out of square ?
i tried tape , but it just came loose when it filled up with glue .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Very nice story, challenge to yourself, and a gorgeous box. David, have you ever made a squaring jig to hold your mitered corners square and in line? Very simple jig to make. If you need more info just pm me and i’ll try and draw one up for you.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Beautiful work David! I love the wood combination and design. Those splines really set it off. Thanks for posting!

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.