Little Boxes

Very cute little boxes

-- --<<<<<< I will not stop until I get it right. >>>>>>--

I agree… I have built several of these. They can be a lot of fun to play around with. Yours are nice looking! I especially like the “live edge” one.

-- Darrell, Round Rock

I just love these boxes. They are fun to make and provide great satisfaction.
I like the ones with the live edge… they are unusual to say the least!
How did you finish the live edge? I have always wondered what to do with them. I have a nice piece of
curley maple with a live edge and would love to do what you did.
Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

Hey Ellen,

They are a crowd pleaser too. The live edge thing was really simple. I just put a slight bevel on this edge while doing a complete bevel on the others. I then used a seal coat followed by wipe-on-poly. For the live edge, I used a small disposable ‘acid’ brush. No big deal.

I also tried to do some fancy endgrain bookmatch tops, but they never should see the light of day. Somethings were not meant to be. :)

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Nice and neat. Well done. Like the combination of wood and cut.

Although, I do wonder about the thickness of a box wall when it is a small box… 3/4 too much? Looking at ‘em, I tend to like the proportion… but I don’t know why.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Hey Al,

Sorry about leaving out the dimensions:
3 inches square, 2 1/4 inches tall, 3/8 inches thick.
The tops are 3 1/2 inches square and 3/4 inches thick, and then rabbeted.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Unlike most of the others, I am not sold on the live edge on this size of box. I think it is too much for the base.

I would still love to see the bookmatched…. even if you feel they should not see the light of day!

Steve they all came out fantastic.

They have a crisp beauty to them.

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

Steve: a great set of small boxes. Nice job on the inlayed corners.

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

Steve, those boxes are quality work. Really pleasing to the eye.

Nice work.

-- "I don't cut wood. I machine it!" G.M.

They look great steve.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

VERY NICE!!!

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