these boxes make me sick

just gorgeous ,
beautiful effect !

i just love lacewood ,
just found a piece and made a box also ,
and here i thought i was just getting old ?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Love the joints, can’t figure out how you did that.
Glad you’re better, try making these with another wood.
They are just breath taking.

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

Beautiful corners… beautiful boxes.
How did you do the corners?

Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

I use the silky oak… lacewood …. a lot and never had any problem… must be the XXXX immunisation serum.

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

Beautiful Job, Erik!
Sorry to hear of the bad reaction. I get sinus trouble every time I work Mahogany… :(

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Very Nice! I love the woodgrain.

-- Dennis Zongker

I really like the effect of continuing the darker corner boarder strip around the top and bottom – Very well done..

Thanks for sharing.

-- ~ SgtSnafu - Central North Carolina

beautiful boxes. glad to hear your feeling better.

I’ve known quite a few people from the printing industry that ended up taking on woodworking in one form or another – myself included.

-- Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

wonderful boxes. The finish was nicely done too. Sorry you got sick. Unfortunately sometimes we have to suffer for our art.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Really beautiful, looks like some Incra work, with a twist. Be careful out there, once sensitized you may be more likely to have other wood allergies.

I really like the “finger-bedding” hole in the tray lift, I’ll have to try that.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Gorgeous boxes!

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

Too bad about the alergies. It is a beautiful wood to work with. I read an article about wood alergies not long ago. It said although uncommon it happens and wood like lacewood, rosewood and a few others I can’t remember have a slightly higher risk. The reactions can be severe and often intensify with each exposure. So stay away. I thnk the article was in Fine Woodworking but I am not sure.

Beautiful box though.

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

Allergies suck. Great work nonetheless!

-- John, Ontario, Canada

Beautiful box! We sure learn a lot with each project.
I was just going to experiment with some lacewood, so I’d better get my safety gear together. Thanks for the heads up. I have a chart I’ll consult too…..........Thanks…..............

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

I had a reaction to spalted maple, so I know what you mean. Always wear a resperator around any wood. Just to be safe.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I also had a wood recaction to Cocobolo. I stoped breathing in the emergency room twice,spent three weeks in hospital,had hives head to toe. If you get a rash stop, and find out what it is, I DID NOT…..................Wish you well

-- john50

Nice joints.Well done.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Very nice. Glad you’re OK. I had a problem with mahogany dust. That’s why I bought the Rockler dust collector and always ware a mask when I cut mohog. Love the corner joints. Tell us about them. BZ

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

thanks all for the well wishes – i learned my lesson , oddly enough i had just read an article about getting ill from the fungus in spalted wood and—bam—anyway – the joints are incra double dovetails wich is simply accent wood doved onto the ends of the sides , then doved into a “cornerpost” . the top and bottom are set into rabbits and rounded over to continue the lines of the joints. the top was lace and maple glued face to face, then cut for the accents and re glued (five glue ups for the top alone) . i’m sure there is an easier way but havn’t thought of it yet – thanks again and wear those dust masks!!!

-- -erik & christy-

Once again, Erik… beautiful work. Yeah, be sure to wear your protective gear, including a mask or reparator when making dust. I love seeing your work- it’s kind of hard to imagine you printing newspapers with the talent you have with wood. But heck, we did it for a lot of years, didn’t we… now if I could just find something I’m good at.

Floyd->>>

Well they sure turned out awesome. The grain in these boxes is the best ive seen so far!

unfortunate about the health though :(

Great boxes super wood to bad about getting sick

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com