It's all about the wood

sweet !
looks real good ,
and yes it sure is beautiful wood !

good to have you back , too .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

very beautiful…i love it when the wood tells it all…and here it shows that…..thanks for sharing your project.

-- The Grizzone

You are right…........ the wood has spoken! A beautiful piece !

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

This is a gorgeous box. And you are right about the finish. There is little need to try and improve what Mother Nature has already done with the wood. The rosewood is beautiful in its own right.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Ooh Baby, that’s Pretty!!
I’m making a (surprise!!) box out of Rosewood right now and have been dying to see what it looks like finished…
Butcher’s wax, huh…Don’t know the first thing about it, but that never stopped me before!!
Beautiful Box, Bibb!!!

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

Ditto all of the above. Well done.

beautiful box
you have really made that wood pop!
Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

very nice box bibbs, the colors on this one really pop. i love this rosewood.

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

OOooooh! Very nice! I better get started on my rosewood!

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Love your boxes Bibb! I don’t know what it is but I find them a pleasure to build while letting the natural beauty of the wood shine through… and I see you enjoy the same philosopy.

-- Uhhh...I forgot what i was going to say.

Beautiful box – love that rosewood! And it doesn’t need any enhancement at all.

Jim

The right wood makes the box. And you definitely have the right wood. Very nice.

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

Nice and fantastic wood

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

Outstanding box. That RoseWood is the best. Wish I could have gotten in on that.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

Where do you find such beautiful wood?
Rosewood doesn’t grow in my woods.

-- John Stoler Apple Creek Ohio

It’s a beauty. BZ

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

You were absolutely right to keep the style muted and not to try to compete with this wood. Beautiful box. Well done.

-- Mike, American in Norway

2 Thumbs up Bibb!!!

Love the style…..and that Rosewood….Woowsers!

Thanks for Sharing, my friend

Trev

-- Trevor Premer Head Termite and Servant to the Queen - Heirloom Woodworking

I agree. Sometimes less is more. This is one of those times. Very beautiful Bibb, as always! Gorgeous wood…

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

Nice box! Well done Al.

Vince