Ambrosia maple and walnut box

BEAUTIFUL!

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Beautiful indeed. BZ

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

Really really nice. Well balanced aesthetically.

How did you do that ball as part of the handle? I assume it is a separate piece and the handle is the same maple as the lid.

My simple boxes just won’t cut it on this site… I’ll need to get more advanced or assertive with myself. I like your tapered sides.

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

very cool … i like the design and the wood selection

-- Paul , Calfornia

Very nice box! I love the contrasting wood!

-- Tim, Myrtle Beach, DrTim@ONeillChiro.com- Guys DO like shopping, as long as it's for tools! :)

Excellent!

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

Very nice.

That is a great project. 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 †

That’s beautiful!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Faantastic box. Outstanding design and beautifull wod.

Great build! Keep it up.

Scrappy

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

Excellent design. A very beautiful piece of ambrosia maple for the lid and quite the unique pull design. Outstanding craftsmanship.

-- Kevin, Vancouver, WA

beautiful little box

What a wonderful combination of wood.

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

That is just sweet. Really really nice workmanship and wood selection.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Thanks to all for your comments. It was a fun build.

Al, the ball is a separate piece. I recessed it slightly into a depression made with a countersink bit before gluing it into place. And, yes, the handle was cut from the same piece of wood from which the top was cut.

Finally, I will mention that this is the first box I have made that has tapered sides. I was really apprehensive about trimming down the sides on the table saw with the blade cranked up to the max, which is the way I have seen the process described by others. All of that exposed spinning steel freaks me out, especially on a small workpiece like this! So I decided to try to cut the side tapers on my band saw. Worked beautifully and I was perfectly relaxed during the process.

-- Rowdy in Kechi, Kansas

Very cool box, well done all around!

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

Very nice design. I really like the wood combo and subtle asian feel. The finish is perfect. Great job Rowdy!

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

classic lines well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon