africcan blackwood box

Beautiful Work, Johan… The different woods you use are just gorgeous!

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

Johan, wonderful boxes I really like the splatted one. I do have a question though…How are they hinged? or are they hinged? I can’t tell by the pictures. Thanks for sharing they are truly beautiful.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

An extremely interesting and beautiful group of boxes!

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

Nice nice boxes beautiful wood

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Critterman these boxes are hinged with a 3mm pin made out of african blackwood;Iused to use brass pins but found that they start working loose after some time even when glued in place.Ive been using hardwood pins for some years now and have never had the same problem’thanks for the comments.

-- Johan, South Africa, www.wildwoodboxes.co.za

Your boxes and woods are fabulous. Gorgeous!

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

wow. like that first one. Looks like a leopard left it’s spots.

Stunning work & spectacular wood selection,you are extremely fortunate to be in the very birthplace of this quite wonderful resource(it’s also the wood from which I took my name,there may be many Dalbergia’s but Melanoxylon is by far the most beautiful…).
Outstanding

-- "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." ~ Frank Zappa

these are some wow boxes , johan .

like the rest of your work !

well done .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Another great set of boxes. the wood looks great. Very good build Sr.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Fantastic boxes. All are great. Wonder wood choices and designs.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

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

i like these they looks grreat
now i need to figure out how to make them lol

Johan, the top left one, what wood is that? Really cool!

Ruben that is spalted ironwood but onlly the sapwood or outer layer do that when a fungus get into it

-- Johan, South Africa, www.wildwoodboxes.co.za

Great boxes and a good choice of woods

-- Ray,Iowa

sweet boxes! what do u use as a hinge?

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