Another box

your box looks great as is strip on the side is a good contrast
thanks for posting

-- self proclaimed copycat

nice box love the divider tray

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

Beautiful box Jeff, nice choice of wood and good craftsmanship.

I kind of disagree about another hi light strip, I think it is fine the way it is. The grain in the top speaks for itself and the handle is enough contrast I think.

I really like the added “feet / stand” that you put on the bottom ends, very nice touch !

Keep up the good work and a big welcome to LJ’s

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

This is a great box Jeff.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Jeff, Very nice box. I like the contrast of your woods and your craftsmanship looks superb!.. Great Job.

-- John @ http://www.thehuffordfurnituregroup.com

I agree with Gene about the accent stripe… doesn’t need to wrap around… fine like it is..
good choice of timbers and well executed.. should be proud of the job you have done,
keep posting.

-- Drink twice... and don't bother to cut... @ larrysworkshop.wordpress.com For lovers of all things timber...

Beautiful Box, Jeff!! As others have said, the contrasting stripe looks fine to me, but if you aren’t pleased with it… well… all the more excuse to build another one!! :)

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

I like to wood combanations

Looks great

-- Guy,PEI

Fantastic box. Great choice of woods used. The accent stripe is fine. You don’t want too much contrast to draw the eye away from the design.

There are easy box plans and harder box plans. But nobody said they were easy to build! haha Mitered corners can be a real pain. and mitering trim on the lid is no exception. You did a fantastic job on the build. Great finish also.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

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

Very nice box! I like the colors and I particularly like your treatment of the top. Fantastic handle – that must have taken some work and the trim around the edges sets off the nice grain in the poplar. You also did an excellent job on the dividers and I know from experience how difficult that is!

Jim

-- A veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including his/her life".

Thanks all for the kind words and encouragement.
The sides were glued up then resawn then planed flat of which I did get bit carried away with and they ended up being under .25 thick.
the top I started with .75 material edged it with the Paduak then did a raised panel effect and cut the rabbet around the bottom for it to set on the box
Jim you are sooooooo right about the dividers—I don’t dare tell you how many pieces of ply i used practicing before I cut the maple.
Btw the stripe in the box shows up better in the pictures because of the flash on the camera—wishing oit showed like that in natural light but here again I appreciate all comments

-- Jeff - Bell Buckle, TN

this is really nice!

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

This looks like a nice box to me, with a good choice of woods. You have reminded me that my next box needs to have compartments.

-- Stanley generally struggling