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This grain reminds me of a tiger and waterfall hence the title .
Just a beautiful figured board of Sapele which just had to be a box and was just the right size .
This box is made from a single piece of sapele veneer that came into my shop as a piece of engineered flooring which had a 3/16" top veneer and walnut trim.
I band sawed the veneer off the plywood core and laminated it to a piece of Baltic birch ply with a maple veneer as a backing veneer.
The two drawers are made from hickory and ride on wooden slides milled into the sides .
The size turned out a bit larger then what I normally make but I wanted to use every bit of this beautiful piece .
The interior is lined with a heavy velvet cloth and the hinges are solid brass .
The overall size is 13 1/2" W x 10" D x 6 1/4" H and all the angles are seven degree and this gave the box a good overall stance and pleasing appearance .The drawer pulls are ebonized walnut and doweled to the drawer fronts .
The box is finished with BLO and clear spray lacquer polished out and a coat of wax which gave it satin and smooth finish .

Questions and comments always welcome .

Klaus

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Wow…beautiful! Nice work.
 

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Klaus,
You did that Beautiful piece of wood justice, Very Beautifully! done.
 

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Beautiful piece!
 

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Klaus, that is a beautiful piece of figured Sapele. I can see what triggered you into making it a box. I'm surprised you cut off the veneer and re laminated it to the birch ply. Was it too unstable for the panel edges?
 

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Thanks Draeger
I appreciate You comment

Thanks Nick
Yes it was an inspiration .

Thanks John
Always nice to hear your comment .

Dave
I don't like to remove the finish so I glued the finished side to the plywood and sanded the sawn side smooth besides the finish on flooring is a very poor looking finish and not suitable for a box finish .
 

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Kiefer,

It's definitely a Klaus Kiefer design. This is a guy box. I can see you putting your calipers and micrometers in this. I like the color and pattern match. Tone on tone. I'll never catch up cause you keep raising the bar for the rest of us.
 

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Beautiful box, Klaus…..the sapele is spectacular and plays well against the walnut. The soft yellow velvet is a nice touch, as well. You did justice to the beauty of the wood.
 

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Thanks Thomas
Yes I agree it is a guy' box but not that difficult to build just the corners which are a compound angle .
It's the beautiful grain that got me inspired and working with the size of the material was a challenge , one wrong cut and Murphy would have had it his way .

Klaus
 

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Well done Klaus! I Love the drawers. Nice job reusing the veneer on the flooring!
 

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I guess I should of known. I have hundreds of pieces of solid bamboo flooring. Trying to remove the urethane finish is a hassle. So I put the top finished side in the inside of projects like you and plane and sand the bottom for a new finish on the outside.
 

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Thanks John
I agree it's the beautiful grain and colour that makes this box and I tried to do it justice .

Klaus
 

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Thanks Tony
There is a lot of left over flooring to be had at a very reasonable cost and many pieces with beautiful grain and color .The drawers turned out well and are a very simple design without a double front and slide and fit extremely well .

Klaus
 

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Klaus,

Murphy's down here helping me with my box. LOL! I've screwed it up and fixed the screw up every step of the way! How big is your bandsaw?
 

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Dave
Never sand the finish of I have been told by a flooring expert as it contains aluminum oxide which is a real health hazard .

Klaus
 

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Great Job Klaus. I always enjoy your boxes. You seem to have a never ending source of ideas.
 

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I have a 14" x 6" band saw nothing fancy but tuned carefully and a good blade it works very well .

Klaus
 

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John
I am always happy to see your comments .
Yes too many ideas but they keep popping into my head I can't help it but I enjoy it .

Klaus
 

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Outstanding box Klaus.
 

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Your boxes are a great inspiration to us all, great job on this reuse of Sepelle. The box definitely has a manly twist. Great piece.
 

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Another Fine peice Klaus. If i were a nice peice of wood , i would want to find my way to your shop.
 
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