Here are a couple boxes I made with some scrap in the shop, the first is birds eye maple with walnut, and the smaller box is curly maple and walnut. Despite their small size they weren’t without their challenges. You’ll notice the birds eye box has a lovely walnut bottom, that’s what happens when you set it aside for a few months and finally decide to finish it and you cut off the bottom for the lid. The bottom was re-engineered with another piece of birds eye for the final product. The curly maple box was a little taller to start with but I was a bit overzealous cutting the 45s and didn’t pay attention to the dado for the bottom. I had two perfect grooves a on the outside of the box which I thought about using as a design element but ultimately decided to cut it off and leave the sides symmetrical. Overall it was a pretty good demonstration of needing to pay attention even on the small projects.
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Blake
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#1 posted 1212 days ago
Nice!
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CanalboatJim
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#2 posted 1212 days ago
Great save. These are a lovely set of boxes. Small projects like this can be a real test of your spacial orientation skills. I know, because I had almost the exact same experience with a tea box that I’m currently working on.
-- Jim Westbrooks
a1Jim
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#3 posted 1212 days ago
Very nice group of boxes
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woodworm
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#4 posted 1212 days ago
They are gorgeous, NL.
Excellent!
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weinerdog
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#5 posted 1212 days ago
Nice boxes!
jayjay
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#6 posted 1212 days ago
The grain in the birds eye box is spectacular!
-- ~Jason~ , Albuquerque NM
OutPutter
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#7 posted 1212 days ago
I never met a box I didn’t like or one that wasn’t a challenge. Good job.
Best,
-- Jim
robert triplett
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#8 posted 1212 days ago
Very nice work. I like the combinations of woods. I haven’t advanced to putting wax over the Danish Oil. Does the wood keep the soft feel? I see you like to make boxes for the same reason I do- it’s a learning experience each time.
robert
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scrappy
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#9 posted 1212 days ago
Fantastic group of boxes. Like all of the wood combos. Great designs, and “Mid Process Design Changes” Great save.
Fantastic use of scraps! Keep it up.
Scrappy
-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!
Ken90712
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#10 posted 1212 days ago
Perfect recovery! Nice.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
Bradford
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#11 posted 1211 days ago
They look great. We would have never known, if you hadn’t said something.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
Jason
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#12 posted 1211 days ago
Nice job. The varying spline sizes and contrasting dowels look great.
-- Jason - Colorado Springs
Triumph1
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#13 posted 1204 days ago
Love the simplicity…these are great! I like the different length splines.
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Dusty56
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#14 posted 1202 days ago
Very nice projects : )
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