"Dunescape" Box #3

Just amazing! I love this box! Wonderful!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Yeah, very, very nice. The myrtlewood is amazing (as is the entire box)

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Great box. The figure in the Myrtlewood is really nice.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Very nice. I like that dark deep color of the Bloodwood.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

absolutely stunning.
I’d take this and decorate an entire room around it—making it the focal point!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very nicely done.

-- David, Charlotte NC (http://beechcreeknaturals.etsy.com)

Beautiful!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

My gosh, these things are pretty!! Wonderful work.
Tom

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Ooooooo! Ahhhhhhhhh! Wow! Very nice.

-- Paul, Texas

Andy sorta makes ya run out of adjectives with the work that he does, doesn’t he. LOL.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

UH HUH!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Boy! Thank you Tom,Damian,Wayne,Bill,Debbie,David,Tom,the Angles,Paul,and again Tom,for all your kind words. Very nice of you!

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

I really love your technique on this, Andy.

May be I missed it, but what do you use to contour the boxes this way?

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

@Charlie-I use a 4” angle grinder with a #100 grit disc. I mount the lid temporarily and carefully start sloping the top and then the sides.I also use an inflated drum sander when the contours allow and then switch to my palm sander.It takes a little practice to keep from eating the box with the grinder.Its too fast.I am looking for another way to do this.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Cool. I think I’d like to experiment with this. I’ll keep you posted if I find a method that works well for me.

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

Yummy! very yummy. ;-)

Andy, this is a superb box and I just love small wooden boxes! Your boxes are so sensuous and leave traditional boxes for dead. To my way of thinking, your technique combines the joinery of a cabinet maker with the sensual appeal of a bandsaw box – a whole new genre.

Have a look at the WASP Sander for another way to add contour to your boxes.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Don, thank you.Perhaps your right.I never consciously made the connection.Boxes are my biggest woodworking passion.I started making bandsawn boxes about 25 years ago, and really fell in love with them. I liked the freedom of expression in the design.I still enjoy making them occasionally,some pieces of wood lend themselves to little else. I think every woodworker should be comfortable making them.They teach you how to think spatially,how to design,also, you really get to know your bandsaw.But, I really enjoy traditional boxes and still make several styles and some alot like yours. So, this Art Box design developed from several criteria as I have mentioned before: but most importantly,I wanted it to entice people to pick it up and run their hands over it.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

That is a wonderful box. I am developing the skills I need to produce great boxes. Yours is a work of art.

Dale

Andy.

You are one masterful craftsman. The boxes are just great and I think that we’d all like to reach out and touch and hold them.

Great job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Do you have any build/construction details? I’m curious about how you did the shaping.

Jon,thanks for your interest.Take a look at my reply to Charlie re: this same question…..., just a few comments back. :) I cant really expand on this without completeing my plans and using photos.I am planning on doing this in the future when I get time.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

sweeeet. The wood selection is great to fit the design and contours. Nice work.

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan