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"Dunescape" Box #3

Project by Andy posted 796 days ago 1449 views 21 times favorited 25 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I made this box for my daughter-in law,Jenna, as an anniversary gift. The body is Bloodwood,also called Satine,and the medallion and handle are Myrtlewood.The splines and dividers are Maple. The finish is lacquer.

The center picture is not very clear but I posted it anyway to show how I shape the sides.I just go by eye and watch the grain as it is exposed.It also has to feel right in my hands.When shaping the medallion,care must be used or the best grain patterns can be ground away.I study the grain from the edges and bottom to ”see” what lies under the surface.

(People have a hard time putting these boxes down.)

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon


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mot

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posted 796 days ago

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)

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Damian Penney

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posted 796 days ago

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

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WayneC

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posted 796 days ago

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

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

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Bill

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posted 796 days ago

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

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

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MsDebbieP

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posted 796 days ago

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

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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ThreeJs

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posted 796 days ago

Very nicely done.

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

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TomFran

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posted 796 days ago

Beautiful!

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

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Thos. Angle

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posted 796 days ago

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

-- Thos. Angle

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Paul

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posted 796 days ago

Ooooooo! Ahhhhhhhhh! Wow! Very nice.

-- Paul, Texas

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mot

4901 posts in 930 days


posted 796 days ago

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)

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MsDebbieP

14156 posts in 1055 days


posted 796 days ago

UH HUH!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Andy

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posted 796 days ago

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!

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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CharlieM1958

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posted 796 days ago

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"

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Andy

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posted 796 days ago

@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.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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CharlieM1958

7622 posts in 1112 days


posted 796 days ago

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"

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Gary

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posted 796 days ago

Yummy! very yummy. ;-)

-- Gary, Florida

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Don

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posted 796 days ago

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.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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Andy

570 posts in 802 days


posted 796 days ago

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.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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Dale Robinson

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posted 796 days ago

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

Dale

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Karson

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posted 796 days ago

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.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Jon3

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posted 795 days ago

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

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Andy

570 posts in 802 days


posted 795 days ago

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.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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Mark A. DeCou

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posted 795 days ago

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

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

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Spoontaneous

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posted 188 days ago

Yeah, I know this was made sometime ago but… I gotta tell you this series of boxes is quite special. Treasures more valuable than anything that might be put in them. I would comment on each one of them but words won’t do them any justice.

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a1Jim

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posted 188 days ago

Very very nice box most beautiful

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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