Zen Boxes

nice work

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

Nice boxes. I like the mixed media with the stone, metal rod, and wood. Very cool.

Best,

-- Jim

Very nice. The stone knobs-really good.

-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16

The taper makes it unique. Nice job Dan

-- Common sense is so rare anymore when you do see it, it looks like pure genius.

Do you polish your stones like the other Jockette did on her projects that she posted recently ?
Nice style on the box : )

-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!

sweet ,
simple ,

well done !

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Great design, super wood ,excellent build

-- http://artisticwoodstudio.com Custom furniture

Thanks for all the nice comments.

Dusty,
No. The stones are already polished when I buy them.

-- Dan, West Virginia, http://www.danpleskaCreations.com

Very nice boxes. I like the way you ran the grain. With the boxes taller then they are square, it gives good flow. Also the tapered sides helped. Very nice design and build. Also like the stone knob.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

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

Great idea, can I steal it??? I like the form of the box too. Thanks for sharing.

-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!

Thanks Dan : )

-- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!

These look great. Newbie question, how do you taper the sides? What kind of join do you use?

-- --RoB, Florida

Thanks RoB,
After the box is glued up I move my table saw fence to the left of the blade (right tilt saw), attach a tall aux. fence. Tilt the blade to 3 degrees, turn the box upside down and sneak up on one side. When the bevel is where I want it, I cut the other sides. The blade is cutting the side that is away from the fence.

The corners are mitered. Hope this helps.

-- Dan, West Virginia, http://www.danpleskaCreations.com