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The box carcase is made of 5mm thick Pirhana Pine soaked in water for 24 hours and then bent around a former. The lacing is made from cherry bush roots. The earthy bark is rubbed off and again the root is soaked in water overnight before “lacing”. You have roughly 40 minutes to complete the lacing before the root begins to split. The two horns spring out to release the lid. The lid is made of Lime, more commonly known as basswood in America. The main part of the design is copied from a book of chip carving designs produed by Wayne Barton.
-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"
































21 comments so far
TomFran
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posted 774 days ago
Very intricate looking box! That is a real work of art, which I’m sure required a lot of patience and skill to build.
Nice!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Max
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posted 774 days ago
WOW that is nice. I like the inlay of the feather and the lacing. Well I really like it all. Great craftsmanship…
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
PanamaJack
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posted 774 days ago
I like this. But Don (Melbourne, Australia) is going to say that too…He loves those little boxes you know.
Similar to the shaker box here in the U.S.(?).
http://www.shakerworkshops.com/catalog/browse/shaker-oval-boxes/
Just an outstanding job Colin. Thanks for sharing.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 774 days ago
Man, that is a real work of art!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
cajunpen
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posted 774 days ago
Very nice box. Showcases your talent. Thanks for sharing.
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Buckskin
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posted 774 days ago
Great box. I wondered how the lacing was done.
YorkshireStewart
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posted 774 days ago
Yes, I do like that lacing Colin. Is that all that holds the box together? How is the base attached?
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Robb
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posted 774 days ago
Beautiful box! Thanks for sharing the construction details with us.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 774 days ago
absolutely stunning. The box, the lacing, the inlay, the lid, the horns… dang.. magnificent!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Colin
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posted 773 days ago
yes, the lacing is all that holds the carcase together, when the lacing dries out it grips the two sides tightly. The base is rebated into the carcase with a 10mm step and glued with pva wood glue. The carcase needs to flex to provide the spring tension to release the lid and so is better laced without any glue.
Many thanks for all your comments.
-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"
TreeBones
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posted 771 days ago
Very nice. I wish I did more projects with this kind of detail. Great work.
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DrSawdust
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posted 717 days ago
Absolutely beautiful!!! The “Spring Horn” concept is really amazing.
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Andy
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posted 670 days ago
Boy,you have a real talent for carving! And I really love the visual simplicity of these boxes.They belie the fact that there is quite a bit of work to making them.Nicely done.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
GaryK
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posted 670 days ago
Built kind of like a shaker box, but with a twist.
Great job!
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rikkor
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posted 670 days ago
That is nice!
Paul
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posted 669 days ago
That’s pretty darn neat!
Great work!
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Don
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posted 652 days ago
Colin, this is an honest piece. I declares home-spun creative craftsmanship – a piece I would put in the folk-art category. Thanks for showing us this. I feeds my love of small wooden boxes and reminds me what a rich field of woodworking our is.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 648 days ago
Great craftsmanship!
You also did a wonderful job on the chip carving.
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scottb
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posted 637 days ago
aha – more proof that you can indeed bend pine! So much for the naysayers. Between this and Ryans 2×4 project, I guess I should go back to the drawing board and attempt my bent 2×4 project again. Great craftsmanship!
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grovemadman
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posted 630 days ago
Nice box, I like the carvings! How many Norwegians will it hold?
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ND2ELK
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posted 586 days ago
Hi Colin
You do some Exquisite work my friend. Your are a true craftsman of your craft! Thank you so much for posting.
God Bless
tom
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