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I made this box out of Tasmanian Blackwood, with a Sheoak panel in the lid. It has, what I think is, a Yellow Carrabean base. I’m not sure of the species because it was reclaimed from a drawer from some old furniture I knocked down.
I made the box using a Gifkins dovetail jig. Beaut bit of gear and easy to use. My mum liked it though the LOML kept referring to it as a pencil case – and she said she didn’t have any pencils to put in it. It’s too big for a pencil case!!
-- cheers, Claire (in Oz!)
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Jojo
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posted 380 days ago
Lovely box Claire.
It’s rather unusual to see sliding lid boxes and it’s refreshing for a change.
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cajunpen
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posted 380 days ago
Well designed and executed. I like the design of the sliding lid, looks like there was some thought in it.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
CharlieM1958
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posted 380 days ago
Claire, you certainly don’t seem to be “just starting out” as your profile states. This is a beautiful box!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Proclamator
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posted 380 days ago
Beautiful piece of functional art…great job.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 380 days ago
Lovely box, Claire. Welcome.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Don
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posted 379 days ago
Claire, this is a beautiful small wooden box; I just love small wooden boxes!
Sometimes we go overboard trying to enhance a simple box and in so doing, we detract from the core beauty inherent in this art form. Your box makes a simple statement – “less is more”.
Nice work.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/
Dorje
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posted 379 days ago
Really like the arched base…
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
jaspr
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posted 379 days ago
thanks everyone
I can’t claim to have designed it. Its one of Roger Gifkins’s designs.
Charlie M – thanks for the encouragement – I just don’t post my disasters!
Don – I’ve been looking at your boxes on various forums – very inspirational!
-- cheers, Claire (in Oz!)
Brandon
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posted 310 days ago
beautiful box, I like the mini raised panel.
-- With God all things are possible. Matt 20:26