Big leaf Oregon maple, ebony. A bit of a joke, really. The black ebony heart has a crack in it that you can’t see in the pictures. Made for a friend who just got a divorce, hence the “Broken” heart.
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9 comments so far
OutPutter
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#1 posted 1215 days ago
Beautiful box Ken. Can you share how you connected the bottom to the sides? Also, how thick is your top?
Best,
-- Jim
scrappy
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#2 posted 1215 days ago
Verynice box. Great design.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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Skylark53
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#3 posted 1215 days ago
Good selection of woods; the name will always have significance and will always be beautiful and useful.
-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16
zlatanv
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#4 posted 1215 days ago
Wood looks awesome, like the heart.
-- Z, Rockwall, TX
Ken Reed
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#5 posted 1215 days ago
Jim,
The bottom is let into a dado that was plowed before the box was assembled. The top is about 8mm thick (5/16”) and turns on brass pins that project into the sides. Everything gets machined and then the whole mess goes together at once, so it’s important to dry fit everything first.
Sky and Zlatanv,
I love the ebony. The crack in this heart was a surprise because it didn’t show before I started to shape the wood. Sometimes you just get lucky!
jayjay
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#6 posted 1215 days ago
I agree, the crack in the heart turned out to be a nice detail.
-- ~Jason~ , Albuquerque NM
mcoyfrog
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#7 posted 1215 days ago
beautiful grain and such a cool box
-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug
buckeyedudes
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#8 posted 1215 days ago
Yup – nice stuff & cool heart design.
-- Before you louse it up, THIMK!
Bradford
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#9 posted 967 days ago
Very nice. Lovely grain with a sentimental heart.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
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