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I made this box for my sons confirmation gift. It's quarter-sawn makore, quarter-sawn sycamore and a little maple. Specifically the top underside is maple. I was afraid the sycamore wouldn't display the scripture. My wife and I chose the scripture because he's a young man and he's growing up. We want him to know even when he's away from us, his savior will always be there. The engraving was done on a friends cnc.
The bottom has been wrapped in leather with a false bottom so it's a clean look underneath. The dovetails are not handcut, rather my Leigh dovetail machine.
I was out to make him something he'd cherish to mark the occasion.

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Very nice box. I am sure he will keep it his entire life.
 

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Love the double cut dovetails ,saweet. very nice …
 

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wow how did you get a thin layer of (maple?) inbetween the tails and pins? (is the layer part of the tails or the pins?)
 

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wow how did you get a thin layer of (maple?) inbetween the tails and pins? (is the layer part of the tails or the pins?)

- danielhoer
You are correct it is maple. The contrasting pieces are cut and glued together like normal. The maple was slightly thicker, say 5/8 maple, 1/2" makore. The the maple side is then cut away making the board whole again. Adjust the jig accordingly and recut the tails a second time. It's a process but using the jig is cheating (don't tell Ron).
Thanks for the compliments everyone.
 

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Very nice! Your Leigh dovetail machine did an excellent job on those dovetails … cheater!
 

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Very nice looking box! Beautiful all around! I can't believe you didn't get Daily Top 3....
 

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I love it. I made one for my sister's wedding gift from some scrap solid surface I had laying around.


 

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Very nice looking box! Beautiful all around! I can t believe you didn t get Daily Top 3....

- woodshaver (Tony)
Oh that's unnecessary… Very kind but thanks for the thought.

Sawduztjunky that box is cool, especially for a wedding gift. Hope your cut finger is ok.
 

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totally love those double cut dovetails. Just wish I had the patience to try them.
 

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Sawduztjunky that box is cool, especially for a wedding gift. Hope your cut finger is ok.

- Blackberry
Thanks. And my thumb is sore for now. I will need some bone grafting to replace some of my missing bone, but it'll be ok
 

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Cool box! Love what you did with the dovetails. And really love the scripture. I wish I had access to cnc.
 

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Love the dove tails
 
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