Small Desk Organizer

Nice Jeff! I like the two different lengths on the splines – adds visual interest…

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Thank you, Dorje. I’m glad to hear that. I was hoping they would give it a little something.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

And that they do! The cherry top is gorgeous too!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Great looking box Jeff. I like the way that your “handle” came out on top. Looks like you used Paduak for the splines and the lift handle. Now, send him over to cajunpen.com to buy himself a proper pen suitable for such a fine box.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Great looking box Jeff. I like the way that your “handle” came out on top. Looks like you used Paduak for the splines and the lift handle. Now, send him over to cajunpen.com to buy himself a proper pen suitable for such a fine box :-)).

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

a job well done – and what a special gift!! Nice idea

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Wonderful box.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Good work, Jeff. Really like the look of the splines. the handle is a dandy

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

looks great! – great idea for the pen holder.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Very pretty box, Jeff. I know they loved it.

That cherry is gorgeous!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

This is a very elegant little box. I love it!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone. This is definitely the way to start my day!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Very nice. I really like this box. The spline variation is eye catching. I’ve not seen a box like this so the design is also unique to me and quite appealing. I can see having something like this on my desk. Really nice, Jeff.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thanks for the endorsement, Tom. ‘Unique’ is a real compliment.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Masterful job of woodworking Caliper.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Wow Jeff. Been away for a bit and just got back and saw this. Really, really great. The craftsmanship is just terrific and I really like the handle. Beautiful piece.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

PJ and Chip, thanks for taking a look and thank you for the kind words.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Edit: updated the entry to correctly state I used keyed miters rather than splines. Unless I’m wrong, splines are used along the length of a miter joint rather than across the joint as I have done.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

very nice box .. bet it would be great christmas present

-- ..... art for lifes sake

Yup.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

A great looking box and i agree the top has some spectacular grain pattern.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

This came out great! I missed this the first time around.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Thanks you guys! I’m guessing this showed up on the Shuffle… Yeah, Karson, I was pretty excited to have that grain to work with for the top.

Douglas, I wanna see pics of the ones you make for Christmas. Please post them.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Nice box , I really like the handle.

-- Ron Central, CA

Did you get a raise?

Or a request for more?

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

LOL. No raise as yet… I have had the comment, “It’s too nice for the office. I’m taking it home…” I guess that comment could go either way. ;)

We’ll see what happens on requests once I some other pieces installed with folks around the office.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Thanks RAH. I plan to build a couple of your Wine Balancers by the way.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Cali…er ah Jeff, I’ll post if/when I get around to it. Woodworking is in the not fun mode this moment with an anxious client wanting his piece by Thursday morning. And I seriously underbid the time involved. After that it will be back to exploration/fun mode.

I have to echo the comments about the knob. Way nice. How did you affix this to the lid?

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Oh no rush my friend. Just a side comment driven by Dan Walter’s comment and your response. I understand things get busy this time of year. I wish you the best of luck completing your commission.

The handle was simply glued on. I should not have done it that way but I myself ran out of time before my trip to Portland and had to take a chance. I hope that since the footprint is small it won’t be a problem.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

I agree with tom: Unique. I really like the pen holder, I have never seen that before. Very, very nice. I like boxes like this that have a timeless, elegant simplicity. Often that it is better than the extravagant “wow factor.” Thanks for sharing.

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That was a fantastic job. The grain was matched well and the handle is a great flare.

-- John from Jackson, Michigan

I know it’s been awhile, but I thought I’d comment. This is a beautiful design and implementation. Do you have plans that you would care to share? Thanks, tablesawed.

Thanks for the kind words, Tablesawed. I’ll send you a PM regarding plans.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Very nice work. Any chance you could take a picture of the jig that you used for the splines?

-- Festool4

Neat idea, i like it

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day all Dug