Honeymoon Box

Stunning. Blake, you da man.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Really a great box, Blake!

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

Very nice box Blake. I like the simplicity of your design.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

I love that box. Beautiful wood and beautiful execution. Keep up the good work.

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

Wonderful, again. I think Steve’s got dat right!

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

The wood does the talking. Very nice box. I love it!

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

I like it , Blake. great piece of wood and interesting joinery.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

This is a beauty. Way to use the wood to it’s advantage, and not waste any!

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

Blake you have done it right with this one. I wasn’t crazy about the Mango – but that Koa is SPECTACULAR!!!! The design (which I really like) seems to get out of the way and let the Wood do all of the talking.

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

Really nice box, Blake. I’m sure it will bring you happy memories for years to come.

-- Dekker - http://www.WoodworkDetails.com/Blog/MNagy/

Thank you, everyone. I wish I could show it to you in person to do the wood justice.

By the way, another tip with the joinery: The inside portions of the double-walled ends does not go all the way up to make contact with the lid. That way the lid only contacts the box at front and back. This assures that even if it warps (cups) slightly it will not push itself up and create a gap in the front of the box when it is closed.

You can predict the direction a piece of flat-sawn lumber will cup by the orientation of the growth rings. (It will go the opposite way.) The wood tells be how to build my boxes; This piece of Koa told me that the best face of the best section of wood (the lid) had to go on in a way that might risk forming that front gap through changing seasons if I didn’t account for it.

Trees are mightier than men, even after life. We can’t stop them from moving.

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Nice work, Blake. I enjoy your sensitivity to the wood. And, becauseI just love small wooden boxes – this creation is very special. Imagine if you didn’t make small boxes; what would become have this small piece of wood – perhaps just scrap? Heavens no!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Thanks, Don!

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Another gem. You should start a wood selection consulting service ;-)

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

I like the simple design of this box…..it makes the Koa stand on its own merit.And it does.
Very nicely done Blake!

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Very noice Blake. The wood really does speak for itself, not to mention the great craftsmanship.

-- ICN, Bill, (http://www.beavercreekfitness.com)

This box really caught my eye; such a glow from that wood! Your method of providing side grain to side grain contact is so simple so why hadn’t I ever come up with it!? I could well have a go at that. Thank you.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

great job blake…has a very “aristocratic” feel…if that makes sense lol

Your design is based around the wood and shows off its best side. I can’t wait until I’m good enough to do this for someone’s wedding present. You will have this until the end of time. An other one for my favorite’s list.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

Don’t know how I missed this one Blake! That is great. I love curly Koa.

I have a board of super intense curly Koa that I am just waiting to use.

Maybe I’ll use it to make a mirror like the one you made.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Thanks for all the nice comments, everyone. This one really is my favorite of all the projects I’ve made.

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I love koa. (I have a uke from Maui that is all koa) The box is stunning.

-- Maplewood, MN

excellent workmanship….. the box is stunning

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

I missed this the first time… Wow!. I just went to Hawaii two weeks ago and was inspired by the Koa everywhere. I never realized how nice it is.

Way to show off the natural beauty.

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