My First Box

I wish I could say my first box looked anything like this one! Great job!

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

well dan i doubt your sister in law will mind asking the others what time it is . in fact she will probably have a big giant grin on her face when she asks ! very well done i like the inlay nice touch

Wow, you are a top notch box maker! Looks great. I like the deep lid and inlaid top a lot.

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first? really? nice job!

actually it kinda reminds me of my first box (being cherry and all) – recipe box for my mom…turned out ok for a first…but not as nice as yours. the hinge is off on the recipe box and to this day still irritates me when I see it on the counter…of course mom doesn’t mind…

the inlay is a nice touch—-well done!

-- Mike - Columbus, Ohio

I’m with Charlie – hell, I wish I could build one that nice now!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Beautiful job! If this was your first, you’re going to be really good.

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

I hope Don is doing fine, two hours and he hasn’t still told us about what he loves… :o)

First class job, by the way. This couldn’t possibly be your first box, I guess you got the numbers wrong when counting.

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://www.japanese-woodworking-tools.com/

Pretty darned beautiful right out of the chute. Or even at the end of a long ride. The inlay is a nice touch and it will even get better when the cherry tans up. Did you part the lid after glue up or build it in two parts?

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

I am truly humbled by all the kind words – thank you all for the positive comments, I will definitely be building more boxes in the future and agree with Jojo – I hope Don’s ok ;-)

I have to admit that this was the most nerve wracking project I have ever built .. getting the inlay and corners just right .. and then cutting the top off to reveal the inside once again—”let’s see, was the bottom of the cut supposed to be 4 15/16” up from the bottom or was it the top of the cut…? Why did I sand the outside that last time – now my pencil marks are gone…”

I’m thinking a second go – this time perhaps with a piece of nice quilted maple and purpleheart accents??

-- Dan M, SW Suburbs, Chicago IL -- http://www.djay-crafts.com

Let me stand in for Don. ”A very nice box” and you all know that I like boxes,

Get well Don.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Hi Dan,

And a very nice first box it is. Wow…not even just a plain one. You went all out and made a jewelry box. great job!

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

Very nice box Dan.Good crisp miters are a challenge….you did very well.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Sweet box! Nice material selection and awesome execution for a “first timer”. Looks like a veteran job to me!

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

That lid looks like its captured in a groove, but I don’t see any gaps. How do you account for expansion of that top panel?

-- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -Carl Sagan

Very nice—and especially for a ‘first box’ project.

-- Maplewood, MN

Ahhh, I’m sorry I missed this the first time by. Really a great box.

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