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The box sitting on our harvest table, prior to delivery:

The shiplapped boards that make up the back of the box, with the edges beveled to 45°:

I have a 10-minute video of the “build” of this box on my blog. Thanks for looking!
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com






























17 comments so far
TomFran
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posted 744 days ago
Nice work! Beautiful craftsmanship. The wood is gorgeous as is the finish.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
MsDebbieP
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posted 744 days ago
if I had the room for one….
this is really nice.
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PanamaJack
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Very cool woodworking.
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
Dadoo
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Jeeze Al, that quilted maple looks like it was carved into the wood! Beautiful!
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
miles125
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I first thought the center panel was dented up metal! Very interesting look.
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
Al Navas
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posted 744 days ago
Thank you all!
I apologize, but I forgot to include two things:
1. The wood is quarter-sawn sycamore
2. The finish is Waterlox
The rest IS on the blog :) . Thanks for looking!
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com
Thos. Angle
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posted 744 days ago
Amazing!!
-- Thos. Angle
cajunpen
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Wow Al, that is an amazing looking box.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Al Navas
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posted 744 days ago
Thanks, Thos. and Bill. You folks are so kind!!!
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com
mrtrim
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this is really , really nice ! what in the world is the door panel made with ? id like a bunch of it !
Brad_Nailor
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Man, that is too nice to keep bread in! That door panel is insane! It looks 3D. Did you use any tricks to get the figure to pop? Nice work
-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"
Mark A. DeCou
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posted 743 days ago
elegant.
-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com
Al Navas
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posted 743 days ago
Thanks, trim, Brad, and Mark!
The door has glass in it – it popped by itself :-) . We selected it to match the glass in our daughter’s upper cabinets.
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com
dalec
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posted 743 days ago
Al, Very impressive project as usual.
Dalec
Dick, & Barb Cain
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Beautiful!
I love the door panel.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
mot
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posted 743 days ago
Al, very nice project. Great video as well. As per usual, I really like your way of presenting your information. Thanks!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Al Navas
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posted 743 days ago
Thank-you very much, Dale, Dick, and Tom!
Dick, The door “panel” is in reality what someone has called “water glass”; I think that is a GREAT way to describe this glass. It provides enough distortion that the contents of the box are just discernible.
I love the process of getting from rough lumber to a finished piece. My thanks to all for taking the time to look at this project :) .
-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com