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Another box. My goals were:
  • to use 1/4 inch Wenge boards I had left over from the floating shelf project
  • improve box jointing skills on hard/chippy wood (wenge) using the Incra router table
  • round over more, like the boxguy
  • do a severe contrast for top and body (maple and dark wood)
  • try to clock the screws on brass hinges (somewhat successful)
  • flock the interior (getting better at this)
  • trust but verify latch, tie your ribbon bow special and you'll know if another peaked into your box
  • take good pictures
  • give my wife a place to keep her coins and gems.

1/4 wenge body has 3/8" roof and floor with 1/8" dado fit into body then 1/4" rounded over at the router. Some really nice solid brass hinges from the local hardware store are surface mounted. Rockler provided nice solid brass knobs for the ribbon latch stays.

my goals accomplished

please enjoy and become inspired to do more

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Looks really nice. I have never used wedge but like the contrast with the maple. What did you use for the finish?
 

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Nice job building thea= box. The flocking looks excellent.
 

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Very good work on this project. The contrasting wood is very appealing. I like the way you introduced light onto the inside covering material for the photo shoot.
 

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Beautiful job David! Nice tight box joints and a first class job on the liner. Beautiful choice of colors.. between the contrast of the maple and wenge, and the complimentary colors of the brass on the wood and green for the liner, this is one well thought out piece!
 

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Wonderfull box! It's realy a colour splash!
 

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Thank you for the comments. The finish is Danish Oil and Renaissance Wax.
 

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Very well done especially with the Wenge. It is a difficult. Wood to work with and you did great.
 

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Sweet! I'm sure your wife loves it . . . it looks like a labor of love.
I've not yet tried flocking but your box inspires me. Nice job!
Looking forward to seeing more of your projects.
 

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Nice work ,well done.
 

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Beautiful contrast and simplicity! Nice
 

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Another good looking box.
 

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I give it an 'excellent' rating. I really like the proportions, can you provide the size? Also, is there a tutorial somewhere on how you did the lining, it is perfect!

Albert
 

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A treasure box that needs to be in a treasure box of its own as it well done, a really nice project!
 

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love the contrast and simplicity. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Very Nice & Well Done Also! Nice Contrast! Congrats on the "Top Three"
 

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So simple, but oh so elegant.
Simply beautiful.
 
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