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What to do…make a box lid and practice with the angle grinder :) So I had a walnut short that was split, so I broke it apart and here's what it turned out to be. One side is the lid top with the knot acting as the handle and the other is the tray I went to town with. I intended for the tray to have two sections but the angle grinder said only one was do-able. So with much hand sanding, this is how it turned out. The box is butt jointed with walnut dowels, pin hinge lid. I messed up on the back side (one of those common 'duh' moments of mine) and ended up having to add the chain support instead of the lid supporting itself. My Grandpa loves the knot handle, the tray AND the chain support so all is OK with me :) He helped hold one set of pliers while I cut the chain apart and bent it back together around the eye screw. We did this together so it's a little extra special. He hasn't seen the final product with the nice black velvety upholstery fabric liner yet. I don't have a destination for this box as of yet, I just wanted to see what I could do with that split board, really. Finished it with I think 5 coats of wipe on gloss poly. That tray really does shine, the grain is really pretty.

Critiques welcome and thanks for looking!

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Great box. I like the handle, but what makes it for me is the softly sculpted tray.
 

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By definition critiquing asks for negatives - sorry, I can't see any negatives. All I see is one heck of a NICE box
That tray is the icing on the cake
 

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Beautiful box, Kim!! I like how you incorporated the natural edge! Very nice work on it and great finish!!
The mark a good woodworker is how they recover from mistakes and com out with a beauty like this!!
cheers, Jim
 

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F A N T A S T I C !
 

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Congratulations on a very nice box. Long time ago Dad said let the wood tell you what to make, sounds like you listened.

Nice job, thanks for posting.
 

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I just love your box Kim …. very nice that Grandpa had a hand in it also …. simply love the handle … finish…. tray …. GREAT JOB :<))
 

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It reads a little heavy because of wall thickness - thinner is lighter.

Very nice wotk, but all that skill is wasted on a piece of #2 common pine.

M
 

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Very nice. I really like this design for small boxes (I've got one in my projects). Have to agree with Mark though, thinner walls on small boxes goes a long way towards lightening the piece.
 

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Sometimes when you break a board over your knee all you get is a sore knee!
However, in this case you hit the sweet spot in this walnut and ended up with a beautiful piece with "natural" accents.
 

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The knot handle is a great idea. Like that you worked with your grandpa. I would have used stop hinges instead of the chain, but that is me. Your grandpa likes it and that is all that matters!
 

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Thanks for all the positives and negatives on this all - and I do agree about the wall thickness and I almost took the angle grinder to them to see if I could shape them but…..I don't trust myself yet. I'd sure like to be like Andy but I don't have that skill…yet :) I also agree the chain isn't nice enough for a nice box but I didn't have any stop hinges otherwise I would have used them. It was a fun project and I hope to come across something as interesting again. I'll keep digging thru the 'shorts' bin at the hardwood store and break it over something more sturdy than my knee!
 

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Doubling back for another look, and to say Congrats on your 3.
 

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I really dig the juxtaposition of the organic lid and tray with the straight lines of the box. Beautifully done.
 

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Beautiful creation. Looks wonderful.
 
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