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Cubby of Boxes

Project by miles125 posted 711 days ago 1670 views 16 times favorited 36 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Got my gifts ready! I liked my Asian Box so much i decided others should have one.

These all have salvaged Pine in them, along with either Walnut or Mahogany. I got to use up a lot of short drops and i have to say they were a sheer pleasure to build! All are finished natural with a clear semigloss lacquer.

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


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SPalm

948 posts in 776 days


posted 711 days ago

Wow. You do sweet work. Can I be one of the others? They do look fun.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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blackcherry

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posted 711 days ago

These might be the most stylish boxes I’ve seen in quite awhile…well done. Blkcherry

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CharlieM1958

7623 posts in 1112 days


posted 711 days ago

Dammit, Miles! One of these would have been amazing, but a whole bevy??? I love ‘em!

How did you shape the center part of the tops? I’m assuming you set up a jig of some sort?

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

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 856 days


posted 711 days ago

Really great work, Miles. The only trouble now will be the fights,” No, I like yours better, trade me, please!!!”

-- Thos. Angle

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Dadoo

1723 posts in 884 days


posted 711 days ago

Nice job Miles! Your family/friends will enjoy these for a long time.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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MsDebbieP

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posted 711 days ago

wow…. beautiful boxes (and design) and a beautiful picture! I really like how you included nature in the image. It is the perfect setting and adds to the beauty and charm.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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dennis mitchell

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posted 711 days ago

Those are great. I would have never tried walnut and pine, but it looks great.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Dan M

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posted 711 days ago

Absolutely fantastic .. any chance of getting a shot of one of them open?

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

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TomFran

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posted 711 days ago

Some people are going to have a special gift for Christmas! Nice work, Miles.

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

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Max

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posted 711 days ago

These are great. I really like the two woods you used together. Great Christmas gifts…

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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scottb

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posted 711 days ago

I think that is the proper collective term for boxes – if it isn’t it should be! The whole one shown in the first picture is my favorite, the one behind it is my favorite too.

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

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TreeBones

1557 posts in 917 days


posted 711 days ago

Wow, these are great, real art.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

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Jeff

996 posts in 988 days


posted 711 days ago

Very, very nice Miles. I love how they are very ‘fluid’ looking even though they are boxes. Great aesthetic appeal.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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oscorner

4572 posts in 1205 days


posted 711 days ago

Beautiful combinations of wood and super looking, too. Great gift idea!

-- Jesus is Lord!

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Greg Mitchell

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posted 711 days ago

Great design and gifts miles.

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

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Blake

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posted 711 days ago

Nice job. They really look great as a collection.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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jockmike2

7302 posts in 1140 days


posted 711 days ago

Sweet Miles very nice, you make it look easy. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Karson

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posted 711 days ago

Great Boxes Miles. a nice job.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Chip

1058 posts in 986 days


posted 711 days ago

Great stuff Miles. Quite the production run. I thought maybe you had made two first, left them together overnight and these were the offspring… like bunnies ;-)

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

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Dominic Vanacora

504 posts in 763 days


posted 711 days ago

Another great project. I was wondering who gets the better ones since you only made two. Well that can be cleared up in court. Great Boxes.

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

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YorkshireStewart

781 posts in 795 days


posted 711 days ago

I’ve re-visited that middle picture maybe half a dozen times. It’s a great photograph of a lovely cubby of boxes. For some strange reason it put me in mind of a bunch of tortoises or some such snuffling around in the leaves! Terrific design beautifully done. Wish I received gifts like that!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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mrtrim

1698 posts in 774 days


posted 711 days ago

i dearly love those boxes miles ! i burned out my keyboard droolin over the one you showed a while back . now im thinkin my aunt clara was your great grandmothers cousin…. nevermind this story isnt gonna fly far enuff to get one of those boxes ! they are some sweet

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RobG

71 posts in 716 days


posted 711 days ago

Great work. The work you did with the grain is really striking. I like it!!

-- Woodworking is Life. Anything before or after is just waiting.--S. McQueen sort of

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JasonH

137 posts in 722 days


posted 711 days ago

Awesome! I love the lines of these boxes!!

-- Living on the square...

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miles125

1419 posts in 899 days


posted 711 days ago

Just wow…all of you are really special and encouraging. Thank you all very much for the wonderful compliments…I mean it.

Heres to lumberjocks and the creativity it inspires!

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

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mrtrim

1698 posts in 774 days


posted 711 days ago

isnt it great miles ? and guess what its people just like you that make it the great place that it is !

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Andy

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posted 710 days ago

Sharp design and color selection.Rarely do you see Pine used in constructing gift boxes.Good idea,very nice grain.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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Grumpy

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posted 710 days ago

Nifty idea Miles. Great design.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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RobS

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posted 710 days ago

A gaggle of gifts or a bevy of boxes, either way you look at them you gotta like ‘em. Great work Miles!

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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CedarFreakCarl

565 posts in 947 days


posted 710 days ago

Incredible Miles! Awesome design. Walnut and mahogany meet southern yellow pine…...whodathunkit?

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

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Douglas Bordner

3421 posts in 958 days


posted 709 days ago

I like these even better than the all-black one. Beautiful.
Like others have commented, in a group they do evoke thoughts of animals or insects. Wouldn’t want to wake up some morning and find them eating the tomato plants. Asian box beetle attack!

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

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Mike Shea

150 posts in 888 days


posted 709 days ago

awsome boxes miles nice desighn ;)

-- i can do all things through christ who strengthens me

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Napaman

3486 posts in 971 days


posted 709 days ago

these are awesome!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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DrSawdust

231 posts in 992 days


posted 708 days ago

Excellent work. Thanks for sharing your inspiration with all of us.

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

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bryano

546 posts in 827 days


posted 708 days ago

I think everybody already stated what i wanted to say but i’ll say it anyway. Great boxes!

-- bryano

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mcoyfrog

809 posts in 488 days


posted 455 days ago

very cool

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

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