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I like it. Cool design and color combo. I would take a guess and say it's either yellowheart or osage orange
 

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It sure looks like the olive I'm working with, presently.
 

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nice box John, I'd bet on osage orange because of the dark streak
 

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If it is osage orange, it will darken considerably over time.
Osage is very heavy. Did you notice that it was heavier than the walnut? Whereas, olive is fairly light.
Olive also has dark streaks. And, it's prone to chip out. Did you get any when you cut the box joints?
 

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Very Nice Work & Well Done John!
 

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Thanks guys. Yes the wood is very heavy and dense. I'm disappointed that the Osage Orange will darken, I really like the bright yellow color. I didn't have any luck running it through my planer with fairly new blades. It had grain that changed direction and I kept getting chip out. The only way I was able to dimension the wood was to do it on my table saw or band saw and then sand out any marks from the process. Also thanks for identifying the wood for me.
 

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Really nice Box, I love the colour combination. Fingers crossed the colour does not change too much..
 

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Many, many, MANY years ago, in high school, (1959) I turned a lamp base from osage. It set in my parent's dark living room for the six years I was in the military. In that time, it had darkened to a rich milk chocolate brown.
I've since made tool handles and shop fixtures with it. They took about a year to turn the same color.
 

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Beautiful job on this. What did you use to line the bottom?
 

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Beautiful job on this. What did you use to line the bottom?

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Thanks. I used a cedar board salvaged from my deck. I always liked the way cedar looks when finished.
 

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Persimmon IMO, which is a true ebony. Trees are primarily sap wood, with chocolate colored heart wood showing up in streaks. Sapwood is pale yellow white. Beautiful box, love the grain in that walnut!
 

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Very pretty.
 

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Thanks guys, I appreciate the nice comments.
 
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