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This is a box I made for my sons neighbor. He asked if I could make a box, something simple, for his girlfriend. I had this maple that a friend gave me lying around the shop so I decided to use it. I think if my friend knew the wood would clean up this good he wouldn’t have gotten rid of it. I sanded it to 600 and applied 3 coats of tung oil and then buffed it out with tripoli, white diamond and then carnauba wax. He was verry pleased with it.

Bobby


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rpmurphy509

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posted 297 days ago

Beautiful box. I too would imagine he would have kept it
knowing how great the wood looks underneath.

Great looking box!

-- Still learning everything

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Chip

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posted 297 days ago

Next time try to find some maple that’s a little more quilted Bobby. Obviously just teasing. Beautiful wood on a terrific box. A real gem.

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

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Krisztian

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posted 297 days ago

Very nice box.

-- Krisztian (from Hungary) VA

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mrtrim

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posted 297 days ago

the design is awsome as well a the wood great work

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schwingding

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posted 297 days ago

Hey there’s some other guy on Woodcentral who made the same box! (nice work in both spots)

-- Just another woodworker

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Gary

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posted 297 days ago

I just commented on this box on the IAP; must be going around.

Nice work! again ;-)
Gary

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TreeBones

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posted 297 days ago

I would be very pleased to. Love that wood.

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

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Karson

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posted 297 days ago

Great looking box. I like the wood.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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miles125

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posted 297 days ago

Very nice box. We all needs friends to give us wood like that.

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

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cajunpen

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posted 297 days ago

Great looking box – the Maple is terrific. Is that the plans that was in the last issue of Shop Notes (I think it was that magazine anyway)?

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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rikkor

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posted 297 days ago

Very nice. That grain pattern is spectacular!

-- Maplewood, MN

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MsDebbieP

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posted 297 days ago

the box is gorgeous… it reminds me of … seat that goes at the end of a bed….
the wood is stunning..
I really love this box.
Well done!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Jiri Parkman

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posted 297 days ago

Beautiful wood and box.

-- Jiri

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SPalm

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posted 297 days ago

My, my, that is a pretty box. Is that a domed top?

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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CharlieM1958

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posted 297 days ago

Stunning wood put to great use!

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

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coloradoclimber

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posted 297 days ago

Bobby,

Nice box, I like the curves and the wood is beautiful. Curious, what did you do for joinery for the sides and bottom?

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mot

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posted 297 days ago

I like the grain in the wood. Nice choice!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Dorje

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posted 296 days ago

What more can I say? Love it!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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Douglas Bordner

2553 posts in 548 days


posted 296 days ago

I like it too. Got any more of that Big Leaf Maple laying around?

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

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blmac4

43 posts in 425 days


posted 295 days ago

Thanks for the comments, they are appreciated.
The box was made based on the pattern in the latest Woodsmith magazine, with some changes.

Bobby

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 295 days ago

Lucky lucky son’s neighbour’s girlfriend! It has all been said I think ; lovely wood, nice design, beautifully executed.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

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Blake

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posted 288 days ago

Gorgeous wood! Nicely done.

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odie

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posted 287 days ago

Can you buy stocks as well as you buy woods? You could become a billionare over night. So you found it “lying around”....Same as buying it isn’t it?

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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Rick247

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posted 22 days ago

Now thats a box…...........Great job!

-- hickshardwoods@email.com

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