Wife's christmas gift

A very interesting looking box. I like the color contrast.

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

nice box i like the angled sides also well done

Very nice. It must be tricky to cut those miters.

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

Beautiful box, I like the way that the champered edge causes a shadow line. Very nice.

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

Very beautiful, especially for a first attempt.

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

It creates a lot of interest. The shape, the lid, that relief along the bottom. I like it.

good job on the first box !

-- keeping myself entertained

i love figured hardwoods. that maple is beautiful

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

That box is beautiful, and that quilted maple is a knock-out !! Well done !!

-- Woodworking is not a destination....it's a joinery !!! http://smilesrus.com/pages/woodgallery.html

Great box. Especially for a first try.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Love the figure in the wood!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

I thought she was getting a SawStop cabinet saw!

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Ought to be a Merry Christmas. You have a dandy box there!

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

After seeing your first box, I can’t wait to see your second. Hurry up and make it :-))

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

Thanks everyone for the comments. Personnally I am not completely happy with the box, things I would do differently next time, but I quess that is part of the learning process.

Question though, I did not line the bottom because I like the look of the padauk showing through, anyone see a potential problem with this?

Thanks again.