Monterey Cypress Shadow Box

beautiful box, beautiful story, beautiful photo!!!

Well done.

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

Beautiful!

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

The colors in that cypress are beautiful. I’m emailing you about purchasing some boards.

-- johnjoiner

That just aint right… You have your own personal saw mill so you can find a tree and cut it down and then mill it all by yourself. That must be why George Washington chopped down the Cherry tree. He had a mill and needed to make some furniture.

Beautiful job.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Talk about giving a family memer the ultimate heirloom. The box is beautiful and the story is as well.

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

Holy cow! This is made from the lesser figured wood. The more figured wood must have been spectacular.

-- Maplewood, MN

Remarkable. The wood is simply beautiful.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

The box looks at home in the garden as well as inside on a wall. Excellent craftsmanship. The fact that your story connects the whole family through the grandmother’s tree is inspiring. When I saw the first picture, I was moved.
Thanks.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

What a great looking case…that wood really sings…What’s the density of the Cypress – just in general…is it a fairly light wood or a bit heavier?

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

Dorje, It’s in the middle, fairly light but sanding is harder than pine.

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

Fantastic looking wood. A beautiful project. nice job on the Box

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Wow, this is beautiful. Love the grain especially in the back….Gee, I’d hate to put anything in it..LOL Awesome, and a great story to boot. Well, done.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

fantastic project and a real family heirloom, too!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

Really very nice!

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

Beautiful box made from beautiful wood.

-- Jiri

That’s a great looking case. The back grain really makes it pop, good call on the glass door.
I’ve thinking of a piece with similar features, how thick is the back panel? Any tips on how it is
constructed to avoid humidity growth and contraction?
Thanks for sharing.

-- It's not that a craftsman never makes mistakes, he just makes it look like it.

Hi Ron.

I’m using that cypress now. How did you finish this box?

-- johnjoiner

Fantastic looking wood.nice job

-- jeanmarc manosque france