Secret santa gift

how wonderful.
Lucky recipient!!!!
box and letter opener are both so beautiful

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

Good looking gift. I would be happy if I received something like that.

I like the secret Santa idea and think whoever gets it will be lucky.

-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com

Great gift. Nice job on it.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Very nice. Is that Walnut and Maple?

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

That lid is awesome, how did you get that color???

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Thank you everybody. Yes, it is walnut and maple. Jim, the top was done as follows:

First it was dyed with a brown mahogany color, then almost all sanded off. Then it was dyed with a dark red mahogany, then nearly all sanded off. Finally , it was dyed with a lemon yellow, then partly sanded off. Then it was oiled (Watco), then shellac’d, then sprayed with lacquer. I used Transtint water soluble dyes.

-- Just another woodworker

Beautiful box. Merry Christmas.

-- http://dustynewt.com

Nice gift and beautiful box!

-- Krisztian (from Hungary) VA

As the game turned out, my 90 year old grandmom had the first pick, which meant that she also had the last steal of the game. She walked around the room looking at all of the gifts everyone had, and snatched my little wooden box right out of the hands of one of her grand daughters! It was pretty funny, and also an honor. Must be nice to be 90 and not give a crap about who you pi*s off.

-- Just another woodworker