Leopard wood experience.

Looks great! I’ve always loved that wood.

Gary

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

Beautiful wood, great work and special gift for the right recipient. Well done.

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I believe I’ve heard it called lacewood. A great job. Congratulations on the completion.

-- 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 †

Great box. Please give a sincere thank you to your nephew for me. I have a lot of respect for him.

There is a lot of confusion about what exactly the wood is called.
Leopard wood, Lace wood, Silky Oak…

This site pretty much clears it up, or maybe confuses the matter even more:
http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/leopard.htm

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

What sort of thing would a special forces guy collect that isn’t for every day viewing. Roman soldiers used to bring home body parts. Specifically certain unpaired external anatomy, not the nose. Oh, it’s a great looking box!

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

Very nice for a well deserved guy. Nice work hope he enjoys it. mike

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

What a great box….Tom “you do not want to know the answer to that”....LOL Very classy box for a special person who has dedicated their life to keeping us safe. Great gift for someone who greatly deserves it.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

I’ve never seen anything with such a large surface area of Leopard wood before. It is gorgeous in that scale! Nice details.

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Very nice piece, and as Blake noted, on a much larger scale than most pieces I have seen in that wood. Doesn’t overwhelm, though.

Thanks, Gary for the link.

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

Beaut job Doug. I like the grain of the Leopard wood, it really adds character to the job.

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-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Great looking box. What are the dimensions? Glad to have your nephew serving, doing things for his Country that most would not have the nerve to do. My Nephew was a Navy Seal many years ago, and though he never talks about his assignments – my Sister used to say he would simply go away for periods and when he returned he never spoke of where he had been, or what he had had to do. One can only imagine. Those guys are a special breed – Thank God we have them.

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

Beautiful wood turned into a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. Love it. Nice work Doug.

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

Very pretty! Thanks for sharing.

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

Beautiful work, a timeless classic that is not “Overworked” or over embellished. This is a perfect textbook example of where “Less is more”. Absolutely gorgeous craftsmanship and attention to detail sets this heirloom ahead, above and far apart from the pack.

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