A Modest First Box

Not so modest if you ask me. Very nice.

-- Bruce from Central New York...now, if you'll pardon me, I have some sawdust to make.

That’s a good looking box. I like the top.

It’s a very nice box and I think poplar is a great wood to work with if your learning, it’s cheap and easy to work with. Poplar does have a funky green color which isn’t very attractive but that green will turn a nice shade of brown after a while and become a pretty nice looking wood.

-- Don - I wood work if I could. Redmond WA.

I like the poplar, it is cheap, and I like the colors. It’s not for everything this is true but if you don’‘t mind some color then that’s fine! I used it for my dad’s toolbox and really liked how it came out.

I have had some similar glue ups, be careful you don’t over tighten and snap your bottom piece, I did that once on my planned last turn, it still works i just don’t put a lot in there. Now I glue up bottom panels and cut them so the grain runs across the short width of the box.

-- Brian

Nice.. Keep going.
Box’s are some of the most difficult projects. 1/32” off and its a HUGE difference.
A well built box is a thing of beauty…..

Great job. The joints are very tight as well. No need to be modest about it. Great job.

-- Tim, Missouri ....Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened

We all started from modest beginnings. Besides this is a lot better than my first box.

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com

I was never modest, but your box is sure more well made than any box I have made yet! LOL
Really nice work!
Best thoughts,
MaFe

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

And it turned out well. Hope to see more boxes from you in the future.
Roger

-- "Everybody makes mistakes. A craftsman always fixes them." (Monty Kennedy, "The Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks", 1952)

great looken box, I love how you made it from the top down. LOL

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

I think you have a very nice box,,,love the colors in the wood and the shape…..great job

-- Dave..Pensacola Fl.........In GOD we trust

Modest might apply to you Smitty, but the box has all the hallmarks of a well crafted and thoughtful design. The wood really gives this box a wow factor which is emphasized by it’s clean lines and workmanship. The handle on top also seems perfect too. Simplicity and beauty are not always easy to find in a single piece!

-- Mike, American in Norway

I was thinking you needed more clamps. :-)

Great job on the miters. Like Martyn said, it’s a heckuva lot nicer than my first box.

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

I think this is a fantastic start and wouldn’t have guessed it was your first box.

And better to use too many clamps, than not enough.

I really like the way you used the grain for the top of the box.

-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."

Thanks much to all who viewed my handiwork, and especially to those who also post their projects. The inspiration from others on LJ is hard to beat!

-- Smitty