The Nutcracker Box

With out a doubt this my favorite box and story since I have been a LumberJock. Thank you so much for sharing.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

Great Box and the history of it. A nice job on the construction and purpose.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

very well written posting. fun to read.

nice simple oak top … very appealing figure and the leaves and acorn look like they belong there !

good luck in the contest

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Great all the way around, special wood with history, my favorite kind of work. Well done.

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Hi Rob;

I have to say this. I tried not to.

That’s just nuts. LOL

Great story, I’m sure the sentimental value to both you and your father is immense.

Beautiful box.

Lee

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Cool idea. The box looks great! Thanks for the story, I think we all like to make things for loved one’s.

Now that was well worth the click! Great, Rob!

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

Rob, I like the box and wish you well in the contest. I personally think that with the memories attached to the box and the fact that it give you and your dad so much pleasure, it’s already a winner – so congratulatons.

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

definitely “not just any box”. How very special.
I enjoyed listening to the memories. Tugged at my heat strings.

And the box is awesome. Bravo. Bravo. Bravo.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Great story and a fantastic box!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

I love these postings where the wood has a story to tell. Very nice box, too.

Very nie box and great story.

-- Krisztian VA My website: www.vacarpentry.com

Great story and a unique, beautiful box!

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

That one very nice box and story!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Great post!!!! Could you please more on the construction of the nut cracker mechanism?

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

John,

I would love to post more. However, I have since lost the plan, and this was long enough ago that I cannot remember much about it. Here is a link to the magazine that the article was in Not Such a Nutty Idea. If I could find and/or remember more, I would, but I cannot.

Sorry,

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

Excellent box and write up. Any scent/memory tie-ups cement the emotional component for me. The woodburning is an excellent touch. Top-notch, Rob!

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

Great box! Excellent craftsmanship and use of the brass. It is very unique. I’ve never seen anything like it. Beautiful job and a great story to go with it.

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Wow! What an interesting idea. John, I just love small wooden boxes, particularly ones with new features. I als love Pistachio Nuts – would be interesting if you came up with a Pistachio Box.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

I was at my library looking through the box books.
There was a book from the Wood Magazine folks had the plans in it. Sorry, I can’t rember the title, but your local library might have it also.

-- don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things

Definately “not just any box.” I like it.

-- lobbster, Oregon, www.michaellobby.com

A beautiful wooden box full of beautiful memories and nuts too! It is this in a nutshell [pun intended] that wood is but a medium by which the world builds itself. But to us lumberjocks and those that know us and the work of our hands, it is the stuff by which we measure our lives in the nail holes, the knots, the grain, the species, the smell of the sawdust and curl of the shavings, the history and most of all in the working of it.

We conjure wooden things to look at, to hold, to shelter us, to sit on, hang a hat on or to merely adorn or to corral the flotsam of our goings and comings on shelves, in cubbies and cabinets. When we can attest to what has been and imbue what we make with our hearts and hands with provenance, we make touchstones. Places where memories flourish and stories survive. In these simple gifts we cherish and share with our kin and kindred and make taught the ties that lead us to each other, to our past and to our future. And it is in these that we can know that we are all blessed for having come this way. Thank you, Rob.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

My ex wife was always a nut cracker ! LOL This is an awesome box and a wonderful story about the history behind the woods and how the box came to be ….Really enjoyed it ..thank you

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Great box & story. It reminded me how I feel when my dad and I get together.
Thanks for sharing it with us.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''