Purple Heart & Curly maple Jewelery Box

WHOA DUDE! WHOA!! This is freaking outragous! GREAT JOB!!!

-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX

one word Dan Awesome, kool, incredible, amazing, very very nice, nifty inlay.
ok, more than one word

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Holy guacamole, Batman! That’s fantastic!

The best part was going back and looking at your blog on the inlay. I honestly had never seen or thought of that technique, and now I really want to give it a try.

Absolutely stunning, Dan.

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

Hey Dan,
That is just beautiful. I am humbled.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

it’s very very nice , looking great with combination of two colors

-- http://www.mahadevwood.com

Beautiful Dan, Not quite sure what to say other than I only hope to be that good someday!

-- Mike - Antero's Urban Wood Designs http://anterosurbanwooddesigns.com

Beautiful Box Dan.

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

Beautiful box. I really like the inlay.

Great job.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

Dan,
I like this box a lot. The purpleheart works nicely here as the primary wood. Too often, when purpleheart is used as one of several accent woods, the color is distracting rather than complimentary. Here it works really well. Your choice of the maple lid insert works too, particularly with the inlay used to pull it together with the primary wood. The inlay is important to the total effect in a way a plain lid would not. Your choice to carry the curly maple to the interior, and the craftsmanship of the complex interior is right on. And a box this nice deserves the quadrant hinges. The lid lift solution is subtle and appropriate, and provides just the right level of interest to the front. My compliments. A lovely and balanced box design, very well executed.
Roger

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

Simply stunning. Wonderful job.

-- Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity….

Dan, this is stupendously beautiful! ( is that a word ) .....whatever, just plain outstanding!

This is truly a masterpiece and I echo everything that Roger said. Wood combination, balance, design, finish, details….... it’s all there, done to perfection!

Thanks again for taking the time to present such a wonderful blog with great instructions, I will be attempting this in the near future I believe.

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

Dan, you get my favorite compliment(to receive), You do nice work.

This stunning box is an embodiment of the “less is more” school. Simple and elegant.

Nice work!!

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

Gorgeous box. Your attention to detail is something to behold! Great work.

Beautifully done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- TurnTurnTurn

Great job and beautifully done. Excellent craftsmanship. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa