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Curly maple box with mahogany dividers. The inlay came from Rockler. The joinery is hidden mitered dovetails that went wrong. When I dry fitted the joints the miters were open so I planed the corners off and added an 1/8 inch square of ebony. Finish is Zinser seal coat french polished. Cant remember how many coats but there were many.
-- Brain the size of a planet and they have me parking cars.
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Napaman
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#1 posted 1965 days ago
looks great!!!
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
Blake
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#2 posted 1965 days ago
It’s beautiful! Nothin’ wrong with hiding your mistakes, that is one of the most important skills in woodworking. And you did an excellent job. I like the corner strips a lot.
My only disappointment is that you didn’t give us that third picture! Don’t we get to see the inside and your mahogany dividers?
-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us
Critterman
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#3 posted 1965 days ago
LOL, as has been saidl many times here….necessity is the mother of invention. The joints look great, the ebony looks great on the corners. Great box.
-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA
GaryK
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#4 posted 1965 days ago
Blake is right about hiding mistakes! Either hide them or incorporate them into the design.
Great box!
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
DocK16
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#5 posted 1964 days ago
Sometimes great discoveries are made by mistake, I think it looks intentional and beautiful.
-- DocK, WV
Karson
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#6 posted 1964 days ago
Great box and I like the cover-ups. Great job. Beautiful wood.
-- 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 †
motthunter
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#7 posted 1964 days ago
great work
-- making sawdust....
Douglas Bordner
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#8 posted 1964 days ago
You didn’t need to rat yourself out, other than the fact that it does encourage others to keep going and think on the fly when things go wrong in their projects. I think this is one splendid small wooden box. And I just love small wooden boxes (Northern Hemisphere Division)!
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
TreeBones
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#9 posted 1964 days ago
Beautiful box, great recovery, it added an attractive feature.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.info
YorkshireStewart
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#10 posted 1964 days ago
Yes, all the above and I love the cheeky looking dovetails on the tray.
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems
rikkor
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#11 posted 1964 days ago
That box works. The dovetails look crisp, and that is a cool inlay.
cheller
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#12 posted 1963 days ago
Nice solution to the corner problem, and a very nice box.
-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com
Paul
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#13 posted 1963 days ago
Must be a special niece for such a special box!
You have to be the favorite uncle!
-- Paul, Texas
JohnsBrother
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#14 posted 1961 days ago
She is (but I’m biased). I can assure one and all that John is a favorite Uncle. My daughter absolutely loves the box. It’s prominently displayed on her dresser. btw, we never knew he made any mistakes. We just thought it was a beautiful box!
gizmodyne
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#15 posted 1961 days ago
Way to recover.
-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne
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