Box w/ Wooden Hinges - New and Improved

I love the hinges and someday I’m going to try doing something like that. That’s a beautiful box.

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Great looking box. I really like the wood for the top.

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Very nice!

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

sweet box better pick of the mystery wood this time could that be a spalted oak burl /kinda looks “oakish” in the lower left center quadrant smokin wood none the less

-- "when you think youre going to slow, slow down just a little bit more" .... Pop's

exellent ! love the hinges also

WOW!!!! Really love the burl on the top. The book matching is great. I also make wooden hinges using the incra. Adds a nice little touch that not everyone does. You should definitely enter this into the competition…..it’s a winner. Look forward to seeing more examples of your excellent work!!

Terry
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-- Terry

Looks a lot like Holly wood. Does it have some blue streaking in the wood. Holly does that.

Here’s a set of tables I made from Holly and Popular.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

looks great. I also like the hinges

-- making sawdust....

Very pretty box! Nice work.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Wow, that is impressive. Simple elegance.

-- Maplewood, MN

man that is amazing!!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...

Wonderful box! Tha top is really something else!

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

Thank you, everyone for your kind remarks. Always positive juices flowing at LJ’s. The wood on the top is from the trunk of a tree we call a raintree, although I don’t think it is. I will take a photo of another in our yard and post it. Some one is likely to be able to help me out on identifying it, like the orchid tree I posted last month.
In case I forgot… Happy, Peaceful and Prosperous 2008 to ya’ll.

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Scott, that is a beauty. The top is really cool. Are the hinges fixed with wooden dowels?

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

Ditto on the above. Do a blog on how to make the hinges please.

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Doug – Yes, I used an 1/8” brass pin for the pivot and 1/8’ bamboo (skewers) nails to fix them to the body of the case.
Gizmo – When time allows, and my camera stops acting funny, I will blog about the hinges.

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the box is gorgeous—the hinges take it to a whole new level!!
awesome

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Great work, Dusty. I really like the hinges.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Great work. After seeing this I think I will try something similar. Very nice.

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I’m a fan of wooden hinges in all their guises. Nice! And you’ve made great use of that stunning piece of wood in the lid panel Dustynewt.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

Nice work,like the hinges.

-- Krisztian (from Hungary) VA

Very very nice, what a gorgeous piece of wood on the top.

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

Dusty – was wondering if you would snap a pic of the inside. I’m beginning to think about casting my votes. Thanks!!
Terry
www.wrightwoodworks.com

-- Terry

Great…..thanks so much! Good work, look forward to seeing more

Terry

-- Terry

Beautiul box Dusty. The top and accents are gorgeous and those hinges put it over the top.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

Sorry I missed this one the first time by. Wonderful piece.

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

I’ve been looking at some of the entries today.

This ones a beauty, I like the contrast of the dark figured wood with the aspen.

Good Luck!!

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Really nice!

-- Nick - Indianapolis, IN

That is a really nice looking box. I especially like your hinges. Thanks for sharing!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

Awesome job – very nice! Is the top veneered? If so – what type of press do you use. I’m getting started in fine box making and new to LJ’s…. Thanks!

-- God bless! Freddo (Northern - NJ) Our Creator designed us to create - so use WOOD!

Thanks to everyone for their comments on my box.

Freddo, Welcome to the community. Lots of positivity here. The top is a veneer I cut from a stump in our yard of an unidentified tree. The inside of the lid and the bottom of the box are slices of oak from the woodpile. I veneered it to the substrate with clamps, weights and Tightbond glue. Good luck on your box making.

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Hi Dusty,

I missed this one when you first posted it and apologize for that. This is a gorgeous box. I really love the top. That is such a nice pattern. It adds a lot of visual interest to the box. The rosewood accents create some beautiful contrasts to the aspen.

Nice job. And basically from “found” wood at that!!

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Hey Dusty…. Thanks for letting me knwo how you created th veneer top with a “stump” you had in the yard! Too cool. I live in the mountains of Northern NJ and I see a lot of trees that have fallen around here and even in the woods around my house. I’m tempted to try to harvest some (maybe spalted) but don’t have a mill and not sure where to start. For boxes I don’t need very long boards…

-- God bless! Freddo (Northern - NJ) Our Creator designed us to create - so use WOOD!