A Concave sided box

Jeez, Gary, that’s a cool idea! Nice job!

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

I’ve never seen that done before. That is sooooooooo cool! Did you come up with that design?

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A great project and example of thinking outside the box.

-- Abe Low, Fine furniture, Sacramento, CA

That is awesome. Great design, the dowels really make it stand apart.
Thanks for the mirror inside, reminds me of a music/jewelry box my mother
had when I was a kid.

-- It's not that a craftsman never makes mistakes, he just makes it look like it.

Every time I think I see a winner in the box contest I see yet another possible winner. This is an outstanding box Gary and you can count on me trying to copy this one. This may be my newest favorite box. BTW, is that a drop of blood on your work bench? Glad you didn’t spill it on the box :-))

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

Man, that is a nice box. Thanks for posting the process, too.

-- Maplewood, MN

That’s a very fine box, and thanks for showing the dowelling and corner inserts.

That’s one beautiful box. The shaping of the sides combined with the dowels are just striking. A very unique design.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

exellent box gary , well thought out design and execution . you are a real craftsman .

Very nice concept Gary! Your photo show just how much thought and workmanship went into this.I salute you.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Very unique design and great craftsmanship. Super job Gary! Your wife has to be pleased with it.

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

Garu. A very nice design for you box. The inserted dowels are a great addition and well though out before hand. Thats one of those things that after cutting, you say, “I need something to decorate the sides!”

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Excellent. Gives me ideas.

-- Bruce from Central New York

Another great idea from you, Gary. Thanks for coming clean on the construction, or I think most, like me, would have been wondering how the heck you did it. Wonderful!

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

stunning… and personal challenges as well!! Well done.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

That is waaaay cool. Those maple accents are a great idea. Why can’t I ever think of something like that? It kinda has a “flying-saucerish” look to it. :) Great job !!!

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I’m running out of adjectives for this box contest!

Great work!

-- Paul, Texas

Excellent, Gary, very creative and innovative as well. Nice.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

A wonderful box. I hope those were not blood drops on your bench.

Mark

-- Mark

Great job Gary, beautiful new design, you have upped the ante, so to speak, for everyone. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Excellent Gary, very unusual and interesting construction, the standard gets higher by the day!

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

Thanks everying for you comments. I really appreciate them.

Blake – Yes, that is my design. I have a few more rolling around in my head. I’m going for things that I have
never seen done before.

Everyone – That’s dye on the table not blood, thankfully!

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

I forget to mention, for a great deal on mirrors you can go to Wal-Mart and get 6 sq. feet of wall
mirrors for just $8, and another couple of dollars for a glass cutter and you have enough mirrors to
last quite a while.

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

Very well done Gary. I like the elongated effect of the dowels, very clever.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Very beautiful Gary, first class.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

Innovative and beautiful. Nice job Gary!

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

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

-- Jiri

Bill, if you are looking to make one for yourself, I’ll give you a hint on cutting the concave sides.
I used the tablesaw.

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

Great idea! Beautiful project!

-- JC - Central PA - www.affyx.com

Very Innovative Gary! It gives me all sorts of ideas..

-- Chris

nice work … interesting design

-- ..... art for lifes sake

Gary,

Fantastic idea. Fine execution of it as well.

Thanks for sharing it. (I guess I’ll go throw my box out now) lol

Lee

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That’s a great idea Gary. I particularly like the way the lid projects beyond the box, and the dowels are a terrific feature.

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

Thanks again for all your comments.

Yorkie – The lid was sized to keep things in proportion.

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

Nice work, Garry – you know how much I just love small wooden boxes.

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

Very nice Gary,

I bet it was a surprise to see what shape the dowels would take after the machining.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

I love it Gary! Bring it to the LJ get together if you will. I’d like to take a closer look at it. That’s a great idea using the dowels.

-- North Texas

I would have never thought of that design element with the dowels, but I figured it out (or at least hoped you did it that way) the moment I saw it. brilliant creative solution!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Tom – Yea I’ll bring it to the get together. I’ll also bring the “strange sided box”

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