Lillie's Box

Wow, that looks great. That mahogany is fantastic. What kind of paint did your wife use?

-- I came, I was conquered, I was born again. ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν

She used acrylic paint. I had done some research on painting over BLO prior to using it and this seemed to be a common suggestion.

-- Russ

Great job, buddy. You’re really coming along as a craftsman.

-- Silence & smile are two powerful tools. Smile is the way to solve many problems & Silence is the way to avoid many problems.

And a cute kid.

-- Lizardhead---Yeah but it's a dry heat--Tempe, Az

Lookks great and the smile says it all, she seems to love it! Which make it all worth it. Congrats.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

when you can put a smile on some one face is all the payment one needs great job

-- Robert Laddusaw and no I am not smarter then a fifth grader ( and no I canot spell so if it is a problem don't read it ))

Looks to me like you and your Mrs. did a great job on that, I think the young lady in the picture thinks so too. Nice job!!!

-- Larry, North Carolina

Nice job. She will cherish it for years to come.

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

Nice Job Russ and I’m sure she will treasure it. Thanks.

-- Bill, Austin, Texas, http://woodworking-business.com

best wishes

There is no way possible to get any cutier than that! Great job.

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

Nice looking box.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

That’s a very nice box and it sure looks like Lillie thinks so too. Nice going.

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

She will remember that box for a very long time. How special you made here feel you can see it in her face. Keep up the great woodworking.

-- Billp

The box and that picture of her cradling it at that age will be a heirloom.

This reminds me of my favorite woodworking quote:

“When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for; and let us think…that a time is to come when those (heirlooms) will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, ‘See! This our father did for us.’ “

—John Ruskin. Audels Carpenters and Builders Guide, 1923 Theo Audel & CO. New York.

-- When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for