Music Box

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I built this for my wife for Valentine’s Day. The material is Padauk with a strip of
maple laminated in the top. It has a hidden music movement that starts when
the lid is opened. I used black felt to line the inside with. The plans came from Woodcraft.
This was a fun project to build and was my first attempt with an exotic wood like Padauk.

9 comments so far

RogerBean home \| projects \| blog 1350 posts in 1774 days #1 posted 03-05-2011 09:58 PM	Very lovely little box. Strikingly attractive, yet simple design and elegant execution. Really nice work. Roger -- "Everybody makes mistakes. A craftsman always fixes them." (Monty Kennedy, "The Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks", 1952)
Bob Cook home \| projects \| blog 5 posts in 1473 days #2 posted 03-05-2011 10:56 PM	Wow! very nice workmanship. Great job. -- Bob Cook
bigike home \| projects \| blog 4035 posts in 2109 days #3 posted 03-05-2011 11:19 PM	great work I like how the music movement is hiden. -- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com
Dusty56 home \| projects \| blog 11729 posts in 2508 days #4 posted 03-05-2011 11:43 PM	Wonderful music box : ) Which tune did you choose ? What finish did you apply ? -- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!
Hewy home \| projects \| blog 23 posts in 1507 days #5 posted 03-06-2011 02:54 AM	Dusty56 I used a musical movement from Rockler, the tune is greesleves. The finish is several coats of wipe-on poly I used no stain. The Paduauk wood will darken a little with age.
blackcherry home \| projects \| blog 3212 posts in 2643 days #6 posted 03-06-2011 04:55 AM	This one is just a GEM…nice choice of woods…BC
lightweightladylefty home \| projects \| blog 2838 posts in 2532 days #7 posted 03-06-2011 05:42 AM	Hewy, Very lovely music box! Thanks for posting. L/W -- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.
Dusty56 home \| projects \| blog 11729 posts in 2508 days #8 posted 03-06-2011 06:46 AM	Greensleeves is a great melody : ) I thought that your box was Bloodwood at first , but I also had used an oil based finish on Padauk before and it got really dark like yours is. Did you get any color “bleed” onto the Maple from the Padauk like I did ? -- I'm absolutely positive that I couldn't be more uncertain!
shopmania home \| projects \| blog 697 posts in 2002 days #9 posted 03-06-2011 11:12 PM	Looks beautiful! -- Tim, Myrtle Beach, DrTim@ONeillChiro.com- Just one more tool, that's all I need! :)

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