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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.
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9 comments so far
RogerBean
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#1 posted 807 days ago
Very lovely little box. Strikingly attractive, yet simple design and elegant execution. Really nice work.
Roger
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Bob Cook
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#2 posted 807 days ago
Wow! very nice workmanship. Great job.
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bigike
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#3 posted 807 days ago
great work I like how the music movement is hiden.
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Dusty56
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#4 posted 807 days ago
Wonderful music box : )
Which tune did you choose ?
What finish did you apply ?
-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.
Hewy
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#5 posted 807 days ago
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
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#6 posted 807 days ago
This one is just a GEM…nice choice of woods…BC
lightweightladylefty
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#7 posted 807 days ago
Hewy,
Very lovely music box! Thanks for posting.
L/W
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Dusty56
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#8 posted 807 days ago
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 ?
-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.
shopmania
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#9 posted 806 days ago
Looks beautiful!
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