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Here is a box that I got the idea for as I was falling asleep. I had to get up and write it down
so that I would remember it in the morning.

It’s made completely of sapele. This is the first time I have used it for a complete project.
The finish is my favorite water based dye and oil poly. That sapele really soaks up the poly.

Thanks for looking.

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


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Max

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posted 189 days ago

Gary,

What a nice box… I really like the sapele and the finish. How did you do the sides are they turned cut and applied? A wonderful project.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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Jimthecarver

180 posts in 191 days


posted 189 days ago

Gary, Why is it we think the most before going to sleep?
I often do the very same thing….Congrats on the box, style and finish meld perfectly togather.
Nice job!

-- A duck that brags on his own pond, soon swims alone.

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Jeff

945 posts in 500 days


posted 189 days ago

I remember you mentioning writing the idea down in the middle of the night on someone’s project post. I’m glad I checked the site today so I could see the end result. It’s intriguing. Did you turn some stock to make the fluted sides? I like it.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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CharlieM1958

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posted 189 days ago

Very beautiful, Gary!

Yes, please tell us how the sides were shaped.

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

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Russel

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posted 189 days ago

Great box. It’s nice that you told us about the wood and the dye and the finish but not a clue about the “Strange” sides. They looked turned and sliced which would be way cool.

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 189 days ago

I knew that you would all be wondering about the sides.
You are all close. I will take a few more guesses then I’ll let you know.

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

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Karson

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posted 189 days ago

Great looking box Gary. I’ve used some Sapele in the last couple of days. Nice wood.

Great box. I like the curved sides. I think I know how you did it. But I’d like to see the jig.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Douglas Bordner

2302 posts in 469 days


posted 189 days ago

Wonderful box Gary!. I seem to recall seeing a piece about gluing up for half columns with kraft paper so you could easily split the turning, something like that going on here?

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

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Gary

285 posts in 730 days


posted 189 days ago

I didn’t really like it when I saw the thumbnails, and something whispered Take a close look.
I really like it!
So, did you turn a column using the Legacy mill, quarter it and apply it to the sides?

Gary

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 189 days ago

We have a winner. I used the Legacy mill, then put it on the lathe to sand it nice and smooth.
Then a k-body clamp to keep it from rotating during the first cut. I just used the fence to set
the thickness. Then used the flat from the previous cut to keep it from rotating.

I started with 16/4 stock for the entire project. I used the middle section remaining for the 4 sides.

The corner blocks were fitted to the corners. The top is two pieces.

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

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Grumpy

4097 posts in 257 days


posted 189 days ago

Excellent job Gary. Now all that with photos would make a great blog, what do the LJ’s think????.

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

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TomFran

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posted 189 days ago

Gary, This is a great project. Thanks for sharing your secrets with us! Beautiful work.

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

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Gary

285 posts in 730 days


posted 189 days ago

While I was passing time, I was looking at one of the other projects you’d posted nearly 3-1/2 months ago; the Sapelle/Mahogany box with carved lid.
The thoughtfulness and exacting craftsmanship exhibited in these works is fabulous. You really nail it.
Lovely workmanship and design.
Thanks again for sharing your talent.

Cheers,
Gary

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CedarFreakCarl

287 posts in 459 days


posted 189 days ago

Great project, as usual!

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

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Dadoo

1430 posts in 396 days


posted 189 days ago

Yeah, you do some real nice stuff bro. Like your shop too. I notice that your walls aren’t done either. It’s funny how many of us are too busy playing to complete the surroundings!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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DAN

2644 posts in 389 days


posted 189 days ago

sweet box ! love the wood.

-- ..... smalll army of cast iron wingnuts !! cool photo in FORUM

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 189 days ago

Nah, the walls are done as they are going to get. It’s a shop after all and I might want to re-wire something
in the future abd you can’t get any simpler than removing a piece of drywall.

Besides, your’re right about being too busy playing. :-)

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

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Scott Bryan

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posted 189 days ago

Wonderful project. Seeing all the box posts has really been an epiphany of sorts for me with regards to boxes. Before I viewed them as curiosities but now I am awestruck by the talent and dedication it takes to turn out something like this and the other owrks that have been displayed.

Great work.

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

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miles125

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posted 189 days ago

Great job Gary. I get a victorian feel from this one…Very nice.

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

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Blake

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posted 189 days ago

That’s gorgeous, Gary. Looks like a million bucks. It’s so classy and unique. Great design, great craftsmanship, great finish, great job.

-- Dust collectors suck.

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mrtrim

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posted 189 days ago

amazing work gary as always ! incredible vision

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

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JC

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posted 189 days ago

Wow! beautiful project!

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

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cajunpen

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posted 188 days ago

Another great project Gary – Thanks for posting it. I’m glad I don’t have room for the Legacy Milll, I’ll save some money :-))

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

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Roz

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posted 188 days ago

Beautiful! I suspected you were talented, but I did not realize just how much you have. I read you explanation. Man, this is so far over my head I still do not have an idea what you did. Am I the only one that does not know what a Legacy mill and K clamp are?

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

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rikkor

6689 posts in 280 days


posted 188 days ago

Excellent box Gary. Very classy.

-- Maplewood, MN

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shaun

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posted 188 days ago

You’re not alone there Roz, I”ll be doing a search for Legacy mill as soon as I finish drooling over this box.

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

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Russel

1103 posts in 345 days


posted 188 days ago

I had to look up Legacy mill to find out what it was and it’s pretty cool. The box is gorgeous and I learned about a new toy in the process. Bonus!

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

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davidtheboxmaker

260 posts in 211 days


posted 188 days ago

Great box – looks really high class.
I don’t have a legacy mill, but you’ve trigerred some ideas with adding material to the sides of a box.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 188 days ago

magnificent

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

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SPalm

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posted 188 days ago

Truely exceptional. Very nice, and unique. I am inspired.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Paul

577 posts in 498 days


posted 188 days ago

Good one!

I’ll have to look up “sapele” – never seen or heard of it.

-- Paul, Texas

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gbvinc

349 posts in 352 days


posted 188 days ago

Great idea, nice execution!

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dialtoneplus

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posted 188 days ago

Great dream project! Very unique and beautifully finished. Thanks for posting it!

I started keeping a note pad on the night stand when I was working at a job where i was on call 24/7. Mostly it was to remember what a call was about if I went back to sleep. Soon I realized that some of my best ideas came to me while going to sleep, or trying to.

-- Jay, San Antonio, Texas - Making Sawdust Rocks!

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Hawgnutz

480 posts in 482 days


posted 188 days ago

Very elegant, Gary. A true artisan piece! When I grow up I would like to be able make one like that, too.

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

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Andy

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posted 188 days ago

Very Artsy Gary! Beautiful design and finish.Now go to sleep and dream up some more to share. Andy

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

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Bob #2

1683 posts in 427 days


posted 188 days ago

Nice Gary.
That one is right up may alley.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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Colin

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posted 188 days ago

Excellent, innovative work, are you not going to enter this box into the competition?

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

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Thos. Angle

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posted 188 days ago

Boy, everybody liked this one! I like it as well. You’re right, that Sapele really soaks up finish. But it looks good when it’s done. Nice work Gary.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 188 days ago

Thanks again for all your comments.

Colin – No, I don’t think that it would win the competition.

There are a lot of good ones already entered and some more good ones to come.

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

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Bradford

552 posts in 228 days


posted 188 days ago

Gary, did you blog this project? I would love to see some progression pics of this box. It is truly inspiring. I as a new woodworker, am obsessed with every aspect of this thing called “wood”. My projects become like children to me. I take pics of every project I make, and put them in a scrapbook. (is that weird?) Anyway, I love the box. Thanks.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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Peter O

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posted 188 days ago

Sometimes I have great ideas at night and wake up to write them down. The next morning I find that they are utter jibberish, the ramblings of a half-asleep buffoon. They seemed like genius when I wrote them! You are obviously much more clear headed when you are falling asleep than I am!

This is a beautiful box and a great concept – especially for an idea you had when half asleep!

-- What exactly is "The Move" and who are you calling a "Quirky Jerk"? -- http://www.north40custom.com

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Don

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posted 187 days ago

Hey, Gary, thanks for this beautiful box – what a treat to the eyes – “eye candy”!

What makes it even better for me is that I just love looking at small wooden boxes.

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

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Dick Cain

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posted 187 days ago

Hi Gary!

I get some of my best ideas when I’m sleeping. It’s funny, my Dad used to joke, & call me a dream walking.

I was going to ask how you did the sides, but its been answered. Beautiful!

You better enter it, unless you have a better dream on the way. LOL

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 187 days ago

Wow Gary, that’s both beautiful, well executed, and quite unique.

I sure am glad I’m not entering this contest!

P.S. I hate you! LoL (the finest of all compliments)

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Chris

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posted 187 days ago

Awesome & inspiring work as always Gary!

-- Chris

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Mark DeCou

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posted 186 days ago

very nice box. The side detail is a very cool. Are you going to share your secrets?

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flinthill's Artisan

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 186 days ago

Gary, you really should enter the contest. I’ll enjoy the drubbing even more.

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

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Copperjock

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posted 186 days ago

Oh, boy. Now you’ve got me wanting a tool I didn’t know existed. (Not that I have the skill to use it.) Very cool box.

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

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mrtrim

1482 posts in 286 days


posted 185 days ago

ok gary now youve shown me you have better ideas in your sleep than i have awake thats the last straw !!
im switching to a plumbers forum , maybe i could be a drain surgeon !! lol

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

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MsDebbieP

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posted 185 days ago

Gary, you ARE submitting a box into the challenge, aren’t you??

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

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 185 days ago

Debbie – I don’t think this box will stand a chance against what I bet is coming at the last minute.

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

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mot

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posted 185 days ago

It’s a beautiful box, Gary. Neat use of the Legacy.

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

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Kerry

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posted 185 days ago

Very nice! I really like the sides. Question for you Gary- did you make the lid from one piece? Or is the raised part a separate piece glued on?

Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 185 days ago

Kerry – The top is two pieces and glued on.

I had to do something to spice it up.

Thanks for your comments.

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

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YorkshireStewart

590 posts in 307 days


posted 185 days ago

Now my entries are out of the way, I can comment on some of these amazing projects that have crept past me. This style really suits sapele (or sapele suits the style?). It has a classic look to it. Executed with precision too, Gary, as always.

BTW, did writing your idea down allow you to get to sleep,or did you then continue to construct it in your mind?

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

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 185 days ago

Yorkie – You know, to tell you the truth I don’t remember, but having written it down I probably
went to sleep because I already knew how to construct it.

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

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Piskin

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posted 171 days ago

Great job, one of the better boxes on this site.

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sonny

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posted 150 days ago

Great looking box I love the shape and I really like the finish.

-- Sonny Edgwood,Md.

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hobbylogger

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posted 117 days ago

Gary, I love this box. How did you achieve the ineresting profile on the sides? I love it!

-- Daniel, Tumwater, Wa U.S.A.

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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 117 days ago

I used the Legacy mill, then put it on the lathe to sand it nice and smooth.
Then a k-body clamp to keep it from rotating during the first cut on the bandsaw. I just used the fence to set
the thickness. Then used the flat from the previous cut to keep it from rotating.

I started with 16/4 stock for the entire project. I used the middle section remaining for the 4 sides.

The corner blocks were fitted to the corners. The top is two pieces.

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

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hobbylogger

21 posts in 119 days


posted 115 days ago

After seeing this beautiful box, it’s times like this that I wish I could afford a legacy mill. I get advertising literature for it all the time. It’s time to save my pennies. very clever. Good work!

-- Daniel, Tumwater, Wa U.S.A.

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