| Project by Bill Hall | posted 220 days ago | 485 views | 0 times favorited | 18 comments |  |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Being relatively new to the woodworking world, I had a lot to learn on this project. I fought the good fight against chip-out, battled preparing rough lumber, learned how not to use a biscuit joiner and discovered how far this box could fly when the circuit breaker tripped and my table saw kicked back.
In any case, here it is. This is a box that I originally built as a gun box for my sister who just graduated from Police Academy. Realizing that a wooden box with hinges that could easily be ripped off is not the best thing to store a gun in, I opted to change it to a memento box for her academy experience. The case is cherry and the lid is floating in a black walnut frame. I finished it (last night) with three coats of tung oil.
I really enjoyed building this for my sister and am excited to enter it here as my first ever contest entry. I’ll be giving to her on Saturday when my family comes up to celebrate my birthday.
Enjoy!
-- Log...log...it's big, it's heavy, it's wood!
Your Online Shop - Your Support Is Greatly Appreciated - Your Woodworking Showcase - 3 Ways To Help, Financially - Your Woodworking Community
18 comments so far
scottb
home | projects | blog
2885 posts in 778 days
posted 220 days ago
Nice box (and signature line!) It’s amazing how far the tablesaw can throw, isn’t it?
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh
Tomcat1066
home | projects | blog
556 posts in 247 days
posted 220 days ago
Very cool. My father is a career law enforcement officer, and I know there are times he wish he had something like this! Besides, it’s a kick-butt looking box :D
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!
Scott Bryan
home | projects | blog
8584 posts in 273 days
posted 220 days ago
Very nice looking box. I am sure that your sister will appreciate it.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
YorkshireStewart
home | projects | blog
625 posts in 353 days
posted 220 days ago
There’s no doubt at all that this will be well received on Saturday. (Hope you get something just as nice on your birthday!)
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.
Blake
home | projects | blog
1902 posts in 326 days
posted 220 days ago
Very nice!
-- Dust collectors suck.
Thos. Angle
home | projects | blog
3244 posts in 414 days
posted 220 days ago
Well done, Bill.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
CharlieM1958
home | projects | blog
3989 posts in 670 days
posted 220 days ago
Very nice job, Bill.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
dennis mitchell
home | projects | blog
2914 posts in 766 days
posted 220 days ago
Way to go Bill!
-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com
Karson
home | projects | blog
12736 posts in 852 days
posted 220 days ago
Great job Bill. A great memento for her.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
furnitologist
home | projects | blog
166 posts in 464 days
posted 220 days ago
Way jump in Bill….......that’s what it’s all about!!!
davidtheboxmaker
home | projects | blog
305 posts in 257 days
posted 220 days ago
Nice box – will make a really nice gift for your sister.
MsDebbieP
home | projects | blog
11657 posts in 612 days
posted 220 days ago
well done!
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
DAN
home | projects | blog
2916 posts in 434 days
posted 220 days ago
beautiful job !
-- ..... art for lifes sake
Dick Cain
home | projects | blog
4837 posts in 751 days
posted 220 days ago
Nice crafty looking box, & nice finish.
Your sister is going to cherish this for many years.
-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
mrtrim
home | projects | blog
1524 posts in 332 days
posted 220 days ago
exellent work bill good luck
-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes
forkboy
home | projects | blog
48 posts in 226 days
posted 220 days ago
very nice box.
-- Perth, Australia
Zuki
home | projects | blog
823 posts in 529 days
posted 220 days ago
Nice box bill. Your “learning experience” made me chuckle.
-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them
Bill Hall
home | projects | blog
88 posts in 318 days
posted 219 days ago
Thanks all! It’s been an experience. On to the next project!
-- Log...log...it's big, it's heavy, it's wood!