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Not Another Box - A Learning Experience

Project by Bill Hall posted 663 days ago 824 views 0 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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!


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scottb

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posted 663 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. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Tomcat1066

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posted 663 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!

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Scott Bryan

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posted 663 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.

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 663 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. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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Blake

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posted 663 days ago

Very nice!

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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Thos. Angle

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posted 663 days ago

Well done, Bill.

-- Thos. Angle

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CharlieM1958

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posted 663 days ago

Very nice job, Bill.

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

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dennis mitchell

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Karson

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posted 663 days ago

Great job Bill. A great memento for her.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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furnitologist

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posted 663 days ago

Way jump in Bill….......that’s what it’s all about!!!

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davidtheboxmaker

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posted 663 days ago

Nice box – will make a really nice gift for your sister.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 663 days ago

well done!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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DAN

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posted 662 days ago

beautiful job !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 662 days ago

Nice crafty looking box, & nice finish.

Your sister is going to cherish this for many years.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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mrtrim

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posted 662 days ago

exellent work bill good luck

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forkboy

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posted 662 days ago

very nice box.

-- Perth, Australia

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Zuki

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posted 662 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

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Bill Hall

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posted 661 days ago

Thanks all! It’s been an experience. On to the next project!

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lou

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posted 142 days ago

time for another Bill.box building is great fun.great job

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