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I had these parts cut for a while and never had a chance to make the box. I haven’t posted a box for a long time, so I thought it would be fun to experiment a little.
The lid is a four board, half inch thick glue up and my biscuit joining abilities with those tolerances is getting tougher as the eyes and hands start to disagree..lol
Plus, this was my first crack at splines. The splines are walnut.
Lastly, the top is that Minwax Polyshade in black and if you apply it real lightly, the grain come through nicely.
The bottom was some plywood I had laying around, so I covered the inside bottom with some black material that I hope my wife won’t miss….
Thanks for looking and have a great day!
-- Eric
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patron
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#1 posted 711 days ago
well you’ve come a long way baby
from flatfoot
to flat box
great use of the scrap wood
that gather around us
very nice
and elegant
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littlecope
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#2 posted 711 days ago
Got Scraps??
Make a Box!!
You’ve made a good looking one here Eric, Nice Job!!
-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.
FloridaArt
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#3 posted 711 days ago
Really clean lines. I like how you did that little space for the fingers to lift the lid. Very nice box.
-- Art | Bradenton, Florida
ellen35
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#4 posted 711 days ago
Really nice, Eric.
I usually don’t like stain on wood, but this looks just great!
Be careful… boxes are addicting!
Ellen
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ratchet
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#5 posted 711 days ago
Very nice box! Quick and fun …right?
Thanks for sharing
Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#6 posted 711 days ago
This is a very nice box! One of the first thing I noticed was the splines. They look great! Awesome job!
Sheila
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Dennis Zongker
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#7 posted 711 days ago
Very Nice Box! Clean & Crisp!
-- Dennis Zongker
Gene Howe
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#8 posted 710 days ago
Really sweet.
What Dennis said, +1. I like clean and crisp.
-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
Beginningwoodworker
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#9 posted 710 days ago
Nice looking box.
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jack1
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#10 posted 710 days ago
Ya done good! I like the two tone.
-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!
bigike
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#11 posted 710 days ago
very cool lookin box.
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lew
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#12 posted 710 days ago
Cool!
I really like the way the grain is still visible on the top!
Lew
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Grumpy
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#13 posted 710 days ago
Nice job Eric.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
sras
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#14 posted 709 days ago
Picture #3 really shows off the finish – a nice bit of reflection and the grain shows as well. Very nice!
-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive
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#15 posted 709 days ago
Simple is always good. Less is more sometimes and this is one of those times.
Very elegant.
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