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Hello Colin

A beautiful piece

A fanstastic work and a very good idea with a lot of humor

Thanks for sharing

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very cool

That rocks! how did you make the lettters and web? thanks1

fantastic

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That’s a cool box, great work!

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Great story, great box, and I remember the original post… you have done it proud…

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Great job Colin, my Dad was an old scotsman, I remember this quote very well.
BTW Not too many 4 legged spiders about these days though :: ))))))

-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got

Excellent looking box and a really nice build. Where did you get the buffalo horns to make the leg bottoms? I don’t see many around my area. they almost look like ebony.

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Unique and interesting box!

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So creepy yet SOO very beautiful!!!!!!!!

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Very Cool Looking Box, Skill sets galore on this one all done with perfection, this sequel is worth the admission, great job, thanks for sharing

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Bravo!!!! Your work is Absolutely Gorgeous!!!

Thanks for all your kind comments, this box always generates lots of discussions!

B13 The letters were traced from a Gothic alphabet sheet and copied onto the wood with carbon paper, the web I drew freehand. I then chip carve the lines before adding a gel stain to give the definition.

Greg Yes the legs look like Ebony which is what I wanted, however apart from the finial on the top and the drawer handles I didn’t have enough Ebony. You need to source a local stick or shepherd crook making club, they will have lots of different horns that you can use. Horn is a great material to use, easy to shape and finish.

Colin

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

This looks wonderful and is very well done. It’s an unusual piece and you showed a lot of creativity and imagination. Congratulations.

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Aw Man! You beat me to it. This looks Awesome! I have a similar project in the works

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