Rosewood & Koa Box

Looks pretty nice to me. I’d be proud to have made that box. The next one you make will be that much nicer! I like the darker/lighter wood combination.

The Koa is great. Looks fine to me.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Great combinationof woods.

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

The contrast makes all the difference…

This looks like a nice box to me. I would love to post something like this. You chose a nice wood combination for the box as well.

How did you finish it?

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

Thanks for the complements, for the most part I got a little sloppy with the glue. that makes for tedious cleanup in the corners and such. The pictures really do it more justice.

Its is finished with teak oil, with a good scratchin’ of steel wool between coats.

The koa looks great, that is a tough piece of wood to find in my area.

If you don’t mind cleaning your blades after each project, you could finish your wood first, then make your cuts, then glueup cleans up easier…but then back to your blades.

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

There’s a lot of curl there…nice work.

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Good looking box – I really like the curl in that top.

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