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Project by BritBoxmaker posted 460 days ago 2209 views 9 times favorited 48 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is a Shell box

Dimension – 117mm cube on a 6mm pedestal base/liner

Materials – Sapele, American Black Walnut and Cedar of Lebanon veneer over a 4.5mm Birch ply substrate

Adhesives – PVA and CA

Finish – Spray Satin Acrylic

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com




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Woodwrecker

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#1 posted 460 days ago

This is one in a million Martyn!
Your designs are always a pleasure to see!

-- Eric

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patron

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#2 posted 460 days ago

WOW !

super jock
strikes again

very nice martyn

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

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michelletwo

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#3 posted 460 days ago

love the wood choices/colors very cool pattern another box of magic

-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.

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Cozmo35

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#4 posted 460 days ago

A master craftsman at work.

-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX

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mgb_2x

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#5 posted 460 days ago

Very nice, great combination of woods.

-- "aim small miss small" m g breedlove

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RogerBean

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#6 posted 460 days ago

Martyn,
My admiration continues to grow. Very nice design and execution. Another lovely piece. Getting the corners to match up would seem to be an issue. Is it as hard as it would seem?
Roger

-- "Everybody makes mistakes. A craftsman always fixes them." (Monty Kennedy, "The Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks", 1952)

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deon

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#7 posted 460 days ago

I wowtoo!

-- Dreaming patterns

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Greg The Cajun Box Sculptor

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#8 posted 460 days ago

Amazing as always. I am astounded at the complex geometric patterns and how you bring them together.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

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TopamaxSurvivor

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#9 posted 460 days ago

Makes my head spin!! awesome talent you have.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

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SPalm

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#10 posted 460 days ago

Dangnation, you are good at this.
Very well done Martyn.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Druid

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#11 posted 460 days ago

In this case, I think the term would be “Wow cubed”.
Another great one Martyn

-- John, British Columbia, Canada

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stefang

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#12 posted 460 days ago

Great design and execution Martyn. Now I have to try and refocus.

-- Mike, American in Norway

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degoose

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#13 posted 460 days ago

Sweet pattern… look out a new cutting board is coming… thanks for all your inspirations.

-- Drink twice... and don't bother to cut... @ larrysworkshop.wordpress.com For lovers of all things timber...

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LittlePaw

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#14 posted 460 days ago

That is some precision work you do, Martyn, besides beautiful ! ! ! ! !

-- Paul - The sweetest sound in my shop, next to Mozart, is what a hand plane makes slicing a ribbon.

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MShort

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#15 posted 460 days ago

These boxes that you do are truly awesome !!!!

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

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