First carved boxes

These are really nice. Beautiful carving and attractive wood combinations.
Jim

-- It always looks better when it's finished!

These look very nice. Good job.

helluvawreck aka Charles
http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com/

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

Very nice and jam packed with beautiful features! Nice Job!

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

Awesome box, I’m curious how long it took you to complete. Great work!!

Very nice box those carvings really give it punch.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

first off nice job bud! how long did that take you? and did you start the carving before or after the box was built? and also is that radpine? if so what did you stian it with? sorry for the pop quiz bud, just digging it!

Thanks for all the complaments…I should keep track of the time it takes to make….but I work on 2 or 3 at the same time. The pine box was finished with tung oil then spray on poly