Dovetailed Box

Hi Bigguy,

This is a gorgeous box. What type of woods and finish did you use here. And don’t be shy about showcasing your work. You have three slots that you can use. Shoot pictures from different angles and certainly a picture of the inside is in order as well. Filling up the slots helps control the symptoms of our wood addiction. :)

Thanks for the post.

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

The box is Walnut and splated birdseye maple. Poly finish

-- Thank God for sawdust... Ron. Gilroy, CA

Very prettry box and well done .

-- Tom D

Great looking box. Nice contrasts.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I don’t think you really like that jig. You better make some more boxes to prove it. Nice work.

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

GREAT box——your choice of woods and detail are wonderful.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

wow that is a great box. i think I’m falling in love with walnut. great job!

Very nice. Haven’t seen that jig in use, but it looks like you managed to get it to work. I like the BE Maple versus the Walnut. Like teenage just said, I also am a big fan of walnut. It seems to compliment most species. Not as expensive as some of the exotics as well. Was the finish only Poly? The Walnut looks very vivid. I would’ve guessed there was an oil under the poly or something. Well done. Welcome to Lumberjocks.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Great combination of woods, walnut and maple go very well together. I really like the dove tailed corners. How do you like your jig?

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Very nice box. I like the way the contrasting woods compliment each other.

-- Maplewood, MN

Thanks for the reply about the wood types. I would have guessed the walnut but I wasn’t sure about the maple. These two woods make a nice combination. I can see that I need to start putting more effort into finding a spalted maple source. It adds a nice look to the piece.

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

Great work…dont forget to add project “tags”—-this way people will be able to find your great work as time goes by…tags such as: walnut, maple, box, akida jig…etc…

I have enjoyed seeing all your work the past few days…Welcome to LJ.s…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...142 days to sanity...

Beautiful box! It came out great. I’m sure we will see more of these from the new jig.

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I love walnut and maple. Great design and construction!

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