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Discovered this curly grained pallet wood when I resawed a 3×3 support so had to make another box featuring it. Box is some figured walnut, maple miter splines, walnut "Patron" hinge, and mystery wood panel top. Finish is BLO, Tung Oil Finish, Renissance wax. Dimensions: 12×7x4 1/2".

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It may be mysterious, but, it sure is purdy! WOW! what a pop. Very kool box Andy. Lotsa gr8 detail and wood combo/s
 

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Who cares what it is, it came out awesome, great job! Truthfully I am curious on the wood as well, I can only identify 12 or so species, more on a good day, but that's nice.
 

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i looks like the anigre i am working with, another wood that comes to mind is bee's wing eucaliptus . hard to say but i bet you would like to have a boatload of it. nice box andy.
 

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Great looking box. the mystery wood looks like fire/flames. Excellent.
 

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its also looks block motteled
 

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Love the grain. Colors compliment each other very nicely.
 

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Andy,

Strange and wonderful what happens when we peer into the souls of trees. You have used the grain to good advantage. The design looks sturdy enough to last for generations. The "foot" look at the bottom is a nice touch.

I find that if I fit my splines too tightly it is difficult to make them bottom out completely. Some woods also swell when you brush them with glue. So making them have a bit of a slip-fit works better for me.
 

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Beautiful box,great job.
 

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wow andy, that mystery wood is something else, wow, would really like to know what it is, maybe someone will know, but your box turned out great, love the finish, it looks like a family heirloom to me…
 

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Re-use what others would just throw away.
Looks very nice.
Nice job !
 

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That is a thing of beauty my friend.

The top almost looks like light shimmering off water!

The finish is very nice too.
 

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it kinda looks like this but it could be a type of mahogany with the sapwood. whatever it is its spectacular
 

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Hey Blaine. Would it have a eucalyptus smell? Thia really has no odor to speak of. I should post pics of the other non-figured pieces from the same pallet. They were pretty orange/pinkish, tight grained, and very heavy. Just curious as I'll probably never have any more of this. That's the trouble with salvage wood: you find something really cool and can't get any more!
 

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well i have only worked with the bee's wing veneer and it didnt have much of a smell. most pallet wood comes from asia so its hard to say what it is.
 

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Love the box and you just can not ever beat "Mystery" wood. It is best when free too.

Arlin
 

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You have a way of finding treasure in others' junk, Andy. To think someone could have thrown it into a burn pile sends chills up the back of my neck! ! Where should I start looking for something like that, Andy?
 

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Great box Andy. That mystery wood is great looking and would probably cost a pretty penny if you could find it in the lumberyard. Keep those sharp looking boxes coming!!!
 

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Very nice box been a while since I have heard from ya hope all is well.
 
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