Zebra Wood / Wenge Box

Ted

You did a great job. Boxes can be made anyway you want to make them. That is the nice thing about building them is the many ways they can be done, that is why I Love looking and making them.

Arlin

PS – Welcome to LJs

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Welcome Ted. I started with a ryobi table and miter saw as well. With a better blade (I like Freud Diablo from HD) and some tweaking you can have that table saw cutting perfect miters. A digital angle gauge is cheap and has made a big difference in my shop. Keep on boxing as it looks like you’ve got some really cool woods. I’m envious.

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Hi there Ted, Welcome to Ljs
That’s a cool looking box you made very nice work.

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Thanks for all the kind words, everybody.. it’s really encouraging. I have a pile of various hardwood samples that I’ll be making into whatever comes to mind. Most of them I don’t have a clue what they are, but they sure do look nice. I’ll be posting the projects as I complete them. Really glad I found my way here. You guys do some awesome work! :)

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Ted,

Nice job. Beware of wenge dust. It can be toxic.

-- Big Al in IN

Ted,
I agree with Arlin. The fun of making boxes is the whimsy of making something very cool out of not-much-stuff, and you certainly did that. It’s your wood, your tools, your time. Do what you want!

Thanks amateur, I certainly do enjoy making these simple boxes and you guys made me feel right at home sharing my works here.

Boxguy, thanks for the warning. I wear a dust mask when creating excessive dust. That’s about the most I can do at this point. Hopefully I’ll manage to set up a simple dust collection system some time soon.

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Wow! Those really look nice together. That’s much prettier zebra than I’ve ever had in my shop. Nice work.

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Thanks Al, they do go together well. I think the zebra looks especially nice due to the small pieces, so the grain stands out more. The box is only about 7” wide.

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Nice Job, I like the end grain look, it gives the box more character, and your choice of woods was great.
Welcome to LJ’s

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Thanks Martin, you guys make me feel right at home here. And I also like the look of the end grain. I also didn’t measure anything. :D

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Never met a box I didn’t like Ted. Nice job and welcome to LJs.

-- Jim

I like your box. It’s very nice and the wood makes a great combination.

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Very nice wood combination used here, I like it as it really pops the zebra grain pattern and ties together with wenge, well, at least to me. ;-) we must all work with what we have, good build too. Gives me an idea, bocote and wenge, similar coolness factor.

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