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Project by bhack posted 604 days ago 537 views 3 times favorited 13 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I made this for my son’s upcoming wedding. My first attempt at making something that the public will see (scary). Mahogany is the wood. Drawer is maple. Box joints made from shop made jig on table saw.

-- Bill - If I knew GRANDKIDS were so much fun I would have had them first.


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GaryK

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posted 604 days ago

Great looking box. Very nice inlay on the top.

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

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Ross

2 posts in 604 days


posted 604 days ago

Your son and daughter-in-law will be very happy with your work. I too love the inlay.

-- Ross, Seattle, www.timelesswoodwork.net

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CharlieM1958

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posted 604 days ago

Very nice box! Is the light wood in the top inlaid, or did you wrap the sides of the box around it?

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

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Will Mego

203 posts in 610 days


posted 604 days ago

Very nice inlay, as everybody has said. The colors match nicely. Nice joinery as well.

-- "That which has in itself the greatest use, possesses the greatest beauty." - Unknown Shaker

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Blake

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posted 604 days ago

Don’t be scarred at all, this is beautiful! They will absolutely love it.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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Scott Bryan

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posted 604 days ago

Bill ,

This is a vey nice box. The joints look good and the inlay adds a nice detail to the piece.

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.

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bhack

246 posts in 618 days


posted 604 days ago

Thanks for the comments. The inlay is maple also. I felt very honored when my son asked me to build this. It is designed by looking at chests in retail outlets, then adapting my own measurements.

Thanks again for the kind comments.

-- Bill - If I knew GRANDKIDS were so much fun I would have had them first.

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ND2ELK

6222 posts in 672 days


posted 604 days ago

Beautiful piece and heirloom for your sons family. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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rikkor

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posted 604 days ago

This is great, and it will be cherished for generations to come. I hope you signed and dated it.

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Napaman

3492 posts in 975 days


posted 604 days ago

truly a great piece…and even better as a wedding gift…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Earle Wright

123 posts in 618 days


posted 604 days ago

Seeing the brilliant color of the mahogany in the second photo, it’s hard to understand how mahogany furniture was stained so very dark in the late 19th and early 20th centuries! It is such a beautiful wood ‘au naturel’.

The simple light-colored inlay really sets the top off nicely. What is the inlay material?

-- Earle Wright, Lenoir City, Tennessee

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Billp

334 posts in 1098 days


posted 598 days ago

Sweet !

-- Billp

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Dusty56

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posted 525 days ago

beautiful piece !!!

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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