Bois de Arc/Hedgeapple/Osage Orange Box with Wooden Hinge

Definitely a cool wood Andy. I made the saw frame on my chevalet from it and use it wherever strength, hardness or color cry out for it.
On another topic…... nice box! love the color.

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Thanks guys. Nope Jonathan, I post them as soon as the finish dries. I admit to being a bit compulsive but I’m one of those people who has to be doing something! I just put 2 coats of finish on my first EZ Miter box today so be on the lookout.

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Very Nice.

Wow Andy, That looks cool!

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Love the joinery….spot on!

The box is beautiful. Good job.

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Andy, this is another awesome box. I love the color. Your work really makes me want to do some wooden hinges. They seem like such a cool touch to add to a box.

I was reading the comments and I want to try the EZ Miter boxes also. I will have to go back and do my research and see what I can come up with.

Have a great night Andy
Joey

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Great project,great work and great write up. Love your wood hinge.

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well andy i really like this wood, and it really looks cool, but…i do see one little thing…should i say it or forget it…lol…...lets see if you see it and say or if you want me to pm you .lol…...grizz….i would like to get some of that wood, i dont know if we have it here in bama, but im going to look and see…

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Send me a pm Grizz so you don’t embarass me publicly! I’d send you some but mine comes in the form of logs that weigh a ton. I would bet it grows there as it grows about everywhere and is a TOUGH tree. But so is mesquite and it won’t grow where I live. Wierd huh?

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Another nice box Andy.
You have this design down pat.

-- Eric

Nice grain. Love the wood. Of course the craftsmanship is top notch.

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Andy,

Great work. You have mastered this form completely. Osage Orange is a beautiful wood, but like you say it is tough to work with. I like it even more as it ages and deepens in color. Your wooden hinge is such a nice touch and it really adds to this box. Keep posting and keep boxing.

-- Big Al in IN

Great choice of wood and joinery!

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Andy…as always, your boxes are extremely nice and looking great. This is a really nice piece of wood and yo have tamed it well.

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Thanks for sharing this one. Your box joints look great and the wood is beautiful.

-- Robert, so much inspiration here, and so little time!