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I adapted this box from a design in WOOD magazine. I came across some unique drawer pulls in an antique store last year in Maine and thought I would put them to use on this design. The original was the traditional quarter sawn White Oak with a hinged lid and a ceramic tile insert. I wanted to piece to be in the round instead of a defined front and back that the hinged lid dictates. I also wanted to replace the tile with an exotic since I have quite a bit of small cutoffs lying around the shop from other projects. To date I have made about 12 of these boxes, some as gifts and some sold to people who saw the gifts and wanted their own. I have made them in walnut, mahogany, and sapele with a variety of inserts from cocobolo to amboyna burl to spalted maple. This one is mahogany with Bolivian Rosewood with 4 coats of lacquer for the finish.
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Bradford
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#1 posted 1873 days ago
Beautiful grain. I like this box design. The corners are striking.
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Paul D
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#2 posted 1873 days ago
Great job on the box Shannon. Do you recall the issue of WOOD this was in? I would like to add it to my to-do list.
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Scott Bryan
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#3 posted 1873 days ago
Shannon,
This is a nice box. The mahogany is beautiful.
I am working on a similar version of this one right now for my future daughter-in-law who wants a box to keep the wedding memorabilia in.
Paul, this came out of Issue 173 November, 2006.
Thanks for the post.
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trifern
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#4 posted 1872 days ago
Beautiful box.
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ND2ELK
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#5 posted 1872 days ago
Hi Shannon
Very nice design. Thank you for posting.
God Bless
tom
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motthunter
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#6 posted 1872 days ago
really nice work
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Tom Adamski
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#7 posted 1872 days ago
Shannon,
Very nice box. Boxes like these are ment to hold very special personal treasures.
Tom
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BarryW
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#8 posted 1872 days ago
nice design…great execution…someday I’ll make some boxes…now, I jigging my shop for the day…
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GaryK
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#9 posted 1872 days ago
That’s a great little box. I really like those legs.
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Grumpy
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#10 posted 1872 days ago
Great design & workmanship.
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cajunpen
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#11 posted 1872 days ago
Very nice little box – well designed and crafted.
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davidtheboxmaker
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#12 posted 1872 days ago
Nice box, can see why its popular.
Good finish and nice rich colour.
Cedrus
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#13 posted 1870 days ago
I love the design as I’m partial to the ‘craftsman look’ or in mixed company the ‘crafts person look’!
The solid mahogany is beautiful with a nice ‘fleck’ in the lid. A beautiful job on the design, dimensions and build!
Cedrus – British Columbia
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Dusty56
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#14 posted 1814 days ago
Perfection : )
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darryl
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#15 posted 1814 days ago
nice looking box. I have seen that design you mentioned in the Wood magazine. I’ve wanted to make one, just haven’t got around to it yet.
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