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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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Beautiful grain. I like this box design. The corners are striking.
 

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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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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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Beautiful box.
 

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Hi Shannon

Very nice design. Thank you for posting.

God Bless
tom
 

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Shannon,
Very nice box. Boxes like these are ment to hold very special personal treasures.

Tom
 

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nice design…great execution…someday I'll make some boxes…now, I jigging my shop for the day…
 

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That's a great little box. I really like those legs.
 

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Great design & workmanship.
 

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Very nice little box - well designed and crafted.
 

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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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Perfection : )
 

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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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Great box, with an enviable finish. Good show!
 
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