Spalted hackberry bandsaw box from tree branch

The grain where the branches joins is so kool. I do have a preference for rounded corners though, and that area at the top makes it look top-heavy. Lordy- hope you wanted criticism. . . I just cannot help myself!

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Wow, that is so cool! Great bandsaw box!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....................JIm

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Donna, it’s as rounded as it gets :) well as much as I wanted anyway I wanted to keep the Integrity of the face as much as possible. Not top heavy either, very stable, actually there’s not that much wood up top it’s just appears there is, I have that top opening with in a 1/4” from breaking out of the slop on the top part of that box.

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Very nice job on this great wood also. Nice job on glueing the back on. If I am wrong sorry.

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Nope Dennis you are spot on and thanks :)

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Wow! That is super wild, and super kool

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I think we all have that one or two pieces of wood laying around we are waiting to find the just right project for….well you did a wonderful job on this box. I really like it. Thanks for sharing

-- Hawaiilad Larry

That is positively stunning! It is rare to see such a beautiful wood. Magnificent.

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Thanks for comments and viewing.

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Very unusual. Incredible grain pattern.

-- Art | Bradenton, Florida

Like it looks like a bird on it in the grain and yes some thing can look bigger or off set in a pic. so to lighting or the angel it is taken at I’m no pro at taken pic,s but that is what a friend sad to me one time .
Nice work

-- Nimkee** Joe

Donna looking at it more, I think I need to consider what you’re saying about the edges, yea I guess the edges could have been a bit more rounded, I was taken off box making for a good three months doing my mom/dads kitchen cabinet job so a bit slow getting back into the groove :) .

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I like that a lot! I’m amazed that you don’t have more cracks and checking in that end grain. How did you manage that? The end grain on my spalted hackberry is not that user friendly (looks good today, lots of fractures tomorrow).

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

Andy I’m no expert on woods, mositure and cracking, still in the learning stage but this piece looking and felt also working it surely seemed dry, Normally wood with mositure in it has cracked apart being in my ACed shop and I think that’s due to the AC unit drawing mosture out drying them to quickly, I did however add CA to the large crack that’s present and it’s not cracked any further.

-- Randy - If I'm not on LJ's then I'm making Saw Dust. Please feel free to visit my store location at http://www.facebook.com/randy.blackstock.custom.wood.designs

Yep, I love that thick formula Titebond Instant. It stops existing cracks but new ones happen in my world. I’m thinking my wood is not as dry as yours when I work it.

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