Sycamore and teak box

Nice waterfall effect. I like the way you built the lid. Very unique. It’s a keeper for sure. Really nice craftmanship here! Great job!

Like the concept for the lid. Nice looking. The staining or spalting is what makes unique.

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Handsome Box, that waterfall effect is very appealing! added to my favorites

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Very cool. I like the lid design as well.

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Great design, I like how you incorporated the waterfall effect very much. Great job!

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How did you hinge the box? Wood, metal?

Beautiful. The wood looks amazing.

Nice design concept on this one…thanks for posting BC

Beautiful grain and color, great box.

-- Tom D

Cool design with the front/top both hinged together. The waterfall effect with the sycamore makes this project very unique. That is some of the darkest teak I have seen. Does it darken this much with age?

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

Steve,

This design is all about the lid, and you have really capitalized on showing off the grain in the top piece. The flow of the grain across the top and down the front is a real eye grabber. Nice work.

The gusset is a necessary evil to re-enforce both the book matched joint and miter, but it meant you had to chamfer the front of your top tray. Did you consider shaping your gusset more like a traditional quarter round? Putting a triangle at each end would work too, but the gusset you have used is much more mechanically sound and more straight forward. The exposed lock joint at the bottom is another interesting choice.

Thanks for posting your work. You have created a beautiful box and it has several unique design features. I especially liked the story of the wood. Have you considered writing that down and putting it inside the box?

-- Big Al in IN

That’s a great box! I love the way the lid works to allow the top tray to slide out rather than be lifted.

-- I may have lost my marbles, but I still have my love of woodworking

Gorgeous box .
A wonderful design right down to the knob and
the sources and history of the materials adds a lot of value .

-- Kiefer 松

Nice box, indeed. It sure is a beauty to look at which is a sweet bonus to the sentimental value it has for you.

-- Dan, Virginia Beach

Thanks to all of you for the kind comments. I feel honored to be a part of this group and to have so many of my peers react so warmly to my work.

As to the details…

MisterBill – The hinges are brass pins, concealed with plugs. I used small plastic washers to maintain the consistent gap between the lid and the box. Originally the gap between the box and the square top/back edge of the lid acted as a stop, but with use the gap proved to be a little too big and it now goes all the way back. I haven’t yet figured out a solution that doesn’t look “clunky” or detract from the design. Any ideas?

gfadvm – I don’t know where the wood came from but it has some worm hole “damage” so I’m thinking it may have been in the water for a while.

-- Steve O in Oregon