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I made this “treasure box” for my wife our first Christmas together. We had only been dating like four months but I knew she was the one so I wanted to give her something special. This was the first time I worked with inlay and I have not done it since. Not because I did not enjoy it but because I had more time then as a college student home for Christmas.
The box is of walnut with maple and ebony inlay. The sides and top are from one length of walnut which I used because I was particularly fond of the grain pattern. Walnut is also my favorite medium because of the smell. Call me crazy but I love the smell of walnut being milled.
You can see in the open cover a picture of my wife and I on one of our first dates. We went to the park and climbed a tree. She looks at this picture and jokingly refers to us as tree huggers.
-- You know that guy who created trees? His kid was a carpenter. Go figure.
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ghazard
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#1 posted 302 days ago
Beautiful. Really Beautiful.
Well done.
Greg
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#2 posted 302 days ago
Beautiful box. The inlay is excellent!
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
SuburbanDon
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#3 posted 302 days ago
Exceptional !
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#4 posted 302 days ago
Really nice. Thanks for sharing.
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dnick
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#5 posted 302 days ago
Great work. Just really enjoyed looking at the photos. Thanks for giving us a look.
-- dnick, North Hollywood, Ca.
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#6 posted 302 days ago
Great job Ethan.
Beautiful work.
And welcome to Lumberjocks !
-- Eric
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#7 posted 302 days ago
Ethan,
Spectacular box! And welcome to LJs. We’re anticipating some nice posts from you!
L/W
-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.
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#8 posted 302 days ago
The love shows .
What a beautiful box and already filled with good memories .
-- Kiefer 松
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#9 posted 302 days ago
Good box, nice story !
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#10 posted 302 days ago
Beautiful work! welcome to LJ ;-)
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#11 posted 302 days ago
Great box! Thanks for sharing the cool story behind the box. Welcome to LumberJocks!!
-- If a woodchuck could chuck wood, he's probably not a Lumberjock --
Ken90712
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#12 posted 302 days ago
This is amazing! A real beauty!!!! Glad you posted it, I can see why she stayed LOL Congrats!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
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#13 posted 302 days ago
”...and the greatest of these is love.” Beautiful story, work, prize.
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#14 posted 302 days ago
Beautiful Box, I am sure it will be cherished always…..
-- What we do in life will Echo through Eternity........
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#15 posted 301 days ago
You do realize she was probably going to dump you until she saw that box? That’s enough to change anybody’s mind!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
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