Two Water Elm Bandsaw Boxes, White and Red.

Nicely done. Your design retains a natural look for these projects.

-- Art | Bradenton, Florida

I like the lighter white box it’s more appealing to me, I like contrast but both are very nicely done! Plus it’s even better when there is a story involved about the project. The add information about the tree is nice too! Sweet post!

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

I like both. I also like working with elm. Good job.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Both are nice. I tend to like darker wood but I can’t decide which I like better. I really like the hidden drawer too.

I never heard of water elm before – so thanks for the lesson. I really like that you can see the rings on the back of both boxes – a very nice look that we almost never get a glimpse of. I think I prefer the white wrapper – mostly because it tells a bigger story about the wood. If it had been stained or dyed it would not have the same appeal to me, but as that is how the tree grew, it brings me closer to the wood itself (if that makes any sense whatsoever)

-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.

Ya know I guess why not have the best of both worlds, if you think about it you still get the red view by the inner drawer + I get a bigger box if I keep it as it is, to bad the limb wasn’t bing enough for a square block. Thanks for all the wonderful comments and suggestions. :)

-- 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

Nice boxes, Randy. You sure can crank them out! You must live in your shop like I do!!..................Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Thanks Jim, I love it and since I’m retired what else do I have to do. :)

-- 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

They are really cool! :)

Sheila

-- Contributing Editor, Creative Woodworks and Crafts, Sheila Landry Designs http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com "Knowledge is Power"

Blackie, since you asked, I like the darker outside in terms of appearance. If the sapwood outside holds up and doesn’t crack, it has a great feel of working with the wood in its natural state. That appeals to me in an intellectual sense. I appreciate the link to Water Maple. It is not native to our area, and I have never seen the tree before. Thanks for sharing that.

Nice work on the photographs of your boxes. The photos are clear and the simple background really accentuates the work. My photos improved when I went to the local camera shop and bought a roll of paper to set things on.

Retirement can be quite productive and a great time to let that long-frustrated creative element develop. Keep boxing and keep posting.

-- Big Al in IN

I like these a lot, Blackie, with the two toned being much my favorite. You could have used a slice of that sapwood for the handle for another contrasting touch. Log boxes like this with a drawer are so nice- I will have to try one someday.

-- "So much wood. . .so little time!" www.woodworks-by-donna.com

Great work on these. I’ve never heard of water elm either. Looks like a really nice wood.

-- Remember, measure twice, cut once

I don’t know about water elm… but I have a water maple in my back yard. In the fall… that puppy is coming down. I still have some logs in my front yard that we tried to give away free for fire wood or whatever they want… still sitting there. I wouldn’t know what to do with them.
Wonder if when we take that tree down anyone will be interested in the wood from it. Is water maple any good?
All I know… that thing kills my yard and today while working on my cc sled in the yard… no wind… and a rather large limb fell out. YIKES!

Blackie,.. I love your boxes. This is another great one.

Now that’s just plain cute. :)

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Thanks Angie, you know you might just want to hang on to some of those maple logs for later projects.

-- 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