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ZIRICOTE!!! I had a really nice board lying around for a couple of years and I couldn’t find a project worthy of this amazing wood. So, I figured making a box for the Fair would be perfect.
I had fun matching the pattern around the sides of the box, but didn’t have enough left to make a top… just a tad short. So I cut it up in thirds sideways and put in some thin Maple to extend the width and add a little character to boot. The hinges were letting the lid fall back too far, so I added some black chain (that I stole from my wife’s jewelry making stash) and used some black screws I had to fasten them to the sides and top.
I really like this a kind of a guys valet box, but at the fair, it was women who were looking at it the most.
Go figure!!!
-- "They don't want it perfect - they want it SPECIAL"
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Monte Pittman
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#1 posted 291 days ago
Stunning wood.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
helluvawreck
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#2 posted 291 days ago
A beautiful box and nicely done.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Roger
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#3 posted 291 days ago
Very nicely done with that beautiful grain wrapping round the box.
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#4 posted 289 days ago
beautiful wood. I like how the grain pattern wraps around the box.
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
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#5 posted 287 days ago
I like how you brought out the features of the wood, nice finish
-- Don, Royersford, PA
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