First Box

Hi Jim,

You should be satisfied with this one. It looks really good to me. The oak keys give it visual interest.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Boxes are so basic, yet so cool. This is a great example of that. Way to go. -SST

-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you

That’s a great box, especially for your first one!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Great looking box. I look forward to the next one.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Great job Jim. I’m learning to make boxes myself. Keep up the good work!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

very nice especially if it’s your first time ! I’ll never forget my first box !

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

Thats a right pretty box there Jim, as soon as I can knock off all my honey dews I want to try some stuff like that!! keep up the great work!

-- Fred, Springfield, Ma

I wish my first box had looked anything like this one. Nice!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

a great first effort…one that I am planning myself at this point…so I hope I shall be able to succeed as well as you have.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

Fantastic job on the first box, they become addicting to build once the first one is done! Nice job on the hinges. Look forward to seeing more of ‘em…

-- --Chuck

I’m working with boxes myself. This is a great job you’ve done. I see that I need to put more coats of finish on mine to give it the look of elegance like yours. I am trying hard to get my hand cut dovetails to look right.

-- Eugene, North Carolina, slimderx@yahoo.com