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These are some more ribbon boxes getting ready for Christmas. These four took me since last Wednesday to complete. Spent a full 8 hours sanding and carving these four sets. For the first hour I forgot the number one rule of sanding…. don’t think about sanding. After that it was much better, and I got some new ideas to try out because of it.
Anyhow, these boxes are roughly 6×6x4, and woods used are:
1st zebrawood, ambrosia maple
2nd ambrosia maple
3rd pic is of the kerf hinge
4th cherry on cherry
5th cherry and ambrosia maple
The ribbon is maple and mohagony
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Darell
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#1 posted 188 days ago
Those are quite unique. Great job!
-- Darell, Norman, Ok.
a1Jim
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#2 posted 188 days ago
Wow these are great super looking boxes.
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#3 posted 188 days ago
That ribbon has to be a pain to make. Excellent job.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
luv2learn
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#4 posted 188 days ago
Ca I get on your Christmas list? :). These are beautiful boxes and whoever gets one will love it!!
-- Lee~"If the women don't find you handsome, at least they ought to find you handy"~ Red Green
bigogre
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#5 posted 188 days ago
Yeah, they are a pain, but they always make me smile when I am finished
GlennM
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#6 posted 188 days ago
Your the master!
-- Glenn, Nova Scotia
Mark55
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#7 posted 188 days ago
Wow, that’s just about the coolest box I have seen.
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bigike
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#8 posted 188 days ago
Nice!
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horky
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#9 posted 187 days ago
Bigogre, these boxes (as well as the other ones you have posted) are really awesome. Any chance you can share with us some additional detail on how you go about making the ribbons and bows? Thanks.
bigogre
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#10 posted 187 days ago
I will try next time that I do these to take lots of pictures during the process and do a write up on it. for now, here is a link http://americanwoodworker.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/resources/AW-161_5F00_bow-box.jpg
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#11 posted 187 days ago
I am drooling over that box! Well done.
-- "someone has to be wounded for others to be saved, someone has to sacrifice for others to feel happiness, someone has to die so others could live"
helluvawreck
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#12 posted 187 days ago
Hey, this is really sharp. Nice work.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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