| Project by kevinw | posted 140 days ago | 471 views | 2 times favorited | 19 comments | ![]() |
This is my second box ever. It started out as a reject square sided box as I wasn’t happy with some of the joinery. I decided to experiment with removing some of the sides in a freeform shape and then made a fitted lid to match the contour. I think it came out well and intend to experiment with this idea some more. Woods are oak for the lid and box bottom, walnut for the sides and a little strip of cherry on the very bottom. Dimensions are approx. 4” long x 1.5 inches high x 2.5” deep.
-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO
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19 comments so far
Bigbuck
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posted 140 days ago
Cool! I like the way it looks with the irregular shaped sides.
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Blake
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posted 140 days ago
This is really great! I love how you shaped the sides. It is definitely more interesting now. You and I just posted boxes with a similar shape in the design… hummmm, freaky.
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trifern
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posted 140 days ago
Very nice box. I find that some of my best designs come from trying to cover up a “mistake.” I have come to the conclusion that the wood is just trying to bring it’s character forth. I think it is a great design. Thank you for sharing.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 140 days ago
Great things often come about when our original plans go awry. Great little box!
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GaryK
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posted 140 days ago
That’s a cool looking box! Nice job.
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woodup
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posted 140 days ago
I really like the shape. The contrast of different wood colors is nice too. Thanks for sharing.
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DAN
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posted 140 days ago
looks real good
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Scott Bryan
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posted 139 days ago
Kevin,
This is a very nice box. It is well designed and I like the way you formed the sides.
Well done.
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wwnovice
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posted 139 days ago
Kevin,
I like this box a lot. Much better looking than my 2nd box. Can you share some details on how you shaped the sides?
-- John
thetimberkid
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posted 139 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Dusty56
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posted 139 days ago
How thick were the sides originally ? Beautiful combination of species and a great style box
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Lip
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posted 139 days ago
Great job … I dig boxes with their own personality!
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kevinw
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posted 138 days ago
To answer a few questions:
Dusty56: The sides were about 5/8” or so originally
WWnovice: Most of the shaping of the sides were done with a sanding drum on my drill press. Walnut is fairly soft so it wasn’t too hard to work it down. If I were doing it again I would probably bandsaw part of it away and then drum sand
-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO
SPHinTampa
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posted 138 days ago
Looks great.
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John Gray
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posted 138 days ago
Very nice I wish all my mistakes would come out this super.
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flomp
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posted 132 days ago
nice
handyman_pk
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posted 131 days ago
awesome curvy box
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jeanmarc
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posted 63 days ago
Great job!This is a very nice box.
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Bradford
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posted 41 days ago
How did I miss this one? I love it. I am inspired to make something like this. Thanks for posting.
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