An Early St. Valentine's Day Gift

Another absolutely charming piece and fun read. Well done Bud. You are getting really good.

-- keeping myself entertained

Very nice work Mike She has love it .

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

I don’t know if it was just luck or your good eyes but the mahogany any oak match up very well. I am a bit angry at you…for setting the V-Day bar so high! Well done Mike.

-- On the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop! Lenny, East Providence, RI

Very nice work. I took a few minutes and had a look at some of your other boxes. The one major thing for me was your hinges and latches. I love how you keep changing them and they are very creative. I’m fairly new to woodworking and Ive enjoyed trying different ways to make the box unique and not look like an assembly line piece. I hope to try more latches as I have just been experimenting with hinges. Some of your hinges,(the long ones) I don’t know how you get them so straight. Any tips and please have a look at my stuff. Thanks for posting Johnny”R”

-- JohnnyR, England, http://www.woodworkerJohnnyR.com

Great picture of you two! She will love the box and the box maker!

-- Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Mike a great box but I think I had better hide this one
in case Shirley sees it, I’m trying to get away with a card :)

Jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

You are on top of the season Mike. Bet she will love it.

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Making things for the ones we love is always the most fun, isn’t it.

I know she will cherish this forever, Mike.

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

Nice one Mike.
I always notice your work but this fine little box caught my eye because I’m working on one at the moment with wooden hinges and a wooden catch (different) myself.
You do nice work.

-- Paul M ..............If God wanted us to have fiberglass boats he would have given us fiberglass trees. http://prmdesigns.com/

Good job, great gesture! I hope that you two enjoy the next twelve years.

-- Cheers and God Bless

Dan: Thanks for the kind words Dan… You have quite a talented Cat my Friend! :)
A1Jim: Thank you too Jim!
Lenny: I’m sorry about that, please don’t be cross!! To be honest, I knew that I was making this for Debbie, but it’s only Happy Circumstance that it was ready sometime in the neighborhood of Valentine’s Day… :)
John R: Thank You and Welcome to LJ’s!! I checked out your work my Friend… You’ve got Good Things going on, definitely not Assembly Line Work!!
The “Hardware” is often the most enjoyable part of creating boxes for me… There are no limits to the possibilities!!
As far as your question about “long” hinges, they keep themselves straight simply by sharing the same hinge pin through the length of them… If I’m right about the ones you’re referring to, I blogged their construction here ...
If you’re interested, I rambled on at some length beginning here too, about some other kinds of hinges…
Ellen: She did and does my Friend… :)
Jamie: I’m just hoping that this gets me out of having to put anything in it this year!! :D
Topo: Debbie is very happy with it Bob!
Lew: It is indeed, the most fun my Friend… :)
Shipwright: Thank you Paul. It’s hard not to notice your Work, it is amongst the best on Lumberjocks… I look forward to what you’ll be coming up with on your new project!!
Kristoffer: Where have you been Buddy?! It seems like ages since I’ve heard from you… I hope everything is well…
I read yours’ and everybody’s comments to Debbie… We both really appreciate them! Thank You very much!!

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Nice “VD” present Mike. This box has so many features that indicates the amount of time you put into it. You know I love your hinges but that catch is pretty crafty and the way you mortised the handle into the tray: VERY crafty. Debbie looks like a keeper to me. Keep havin fun.

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

That is just beautiful, Mike, a work of art!
Someday I’m going to try your technique of making special hinges and catches.

-- ~Julie~ followyourheartwoodworking.blogspot.ca

Very Nice Mike! So very nice!
I love the latch and hinges!
Great job, nice pics Too…

-- Robert B. Sabina, Ohio.....

That’s beautiful. Your boxes are getting finer and finer each time.

-- Ed "Real happiness is one that you share."