Jordan's First Box

Joel, what a great project. The boards are beautiful and your son did an outstanding job. What a great project and what a great lesson for him to learn – you never really know what lies under the surface of many things until you look. Tell him to keep up the great work please!

Chip

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Great job. The grain carries all the way around the box. Nice touch.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Nice work – I just love boxes of any size!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Joel,

You have done some nice projects. I think it’s great you were able to do this with your son.

I travel to Ohio on an occasion and stop at the Woodsmith Store, it’s like the Mecca for woodworking. It’s awesome.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Unbelievable beauty.
Great process and amazing “hidden” find in the wood.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hello Joel;
—-the grain pattern in the wood is really beauti-full and the lacquer finish….just great! Also noticed that the stand goes right along with the box, great piece of ‘wood art’.

GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

Tell Jordon he should be proud of the box he made for his mother.

Very good.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Looks like a lumberjock in training,tell him nice job.

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

Give Jordan a pat on the back from me. If a person wants, you can make a lot of nice things out of pallet lumber.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

The metal table is a nice accent to this box. Good Job.

-- There are three types of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't!

Awesome work. And what a great use of an old pallet that probably would have gotten put in the crusher.

-- ICN, Bill, (http://www.beavercreekfitness.com)

What a fabulous find and a wonderful box as a result. That was a great job Jordan.

Makes you wonder how many other such pallets have been disposed of but have that same wood.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I seen a pallet made from 1/2 bubinga!

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

A very small part of my responsibilities at work is recyclable materials. pallets are one. In December I sold 10,000 pallets to a recycler (average about half that a month).

Now I wonder how much good wood I just let go :-(

-- ICN, Bill, (http://www.beavercreekfitness.com)

Nice finger jointed box. The wood grain is nice, too.

-- Jesus is Lord!

I’ll never pass a pile of “free pallets” ever again!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

great piece and even better story

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Really great piece. I’m always glad when there is a background story. I’m glad this one came back around.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thanks for the comments from everyone.

Mot – I too like the stories that are posted. I had looked at a couple of other web sites before. Just looking at people’s projects. When I was at a woodworking seminar in Des Moines, IA, They had written this website on the board. I started browsing the site reading the articles with the projects. One in paticular caught my eye, only because since I was very young I have had this idea of building my own casket. Mark DeCou’s Without Stain or Blemish
After reading this story i contacted Mark through his website and he encouraged me to join LJ’s even though I was not a full time woodworker. He said to put the story with a project, that people would like to hear this as well as see the photos.

Again thanks for veiwing and comments.

-- Joel Tille