Wooden box for Bocce Ball

thats cool! i should make one of those for the club that my dad goes to. they have a bocce court and i really like to play there (i can beat my dad :) ). thanks for the post!

That looks like a really COOL box that will be easily moved around and used.

I’m sure he will cherish it…

I’ve never played Bocce Ball… it must be fun!

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

Sweet, the oak looks good here. Nice and sturdy. The slide top looks great.

Been there, done that with the ‘set up lessons’. With a lot of projects like this, once you get the set up done, you might as well make a dozen (not to diminish your ‘one’).

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

I think I could make one in two hours, and a dozen in four hours… I got done with this yesterday and told my wife, “Now I know why these guys have 7 routers, 2 bandsaws, 4 cordless drills… on and on… ”... lol.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Really nice, Steve. The addition of the box will make the bocci set a much more special present.

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

Great looking box. I love Boccie ball.

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

That’s a nice looking box! My brother plays bocce, but I naver have.

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

Thanks all, I’m still learning… got a loooong way to go. Thanks for looking.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

great idea! I love bocce, and agree that even the nicest of sets come in crappy packaging!

-- Fritz Oakland, Ca http://www.muegenburg.com (dedicated to my other hobby)

Nice job Steve, it looks great.

Thanks for posting.

-- Martin, Kansas

Your my Buddy, so I have to be honest. Looks great Buddy!

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)

Nice work Steve. Keep up the fine work, the set up issues will work them selves out over time. Just keep finding the projects you want to do, that push you a little further each time. If you are looking for some inspiration, check out Doug Stowe’s books on box making. Or, if you want to torment yourself like I do, check out Andrew Crawford's books or his website.

Tom

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.

I love the sliding top.

-- Michael A. Brailsford

Well done Steve. Looks like the new shop is operational.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Nice box Steve!

Now you’ll have to turn a set of balls on the lathe.

I bought one set once, but I didn’t care for the Palina (thats the small ball)

So I made a palina.

Someday I’m planning on making a whole set.

This is on my list of many undone things. LOL

-- -** 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

Thanks guys!... My shop is operational, but sometimes it doesn’t seem very functional… lol

Dick, I started to build a lathe about two years ago. I got the frame partly done and then had to put it on the shelf. I actually forgot about it till you metioned turning those bocce balls. I’m going to have to pull it down this winter and finish it up.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †