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This box is a prototype of many more to come. A friend of ours, a rock nut, came across a bunch of tile samples with genuine gemstone intarsia patterns. He also had the mesquite wood and asked if there was anything I could do with it all.
This is the result.
As stated, the primary wood is mesquite. Beautiful to work with. I used eucalyptus to back the black onyx and abalone tile so it’ll show on the inside of the lid. The pegs are bamboo and the lid is hinged with brass rod.
It measures approximately 3×3 x 6”.
This, being the first, will go to Jim. The next couple dozen will probably go on my etsy shop page. We’ll split the profits, if any.
You can see more photos at my Flickr page;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustynewt/
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8 comments so far
jockmike2
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posted 107 days ago
Beautiful combination of materials to make a box. Really nice.
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Russel
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posted 107 days ago
A very interesting little box. The tile top grabs your attention … pretty cool.
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BarryW
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posted 107 days ago
excellent top…love the colors…
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Blake
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posted 107 days ago
This is really cool. It’s very unique. Great design given the materials you had to work with.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 107 days ago
Nice stuff!
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posted 106 days ago
I’ll bet they’ll sell really well.
Grumpy
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posted 104 days ago
Nice looking box Dusty.
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Bradford
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posted 97 days ago
That’s a keeper.
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