Gemstone Box #112

Great box, yes the mesquite is a very beautiful wood to work with, just hard to find large pieces that are not full of bug holes. Really like the tile work.

-- When you are at a point in life and you think there is nothing more to learn, then you must understand that you have learned nothing at all. Billy

Great job Dusty. I am interested in your use of eucalyptus. Down under it is used for coughs & colds & a cleaning agent. Can you tell me, what is the eucalyptus product you use & what is it used for?

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

Grumpy - The eucalyptus wood is the light colored wood I used to line the inside of the lid. It smells a little like cough drops when you cut it. It has an interesting, interlocked grain. Just some wood I happened upon. It grows well here in Florida, too. To tell you the truth, my cousin even has a pet wallaby. Perhaps Florida broke off of Australia during the last ice age.

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Very nice mosaic Dusty and the exposed pegs add to the overall look. Keep ‘em comin’

-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles

Nice looking box. I like the tiger eye stones. Thank you for sharing.

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

Very nice, I like the idea of combining the wood and stone.

I went to your website and saw you worked with abalone, how is this to work with?

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How did you make that top it is pretty awesome. Great job.

-- Tyler, Illinois

That’s a pretty box.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Thanks Ya’ll,
The gemstone tiles are samples a friend, a rock nut, found in his travels. They are genuine semi-precious stone, laminated to a ceramic tile substrate. They are all of different stones and various intarsia style patterns.

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