Riverside Box in Honduran Rosewood & European Beech

Stunning detail, Tom! Good luck in the contest.

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

Very nice box, good luck in the contest.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Love the inlay. Well done.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

nice work.Very nice box,

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Gorgeous box….love the inlays and the Ebony lock surround : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

beautiful box.. I like the hardware you chose

-- making sawdust....

Nice work and pic the detail is stunning…good luck not that it’s needed…Blkcherry

Wow! That is one nice looking box! I like everything about it!

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

100% gorgeous. Good luck with the competition.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

Nice looking box. Excellent work on the dovetails and inlay. Good luck!!

-- Garyb6, “Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler” - Albert Einstein

What is the quality like on the Viola hardware? I’ve been looking for a Brusso class locking mechanism but haven’t found anything that good yet.

Hello all,
Thanks for the good words. I don’t get much time these days to make boxes as work is very demanding, but when I do get some time I do like to make something unique… Jon, I get these Viola mortise locks from Horton. Check them out at www.horton-brasses.com.
It is official! I took first and second places at the DuPage County Fair. It seems I even won a Judges choice award for this box, in addition to the first place.

1st

2nd

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

Congrats…I told you didn’t need any luck….great work always take care of itself….Blkcherry

Tom – you deserve a prize for that box – well done.

Congrats. They are both beautiful artwork pieces.

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

Love the banding and the unique hardware.

-- Shawn, I ask in order to learn

Congratulations, and no surprise – that is a very handsome box. Love it.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Tom, I really like this box. It is one of your finest. Your attention to detail is admirable. The design is sleek and clean. Thank you for sharing.

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

Your second place box also rocks. Incredible lumber!!! Is the top quilted walnut…so gorgeous.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Now that’s a classy box…

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Well done Tom.

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

Good looking box!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Nice boxes! I love the lock detail. Congratulations on the big wins as well.

-- Joe, Indiana, http://www.crookedshack.com

Thank you all for your kind words, I really enjoy making these. Doug, the top of the second box is quilted makore and the body of the box is leopardwood. It is previously posted here on Lumberjocks at http://lumberjocks.com/projects/5599

Tom

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

beautiful, really nice contrast and detail work. It is really cool to see art and craftsmanship combined. Wow!

-- Sharp tools and thin whispy shavings make woodworking a joy.