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 : )

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

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.

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

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

-- Garyb6, Hampton, VA

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

Nicely done!! Beautiful choice of woods.

-- Pat, Colorado

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. - Vincent Van Gogh -- 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.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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!

-- Days in the shop don't count toward the total.