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Finally got around to making my first box, as a present for a friend. The woods are birdseye maple, padauk, and ebonized walnut. There are two removable trays, the top one which slides over the bottom one.

Continuous grain all around the box, though the legs hide that for the most part.

Finish is pre-cat lacquer on the main box and trays, and an India ink / Black Transtint Dye mixture top-coated with lacquer for the legs.

Never realized how much work these boxes are, and how finicky the hinges are. Learned lots making it. Now SWMBO and my daughter have already put in orders for their own boxes. Ah, more to do.

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Very nicely done-great choice of woods.
 

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Another incredible looking project zzzzdoc. Amazing work.
 

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Great work.
 

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Looks great! I love the way Curly Maple looks
 

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Very nice looking box, great work.
 

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I kept debating whether to make the Padauk the sides and the Curly Maple the top and bottom, but this matched the recipient's desk better.
 

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A beautiful box with some truly amazing maple. The hinge arrangement is a unique feature.
 

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Great job! Your first box involved a lot of set up and planning to accomplish what you did.
 

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Like gfadvm stated that is really nice maple….Outstanding box
 

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Let's just say that the hinges didn't start out planned that way. It was to fix a "whoops". That being said, I like that they are somewhat unusual.
 

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I like the box and the overall effect .
Neat how you placed the hinges on the posts .
 

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For a first box it's a beauty. Love the choice of woods.
 

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That Maple is fantastic , as is your design : )
 

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Thanks, guys. It was a fun first box project. I've learned a ton since then, and they've gotten more elaborate, but still love that first design and completed project.
 
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