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I thought about adding some carving elements to our woodworking…the shell was my very first attempt at carving. I need to watch my DVD's and maybe take some classes. I have my power carving tools like my Foredom & my Power Crafter (Turbo Carver) but I wanted to have some hand tools for the fine detail work.
The case is made out of Figured Maple, the dividers are Honduras Mahogany (left over from my bar stool). I added protectors on the bottom to protect the hinges and splines that are made from Ebony.




The tray holds the canvas tool holder and sharpening stones.

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Wow, Lori, this is a really fine box to organize a nice collection of carving tools. The shell is a really fine effort for a first try.
 

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Nice tools, lovely case and a really good start with that shell. Your first shell is from here… perfect! Nice work. Good luck and enjoy your new hobby.

Did you get the famous Work Sharp to sharpen your new Tools?

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Thank you for the nice comments, I actually us the Tormek sharpening system.
 

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Sweet!
 

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Great design and construct! This is the best, most organized and best looking carving tool case I've seen! Definitely a favorite.
 

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Tormek! I should have thought about this one. You're a winner, Lori.

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Serge
 

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Wow, great job on the tool chest and the shell. Love curly maple.
 

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Very nice ,a great looking case.
 

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Great case for the tools and good job on the shell! Carving is awesome!
 

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Beautiful work…. inside and out…. a jewelry case for tools.
 

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Your shell carving is beautiful but that chest….....gorgeous! And the finish…....perfection!
 

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I wish I could do such a great job as you did, and I have been at it awhile. Beautiful work, you should be very proud.
 

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Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Lori, I like it when boxes are designed from the inside out. Your work looks beautiful and is well thought out. I liked the finish and wood selection as well as the hardware selection.

It was fun looking through your shop pictures and seeing the tools you work with. All that is missing is a dual drum sander and maybe a 6×80 belt sander as well as an assortment of dust collectors. But…we all have tools on our wish list. Thanks for sharing your project. Keep boxing and keep posting.
 

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Very impressive work
 

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Wonderful piece of work ,well designed, and executed, very neat workmanship too. Anyway just the type of work I need to do these days as big heavy stuff is out of the question, both as I am weaker than I was fifteen years ago ,and spiritually not inclined, to take on large projects at least not without help well done again. Alistair
 

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Lori,

What a beautiful chest for your jewels . . . and those chisels do appear to be real jewels! Everything about it is absolutely exquisite. Thanks for sharing.

L/W
 

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Very nicely done, Lori. I like it.
 

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Thank you for all your wonderful comments, they are making me very Happy, Happy, Happy.
 
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