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A toy box I made for a co-workers first child. The wood is Bigleaf Maple cut from pulp logs that were harvested on the tree farm I work for. The design is my own and is available as a Sketchup plan. Finish is two coats of sealer, one coat of Poly and wax.




-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe
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Dominic Vanacora
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#1 posted 1749 days ago
Very nice wood selection and the colors just stand proud. Next one, make finger slots for the childs fingers if the cover slip out of their hand. I love the front panels and the wood grain. Your hard work has really paid off. This is a keeper.
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FRITZ
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#2 posted 1749 days ago
Excellent looking toy box,love the burl
Dusty56
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#3 posted 1749 days ago
this is an awesome project and the woodgrain is just beautiful !
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TomFran
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#4 posted 1749 days ago
Beautiful!
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Bigbuck
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#5 posted 1749 days ago
Well done, that is some beautiful wood.
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dennis mitchell
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#6 posted 1749 days ago
Schroeder Your work is always first class!
I can’t believe that wood is just used for pulp.
woodworm
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#7 posted 1749 days ago
Excellent.
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CharlieM1958
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#8 posted 1749 days ago
Beautiful! Great lumber, design, and craftsmanship.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Douglas Bordner
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#9 posted 1749 days ago
Man. is that beautiful. My initial reaction to the write up was identical to Dennis’. I am a sucker for Bigleaf, and rather shocked that figured lumber like that would be considered for pulpwood. I guess if it’s the predominate local lumber, then that is bound to happen.
Back to the project however. This thing is right close to looking like a Prairie settle. Nice corbels and proportions. Just the sort of Uber furniture one expects to see coming out of the Gnarly Woodshop.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Mrdude
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#10 posted 1749 days ago
Wow! This is gorgeous!! Keep up the good work.
Kerux
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#11 posted 1749 days ago
Dude!
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Diane
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#12 posted 1749 days ago
I love the way it came out and the wood is beautiful.
Diane
Dennis Zongker
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#13 posted 1749 days ago
Very nice, Love the wood!!!
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trifern
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#14 posted 1749 days ago
Gorgeous wood selection and execution. Thank you for sharing.
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Rob Drown
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#15 posted 1749 days ago
That is a beautiful chest. I really like the wood. Around here, I can only find 4/4 Western Maple. The suppliers say that the “big leaf” they get comes from the carolinas. Can you get thicker stuff? Did you get it green? How did you dry it?
-- The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Confucius, 经过艰苦的努力的梦想可以成真
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