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Ryan Sparreboom
04-14-2009, 11:51 PM
A coworker of mine gave me some maple boards a while back. Nothing fancy or figured, just plain hard maple. Still nice wood none-the-less.
Anyway, I told him I'd build something for him and his wife as a thank you for thinking of me and giving me the wood.
I used one of the small boards he gave me as well as some scrap cherry (with a bit of curl), and made this box. The finish is just clear danish oil, sanded in to 600 grit.
Hope you like it.

Ryan

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Jarrod McGehee
04-15-2009, 4:02 AM
i like that box. interesting form. but it is pretty cool
Dewey Torres
04-15-2009, 6:13 AM
Nice little project. Boxes are a great way to showcase and build skills.
John Keeton
04-15-2009, 6:54 AM
Simple, yet elegant! Nice job!
Charlie Jones
04-15-2009, 7:45 AM
Great job. I like the contrasting colors.
Ed Sallee
04-15-2009, 7:58 AM
Great looking box, Ryan! Your friends will find some place nice to display....
Larry Fox
04-15-2009, 8:00 AM
Nice box. I like the combination of woods and the shape - definitely an interesting form. Only comment I would make is that the lid is a little thick/heavy looking relative to the rest of the box for my taste.
Brad Wood
04-15-2009, 10:15 AM
nice ... i like the lines
John Thompson
04-15-2009, 11:18 AM
Nice box, Ryan. Simple is good. The form is not new to me as I used angled sides as you did on the first set of boxes I built just a few months ago. I like it personally. Interesting way you did the latch... leaving it proud in lieu of a finger groove.

A nice job but as Larry.. I would go a tad thinner on the next lid. No big deal for sure as some might like the robust look.

Great job and keep up te good work...

Sarge..
John Olson
04-15-2009, 8:42 PM
I like the box.
gary Zimmel
04-15-2009, 10:35 PM
Nice job on the box Ryan.
Pat Germain
04-15-2009, 10:41 PM
I really like that box; nice lines and contrast. Thanks for sharing.
Jim Rimmer
04-17-2009, 11:11 PM
Nice work!
Ryan Sparreboom
04-18-2009, 6:29 AM
Thanks for the comments guys.
I agree that the lid is a bit thick for the box, didn't really look that way in person tho, but I definitely see your point.
Will consider a thinner one next time.

The box was well received by my coworker.

Ryan