Small decorative box W/pix

[Gene Collison]

Here is a small decorative box I made from a nicely figured piece of cherry scrap I had laying around. The trim is true mahogany and the colors of both woods have not really mellowed out yet. The box is loosely based on plans I had, nothing too original! The finish is Tried an' true original. The inside is not yet finished, the miters have a tenon in each corner. Thanks for looking.:)

[Bob Marino]

Beautiful!! Very good.

Bob

[John Branam]

Looks great. What wood did you use for the legs? It looks like QS Beech, I made a clock from QS beech and it has a unique grain pattern.

[Jason Tuinstra]

Gene, wow! That's a great looking box! You're right, that is some verynice looking cherry. How do you have the inside finished? Is it just open? Thanks for sharing.

[Gene Collison]

John, the legs are mahogany, they just haven't darkened up yet.

Jason, the inside of the box at this point is unfinished. I am going to finish the bottom with either leather or felt. I haven't really decided yet.

Thanks for the thumbs up!

Gene

[Wes Newman]

Gene, Great looking box. I really like the cherry with all the sap pockets. Very Nice!!!

[Mark Singer]

Gene,

Excellent! Loks like hand planed surfaces....beautiful work and design!!

[Ted Shrader]

Gene -

The lines and the choice of wood make a beautiful box. Well done!

Ted

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Very nice. To me it has an Oriental feel to me.

Bruce

[Doug Shepard]

Pretty awesome looking for a piece of scrap. What did the rest of the board get used for?

[Gene Collison]

Gene,

Excellent! Loks like hand planed surfaces....beautiful work and design!!

Mark,

I was going to add in my description that it was completed without any assistance from sandpaper or power sanders. But I thought it may not be a good idea in the power tool forum.:) You have a good eye!

Gene

[Gene Collison]

Pretty awesome looking for a piece of scrap. What did the rest of the board get used for?


Doug,

It was actually a cherry short that I stumbled on in my wood seeking travels.

Gene

[Jason Christenson]

Very nice!

[Lars Thomas]

Gene, that's a great looking box. I really enjoy projects like that.

But, Mark, I've gotta know, how did you know it was all hand planed???

[John Miliunas]

Ahhhh....Mr. Singer beat me to the punch! :rolleyes: :p Well, kind of. I was just going to ask if it was hand planed or not. Nice to see you practicing what you preach and it does look great! I think that's a design for the ages, so don't worry about "copying" it. Nice job, Gene!:) :cool:

[Jim Becker]

Very nice box!! That pitch-filled cherry is wonderful in this application; very much in the same way that spalted stock adds interest.

[Dan Forman]

Beautiful wood + fine craftsmanship = lovely box. Nice work

Dan

[Tom Sontag]

...the miters have a tenon in each corner...


I like it too.

I do not wish to nitpick, but did you mean to say "a spline" instead of "a tenon". Or is it a loose tenon attaching two mortises? Inquiring minds need to know the actual execution of this fine point. I find that getting mitered joints right is one of those harder-than-it-looks signs of fine craftsmanship. Nice work!

[Gene Collison]

Tom,

It's a spline, I should have showed it in the picture.

Gene

[Ken Shoemaker]

Good eye for the hidden beauty of the wood. Very Nice box. Thanks for show it.