Octagon Box

[Lee DeRaud]

Walnut sides, walnut/maple/canary top. Curly maple inside...and next time I'll wait until the outer shell is glued up before I cut the pieces for the inside.:(
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I don't do "round", but if I keep doubling the number of sides, pretty soon no one will notice.:p

[Tom Pritchard]

Wow, this is just plain out beautiful Lee! Great job! I like the choice of woods, the design, the finish, it's a beautiful piece that you can really be proud of! My hat's off to you!!!

[Brian Hale]

That is Way Cool Lee!!

[Chris DiCiaccio]

That is beautiful! What a great job you did on that.

[Tyler Howell]

Lee,
That is smokin hot.
Well done.

[Andy Hoyt]

Okay, Lee. That is "Artful":)

[John D Watson]

Beautiful box Lee. May I ask how you did the joints?

[Lee DeRaud]

Beautiful box Lee. May I ask how you did the joints?Cut box joints, cut off the ends of the fingers at 45 degrees (I used a disk sander), and glue it up. After glue-up, there will be another nub sticking out from each finger...trim that off.

"Bevel box joint" is probably as good a description as you're going to find for it...let's see if this drawing makes more sense, looking down from the top edge:
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[Richard Wolf]

Great job Lee. Very impressive.

Richard

[Vaughn McMillan]

Excellent job, Lee. The top is very kaleidoscopic, with the pentagonal maple pieces. I like it.

- Vaughn

[Corey Hallagan]

Always a treat to see your box designs Lee! Nice job and another great one!

Corey

[Lou Morrissette]

I have a tough time with square ones.:( Great looking job, Lee.Beautiful design and choice of materials.

Lou

[Bruce Page]

Super job Lee! It looks like a lot of time & work went into it.

[Pete Grass]

Lee - thanks for posting the joint drawing. I've wondered how to make these for some time and will try your technique soon. I often make joints at very odd angles in small boxes and still seek a relatively efficient and accurate way to do it. Yours looks like a winner. Great job.

Pete

[John D Watson]

Thanks for the info Lee. I love makeing boxes, but will not be at that level for awhile.