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So here is my first ever made box out of a reclaimed flooring boards - White Oak and Mahogany I think (not sure about the dark wood) I have never done a box before not to mention one with splines… I thought that I will carve the handle to give it a bit more of a rustic look although with the shape of the lid it reminds me a bit of a chinese pagoda :)the lid is actuall underside of a floor board filled with thin strips of darker wood to make it flat. any comments and/or criticism is more than welcome.

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Wow that's a great job especially for a first effort.
 

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Great looking Box, Like the Dark wood inlay for the lid.
 

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A most excellent first box. Really like the handle.
 

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Very nice. How well did your corners come together? The one pic, they look nice and clean on that corner.
 

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@joshuam39 I would say that I was a bit surprised with how it did join together but it took a while to set my nutool table saw to exactly 45 degrees… I am glad that you like it although I am not sure what will be the purpose of it yet :) had two suggestions so far
1 bread box
2 urn

Not sure what it will end up as…
I am glad that you like it guys
 

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Marvin, I like this. It showes genuine creativity, and a quick mastery of a complex task. There is some major problem solving going on here. Nice work. I have not mastered cut and paste on my I Pad yet, but if you will go to one of my a recent box posting you might find some helpful tips. Keep boxing and keep posting.
 

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Tutorials: For methods used to make boxes like those pictured above just click on the blue links below. They are arranged by topic.

Making a jig to cut spline slots:
Jig for 45ing corners:
Making splines with a simple jig:
Finishing tips:
$5 band clamps:
Combining Wood Colors:
Sizing Tea Boxes and Dividers From Venetian Blinds
Making Kleenex boxes:
Routers and Rounding edges
Why round box corners?
Organizing a glue-up table:
Adding splines to a box:
Measuring for spline slot cuts:
Installing an attached top: like that pictured above.
Cutting off the box top and sizing piano hinges
Adding finger indents:
More about finger indents.
Mortising and installing hinges:
Tips on making sliding trays: for inside boxes:
Swapping Wood By Mail:
Making a serving tray with angled sides.
Roy Underhill's tool tote.
 

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Tutorials: For methods used to make boxes like those pictured above just click on the blue links below. They are arranged by topic.

Making a jig to cut spline slots:
Jig for 45ing corners:
Making splines with a simple jig:
Finishing tips:
$5 band clamps:
Combining Wood Colors:
Sizing Tea Boxes and Dividers From Venetian Blinds
Making Kleenex boxes:
Routers and Rounding edges
Why round box corners?
Organizing a glue-up table:
Adding splines to a box:
Measuring for spline slot cuts:
Installing an attached top: like that pictured above.
Cutting off the box top and sizing piano hinges
Adding finger indents:
More about finger indents.
Mortising and installing hinges:
Tips on making sliding trays: for inside boxes:
Swapping Wood By Mail:
Making a serving tray with angled sides.
Roy Underhill's tool tote.
 

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