| Project by BritBoxmaker | posted 12-20-2014 05:34 PM | 5828 views | 8 times favorited | 33 comments |  |
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...in my hands. After the track on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John (words by Bernie Taupin)
Dimensions – 135mm high x 110mm across corners. Box, 50mm long sides x 60mm high
Materials – Mondo and Padauk
Adhesives – PVA and Viscous CA
Finish – Spray Satin Acrylic
Despite the drunken appearance of the legs this box is stable on its pins.
I am (un)fortunate to have a mind which will take a word or phrase and laterally transpose it into other situations. The track inspired the box but my thoughts were also with the people of the three countries in Africa; Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia suffering with Ebola. This caused a change in box design from four to six sides (with three legs). I can be literal at times.
Some more construction pics. Leg/side design
Leg balancing tryout
What have I done! The first leg/top detail cut
More details available in the construction blog
-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging.
33 comments so far
jim65
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#1 posted 12-20-2014 05:50 PM
Well done, great design!
-- Jim, Marostica Italy
Patrick Jaromin
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#2 posted 12-20-2014 05:50 PM
Unique and beautiful design, expertly executed. Strong work!
-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog
shipwright
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#3 posted 12-20-2014 06:19 PM
The result is perfect and the thoughts are not lost.
Thanks for taking us along on this one Martyn.
-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/
Roman - THE BOOTMAN
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#4 posted 12-20-2014 06:38 PM
You precision is overwhelming! It is a great piece.
Roman
-- Author of POWER CARVING BOOTS & SHOES - Schiffer Publishing. Available online or your favourite bookstore.
RogerBean
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#5 posted 12-20-2014 07:00 PM
A masterpiece of complexity! One would mark it as one of yours immediately. Getting all those angles to come together properly is an achievement. Remarkable.
Roger
-- "Everybody makes mistakes. A craftsman always fixes them." (Monty Kennedy, "The Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks", 1952)
a1Jim
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#6 posted 12-20-2014 07:54 PM
Martyn
As usual a wonderful unique design and build,your projects are always amazing.
Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#7 posted 12-20-2014 08:45 PM
Really a beautiful build! I love it! :)
Sheila
-- Designer/Artist/Teacher. Owner of Sheila Landry Designs (http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com) Scroll saw, wood working and painting patterns and surfaces. "Knowledge is Power"
SPalm
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#8 posted 12-20-2014 09:15 PM
Good job Martyn.
You have really got a mind for turning phrases into boxes. Well done.
Steve
-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon
TopamaxSurvivor
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#9 posted 12-20-2014 09:26 PM
Awesome work. Looks like imagination gone wild! ;-)
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
grizzman
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#10 posted 12-21-2014 12:36 AM
this is really a beautiful piece, i love the complexity about it, and as paul has said, your thoughts are not lost, i love this one…
-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']
Jim Jakosh
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#11 posted 12-21-2014 12:47 AM
Martyn, that is just amazing! Superb and totally unique!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hats off to you. Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..............cheers, Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
hotncold
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#12 posted 12-21-2014 12:54 AM
This is just amazing!
Unique and beautiful!
Textures, shapes, colors!!!
I’m blown away!
-- Dennie - Tennessee
CharlieM1958
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#13 posted 12-21-2014 01:51 AM
Another wonderful combination of woodworking mastery and imagination, Martyn!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Druid
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#14 posted 12-21-2014 04:16 AM
Great box Martyn. Actually, “box” isn’t a grand enough description for this work of art. My wife and I agree that it is Beautiful. Excellent work.
-- John, British Columbia, Canada
Ivan
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#15 posted 12-21-2014 05:20 AM
This is unreal, awsome box.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
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