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I have a couple of stacks of “future box lids” in the shop. These are usually unique pieces I’ve come across. Unique figure, color, or perhaps a smaller piece I resawed and book matched. Anyway, this small, great piece of Walnut was given me a couple of years ago by the owner of a Don’s Home Furniture in Madison Wisconsin. He sources most of his work from the Amish, but has periodically brought in some of my work as well. I finally decided this pieces time had come, and here is the resulting box. In this case as in many others, the box is primarily a display platform for the piece on top!
Some folks have asked if I have plans I could share for some of my boxes. Unfortunately, other than the Pagoda Box project which was featured in Woodcraft Magazine back in 2011/2012, I really don’t have detailed plans. However, I do have a couple of techniques described and a few box side profiles available on a blog I update periodically. If you are interested, you can check them out at http://artnabox.com. Look for the posts on “Profiled Sides Technique” and also “Technique for Making Ring Bars”.
If you have other questions I might be able to help with, if you contact me at [email protected] I will be happy to share if I can.
-- Bob
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bobasaurus
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#1 posted 12-30-2015 05:08 AM
That is really nice. Was it tricky planing that curly walnut without tear-out?
-- Allen, Colorado (Instagram @bobasaurus_woodworking)
Ivan
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#2 posted 12-30-2015 10:28 AM
Those leggs attachment is very interesting and unique. Good looking too.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
WoodNSawdust
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#3 posted 12-30-2015 03:17 PM
That is a very nice looking box and the top is beautiful.
-- "I love it when a plan comes together" John "Hannibal" Smith
XquietflyX
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#4 posted 12-30-2015 03:19 PM
looks great!!
-- You can tell a lot about your wife by her hands, for example if they are around your throat she's prolly pissed off at you...
drewpy
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#5 posted 12-30-2015 04:24 PM
Nicely done and a great wood combo.
-- Drew -- "The greatest wealth is health".
david38
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#6 posted 12-30-2015 07:07 PM
very nice
Woodbridge
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#7 posted 12-31-2015 12:19 AM
beautiful box.
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
jeffswildwood
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#8 posted 12-31-2015 12:41 AM
Very nice job. I do like that lid!
-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".
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#9 posted 12-31-2015 01:03 AM
Beautiful. The legs are very interesting, and look terrific
-- Dan, TN
Randy63
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#10 posted 12-31-2015 09:29 PM
Well designed and crafted box. Unique legs. Well done.
-- Randy, Oakdale, Ca.
RickRinger
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#11 posted 01-01-2016 05:55 PM
I absolutely LOVE this. I can’t imagine the hours and hours that you have invested in this. Can you share how you made the legs? They are so unique and creative. Everywhere I look, I see incredible detail and time.
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