Curved lid box

Looking pretty sharp there, Tom! Nice work!

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Beautiful choice of wood. Classic style. Congratulations.

Really good looking, eye catcher
Love the design

-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them

That Sir is a really nice looking box. Great wood, both the figured Maple, and that bargain box Sapele. A lot of folks are hoping you live down the street, and therefore your wood supplier is local to them. At least I am.

Great box design, and execution, just darned nice overall.

Thanks for posting.

-- Think safe, be safe

I’d say that was definitely worth the effort!

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Well… that curved tip realy makes a difference… along with that nice contrasring sides. The wood itself looks magnificant.

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

Good looking box. The maple is striking and I like the minimalist look.

I wish I had a local supplier with sapele in the cutoff bin. I wish I had a local supplier that sells sapele.

-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"

Tom, that’s a real nice piece of figured maple for this box! Nice job hand planing that curve. I love working with Sapele, too. I think it’s probably one of my favorites. Also like how you used the maple for the bottom of the box rather than a fabric lining, nice touch for this one! It turned out beautiful.

-- Kim - imperfection is the pursuit of perfection

Beautiful box, love the lines and flow of it!

-- I've quickly learned that being a woodworker isn't about making flawless work, rather it's fixing all the mistakes you made so that it appears flawless to others! Jay - FL

I love it Tom! It’s going on the list :-) So, no steam bending on the lid? Just start with a thicker piece and whittle away at it with a hand plane?

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!

Supper Box Tom nice work and beautiful wood choices.

About 6 months ago my favorite wood supplier decided to retire and closed up his business. I picked up some good bargains in the sell off but was pretty devastated at the closing.
Recently I found another good source that’s actually a full blown commercial shop and wood supplier. The bdft pricing on most woods was a bit steep but the cut off bin had short boards and large blocks of sapele, hickory and mahogany…great for small projects and turning.
Thanks for the kind comments…the wood really made this one!

a very nice looking box Tom love that curve top GREAT JOB :<)) GRATZ TOP 3

-- Tony---- Reinholds,Pa.------ REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE FUN

Woodsmith, I thought the design looked familiar. Nice work.

-- Rick M, http://thewoodknack.blogspot.com/

A very graceful box. Nicely done!

-- AJ