Keepsake box

Brian, your use of the Brazilwood ? for accent is just astounding. Then I realized the overall dimensions make this about a 5” cube – wow
Great, great job

-- 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

Very pretty. Interesting design and excellent execution.

-- Pax - Maryland

Well! That’s not something you see every day. Well done, sir!

-- Dave - Santa Fe

Sweet! I read the email first, then saw the box. Not what I expected.

-- You can lead a horse to water, but you can't tie his shoes. Blaze Foley

Box with a box top. Interesting design and beautifully built.

-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.

Wow!
Sweet little box and the design is excellent.
I like how the lid can serve as a small table/platform for the rest of the box. I am seeing some Moorish architecture influences. Beautiful piece.
Excellent!

I have the same thought, that lid certainly looks the part of a small table for the box.

The full slip over lid is a cool concept, is that an aspect of the “Japanese style”?
How much clearance do you allow between the lid and box?

Thinking about other uses for this design, I’d be tempted to make frames around the outside of the interior where photos (with thin glass covers) could be slid into place and the outer lid could work as the visible part of the picture frame. T’would be way cooler than those cheesy plastic contraptions people have on their desks 8^)

Table top art with utility, nice!

I like it a lot – excellent, something different. The style is on my list of Japanese Kodansu that I want to make – you beat me to it!! There’s lots of similar ‘lift-off-cover’ style Kodansu here – so perhaps not quite 99% original. Covered Kodansu. But cerainly original without the lacquer decoration, as all the ones in the link are covered with typical amazing Japanese Makie lacquer.

I’ve done one with a cut-outs in the sides (not yet posted) but not one that’s open at the bottom like yours. I’ll have to round to posting it.

-- Madburg WA

Thank you´s to:

Mr. D.B.

Pax.

Dave P.

Hairy.

DaveDD.

Jon W.

Splint. Yes, the slip-over lid is typical Japanese style, Kodansu, as Madburg points out. The inner dimension of the lid is about 1mm larger than the box it fits, but that is split to each side. Then, with finish sanding, a little more., so not quite a piston fit like my inner trays usually are.

so perhaps not quite 99% original.
- madburg

Mad WA. Thanks. I kinda knew I was gonna be eating those words, as there really isnt anything new under the sun. Theres some interesting design elements on that Pinterest page you linked I might be pinching.

-- Wildwood by Brian Johns: The Big Bang: Nothing - exploded into Everything. Thanks to Nothing.

I agree with many of the other comments.
You are certainly a talented artist. We never know what creative pieces you’ll present.
Like the black, orange and brown combination.
Is the orange the color of the wood or is it painted.

-- James E McIntyre

Thanks, James. Yes, the orange is the colour of the wood. Pernambuco is a State in northern Brazil. Also called Brazilwood; and in fact the country is named after the wood. This wood is often used for violin/chello bows

-- Wildwood by Brian Johns: The Big Bang: Nothing - exploded into Everything. Thanks to Nothing.

Great design and the wood grain and color choices go great with this design. Congrats on your DT3. Excellent job !!! Mel

-- MEL, Kansas