Old Fence Board

Whatever it is, I’d love to find some myself…that’s really, really nice! Nice looking box, too, but the wood itself, now that’s the cover story.

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Very cool. Great find.

-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.

Pretty stuff, did you plane it down or just sand it or what exactly?

I planed it down and then sanded it.

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It looks like old wood to me! Very nice. Good wood to make a Palm Box out of.

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That is some nice looking stuff and if you got more of it slice it up into veneer you may get more surprises and can stretch it for more projects .

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I think I’ll rip down my neighbors old broke down fence! ;) Thanks for posting.

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you have hit a home run with that! I like!

-- Tree, wood, and box lover from Pennsylvania

Holy crickey that is some intense beautiful grain, what a awesome find, and a great build too

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wow, that is beautiful, great job

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Is it a hardwood? If so, looks much like a maple pallet wood board I scored recently, after planing and sanding, there were still very visible checks, the boards were stable. Otherwise, probably cedar, being that it was a fence post and weathering can really change the character of a board.

That being said, you did an AMAZING job with it, and i love your featuring of the gnarls and pits. What are the dimensions?

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That is some beautiful wood. and I think the identity is “Box Wood” ... ;-)
What a great save on this old scrap.

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Strikingly beautiful wooden box . I think this is an interesting beautiful piece of natures best.And the work is also very complimentry too. It just looks the part. Alistair

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The dimensions are 9.5 X 9.5 and 5.5 inches tall

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Interesting grain making a beautiful box, Cozmo.

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