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I have had pretty good success with building small keepsake boxes as gifts, special requests and to sell. Here is a sampling of some of my completed projects. My usual box construction is to use solid wood for the cases planed to 1/2" thickness. The tops are fancy veneer, matched inside and...

These are two recipe boxes I made for the granddaughters who are getting into cooking. They are made from 7/16" maple plywood and all six pieces are lock mitered together and then the box is cut on the band saw. They are finished with Boiled Linseed Oil. Cheers, Jim

I had a peace of 12×4x4 walnut I got from turningblank.net. I was not sure what to do with this piece and decided that a pencil holder would be the ideal candidate. I rub turned it and then let it dry for 6 weeks or so. Then I finished it with a Tung oil finish. There were some cracks in the...

I did this 4"x4" HAPPY SUN back in 2001 in Basswood with only xacto blades. It was used for the jewlery box but in relief.

This was my first box. Top made from maple, side cherry and foot made of oak.

This is my first try at making a wooden ring, I think it turned out pretty well! Made of curly maple but you obviously can't see any curls.

Spanish Cedar blanket chest I built for a charity auction. I found 2 very curly boards that I used for the end panels. For the bedroom or a covered porch.

Case represents the Engineman rating (bottom half) where he started his career in the engine room…and the top is the helm….where he finished his career as Captain of the ship.

A center piece candle holder. It started with a package of votive candles that my future father in-law brought to me from a previous conversation we had about a project for a center piece. This is what my fiance and I came up with. It is made from 1/4" Purpleheart, and 1/4" Zebra wood. I had...

(The movie has Moved to my blog so it shows up in "Videos") The CARTER version was a little pricey so I thought I would make my own. Check out the blog (above link) for a full description, video, and instructions.

pics #1 and #2 are the finished project in my sisters new home, black walnut with 3 coats of our commercial clear lacquer. pic #3 is the posts i had to build to match her island posts, the builder installed them as i had run out of time with all the extras she kept adding. he was glad to help...

Just a few more napkin or envelope holders I made out of Rocky Mountain Red Juniper. I'd posted one earlier, and wanted to show a little bit more how these can look. Each one has its own unique character. I used different stains on some of them to give different looks, too. Each is finished with...

My wife was getting a little sick of the olive drab harris storage locker that i had been using as a coffee table since my days in the barracks, so i promised her I would make her a new table. This is the first piece of furniture Ive made so i am quite open to some criticism here. I do not...