June 2026 Contest

[Michael Mathews]

For June show us pics of your Boxes. This can be any kind of Box, Jewelry, Toy, Keepsake, Shoe, Ring, etc...

This contest will end June 28. Voting will run June 29- 30.

Rules:
- Must be created within the last 60 months. That's 5 years
- One submission per creator/artist per category (month). Pick one piece. If you have a set and want to show how it matches okay but you are only entering one piece. Hi-light that one piece.
- Members vote for winners so your submittal 'marketing' post should reflect quality. Limited to 3 photos and 500 words. One post per submittal.
- Any Q&A regarding a submittal should be handled by separate post, or DM/PM. Expect questions to be deleted. Separate posts do not clutter the contest thread, avoids vote biasing, and everyone can share How's It Made (Resources forum content).
- Each creator can win a contest no more than once every six months.
- In case of a tie, a judge panel will make the selection. Judges' decision is final. Judges will remain anonymous.
- Each monthly contest will have two winners, novice and experienced/journeyman/veteran/pro. Novice is defined as <3 years woodworking, cumulative. "Experienced" is all others. Submitters must indicate if they are novice; honor system applies. If you don't declare, you're an experienced woodworker.

 

[Artisan Pirate]

Scroll Saw Jewelry Box I Made For My Mom.
Pattern is from the old Creative Woodworks And Crafts Magazines

 

[riggsp]

I made this simple lidded box for my wife recently…made on my CNC machine from a piece of walnut left from another project, then laser engraved using a 14 watt diode laser on my CNC…finished with General Finishes Satin Gel Topcoat.

 

[JRedding]

This segmented box was made from aspen and wenge in the shape of a sphere for a segmented woodturning exchange. Each row is 16 segments. It was a lot of fun to make and presented a real challenge.

 

[Berta]

I am working through a book by Diana Thompson, Custom Wooden Boxes for the scroll saw. This is one of my favorites. Walnut and poplar. The handle is a compound cut.

 

[mattfrit]

Scroll Saw Jewelry Box I Made For My Mom.
Pattern is from the old Creative Woodworks And Crafts Magazines

That's crazy nice.

 

[Canuck]

Very nicely done, Berta!!!!

 

[Beegle]

Bandsaw Box. Maple and purple heart

 

[JNCarr]

Humidor for my son. Cedar lined sapele and book-matched flame maple.
Lock mechanism activated by sliding the bottom draw in and out to different markers while alternately turning the front emblem.
Magnets hidden beneath some of the dots on the drawer sides interact with magnets on the two horizontal arms.

 

[bowman]

This is going to be a tough choice when voting time arrives! Excellent work from all entries so far.

 

[woodworkingshop.com]

This is going to be a tough choice when voting time arrives! Excellent work from all entries so far.

100% Agree!

 

[riggsp]

I know this is past the 60 month mark, but I just wnted to show it…not in the contest just bragging a little.

 

[Berta]

I know this is past the 60 month mark, but I just wnted to show it…not in the contest just bragging a little.

That is AWESOMELY nice!

 

[metaboy]

This is a box I recently made of White Oak from a tree harvested form our property over a year ago. The top is plywood with Mahogany Veneer. This finger jointed box features a custom bottom insert sized specifically to hold all the parts from a Sweetheart Stanley No. 45 Combination Plane that I had picked up last summer.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Just a little box I made for my wife a few months ago. No special purpose; no special occasion. Just felt like making a small box. Wild Cherry, walnut, and Maple.

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[Mike Davis]

Can’t believe I haven’t made a box in the last five years.

 

[ChemE75]

Can’t believe I haven’t made a box in the last five years.

Ha,ha! Same thought. FL was generally a lost decade. So there goes most of the past 5 yrs. Then buying a new build and moving here took up about 18 months. After settling in, I picked up a small bandsaw and thought, yeah, finally can do some bandsaw boxes. But forgot about all the new house/new location stuff that had priority. Last yr picked up a lathe and finally after many decades I could try my hand at some turned boxes. Well patio room conversion sucked up most of last yr. This spring I finally got a small scroll saw setup and seen a bunch of ideas for boxes I’m anxious to try. Now it’s paver walkways and furniture for the patio room taking my time. I think after the in progress sunroom chair, I’ll need to take a breather for a bit and just do some fun projects.

 

[CharlieGator]

Built a pirates chest for my grandson!

 

[FredP]

Here goes nutting! Top is salted maple. Wood hinge, the rest is i think Brazilian cherry. Can't remember. Built in 23. Could be purple heart.

 

[Cuprousworks]

Built in 2024 for a charity auction. Bubinga, ambrosia maple top, ebony lift, dyed leather, pigmented polyurethane and pearl.