This weekend's project

[CDPeters]

For you viewing pleasure :rotflm:

Here is a keepsake box I made this weekend for a colleague who is getting married next weekend. The plan is modified from a Woodsmith Shop project. The body of the box is ambrosia maple I bought from a local sawyer a couple of weeks ago and the ends are some walnut I had laying around the shop. I made it a bit longer than the plan as I wanted Matt & Jenny's wedding cake knife to fit.

This pic is with a rub down of BLO. I still need to finish it out with several coats of blonde shellac.

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C.

 

[ScottM]

Cool gift idea. Well done.

 

[red]

That is a great looking box. I hope to mess around with building boxes once I get a real workshop together.

Red

 

[Canuck]

Great looking box with a super selection of woods. The walnut really does a nice job of complementing the maple.

Very nice and am sure that it will be treasured.

Wayne

 

[Randall Kepley]

Man that looks great! Somebodys been watching "The Woodsmith Shop" on PBS :gar-Bi very nice rendition you have there. R.K.

 

[eyekode]

I can't figure out how it goes together or comes apart but it look great . Maple and walnut, my favorite.
Salem

 

[bwat]

Looks great! I like the plan and also enlarged the original. Great wood selections too!:icon_thum

 

[MarkE]

Very nice, Chris. :icon_thum

 

[Joe Scharle]

Very nice, Chris :icon_thum

However, the feet look strangely familiar :gar-La;

 

[CDPeters]

I can't figure out how it goes together or comes apart but it look great . Maple and walnut, my favorite.
Salem

Salem - the 1/2 round groove on the front is a finger recess - 1/4 round in the side and 1/4 round on the bottom edge of the top. The top sits between the walnut ends and is hinged on the back edge. Sorry I don't have a pic of it open handy :eusa_doh:

And thanks for all the nice compliments guys!

C.

 

[Charlie]

Very nice. Good choice on the woods.:icon_thum

 

[dupont6480]

Good looking box Chris. Your friends will love it. . .