'Contest: Build Outside the Box' Contest

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Watch Gift Box

TMitchell, member | March 26th, 2009

Watch gift box made of Walnut and Cedar with a Brass Pin. Figured it would be fitting for this contest as it was made entirely on the tablesaw (plus a drill for the hole) using precise cuts to...

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Zen Garden Box

garethhgriffith, member | March 25th, 2009

Another box I created in an attempt to ask the question, what can a box contain? This box does not contain any wood, instead I used copper and glass as my medium.

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Jewelry Box

nclemmons, member | March 25th, 2009

This is a small jewelry box made over a couple of weekends. Tapered legs and wood choice add a bit of an asian flare to the design

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Bonsai Box

garethhgriffith, member | March 25th, 2009

I love the idea of the box and what can it be used for, what it can contain. I created this Bonsai box to hold everything you might need to care for your own Bonsai.

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Driftwood Box

jeffsech, member | March 25th, 2009

This box is one of a series I built to commemorate a group vacation my wife and I and our friends took to Galveston, Texas, last summer. I built one box for each family from driftwood I...

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Tibetan Box

garethhgriffith, member | March 25th, 20092 comments

I aquired these Tibetan chimes called tingshas on a trip to India and knew that they needed a home. I thought of the Tibetan architecture that I saw when I was in the foothills of the Himalayas...

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jewelry armoire

carpenterfred, member | March 25th, 2009

eclectic and wild spalted maple

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The Suspended Box

Leopardwood, member | March 25th, 2009

I wanted the legs to appear to be holding up the top and the box itself to look as if it was suspended. The sides are mahogany, embedded with maple and paduk. The top is lacewood. nbspnbspThe...

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Jewelry Chest for Megan

dengibson, member | March 25th, 2009

This case is made of Cherry and Yellow birch. The cherry was cut about 1962 from my fathers farm. Size 19" high 16" wide and 8" deep. Finish: polyacryllic . Built for Granddaughters high...

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Mobile Drafting Kit

spider1118, member | March 25th, 2009

I built this drafting box out of necessity. It contains all of my drafting tools as well as a knock-down stand that I set up next to the drafting table where I'm working. The box is made...

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Jewelry Box Cube--Cherry and Bird's Eye Maple

asf, member | March 25th, 2009

Dimensions: Approximately 8" each side.

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Heavy with Fruit

alin74, member | March 25th, 2009

Bandsaw box build out of a single 2x4 (2.57$ at Home Depot). I always challenge people at art shows to guess what is made of and they are always shocked when I say is construction grade pineI...

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Jewelry Box--Bird's Eye Maple

asf, member | March 25th, 2009

Dimensions: 18" width, 10" height, 8" depth

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Jewelry Box

TommyROLAND, member | March 25th, 2009

Veneered in Padauk and Maple Burl on Spanish Cedar and inlaid with Ebony. All end-grain joints are splined together. Lined with red and black velvet cloth and finished in clear...

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"Roses"

sincerbeaux, member | March 25th, 20091 comment

One of my first jewelry boxes employing many of the veneering techniques I learned from Paul Schurch. I have always been inspired by curves and especially "bombe" shapes. nbspWoods...

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Treasure Chest

birdmn, member | March 25th, 2009

This was a fun, quick little project made for a good friend's sons fifth birthday. The wood was salvaged from a pallet made of meranti. I used a wood burner and files to further distress...

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OCTAGONAL KEEPSAKE BOX

TommyROLAND, member | March 25th, 20091 comment

BOX IS VENEERED INSIDE AND OUT AND INLAID WITH EBONY. BURGUNDY VELVET IN TRAY AND BOX BOTTOM.

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Greene and Greene inspired jewelry box #2

brianscot, member | March 25th, 2009

A jewelry box inspired by the letter writing box from the Greene and Greene Freeman Ford residence. The materials are teak, ebony, alder, snake skin wood, and leather. The entire box is...

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Cello Box

MuesliMama, member | March 25th, 200916 comments

I'm a cello maker and have lots of scraps from pegbox cut-offs. So I thought it would be cool to make a different sort of box from what I had lying around. I tried to include some of the...

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Burl Hog

Qball339, member | March 25th, 20091 comment

I am new to the world of woodworking, and I am definately hooked. This is my third project with many to come. This box is made of mahogany, myrtle burl, and macassar ebony. Its dimensions are 8"x 5"x...

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Firewood Jewelry Box

pittman34, member | March 25th, 20091 comment

My wife asked me to make a jewelry box and I checked my firewood pile for some ideas. The top panel is American Elm from a chunk of firewood. The top frame and box sides are from two small...

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Great Grandfather’s Puzzle Box

bbwood, member | March 25th, 2009

When ever I visited my father’s parents, we always played with a pencil puzzle box that had been given to my Grandfather by his father and then passed down to my Dad and now my sister. I...

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lotus box

mossy, member | March 25th, 20095 comments

Lotus Box. Made of paduak, quilted western maple and maple. Laquer finish.

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Walnut & Rosewood Jewelry Chest

phzuidema, member | March 24th, 20093 comments

This design was an adaptation of Doug Stowe's cherry jewelry chest. The overall dimensions are smaller, the joinery is keyed miters, and the bottom of the box and the tray are solid walnut...

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