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50th Anniversary Box for Dad
Box is made from basswood with a pine tray. Crafted and chip carved for my dad on his 50th wedding anniversary.
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Valentines Day Box
2 comments2008 was a rough year for my wife. In March her father suffered a major heart attack and underwent open heart surgery. As the eldest in the family, she took the brunt of the impact. When this...
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Box for 80th Birthday earrings
This bubinga & yellowheart box inscribed on the underside of the lid with "We (heart) U Mom" was for a pair of gorgeous Sapphire & diamond earrings my family gifted my Mom for her 80th...
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Dead Man's Chest
2 comments14 in. wide, 10 in. high, hand forged steel, 2 hand made swords, hand carved skull, each rivet individually welded, has removable interior shelf, weighs approx. 8 lbs,
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Jenna's Jewelry Box
4 commentsThis is a tansu inspired jewelry box for my niece's graduation/birthday present. Her Japanese middle name is carved into the earing drawer. The box is made of cherry with some baltic birch plywood as...
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Dragon Box
1 commentI created this box for my son who loves dragons. It is made of Ash and White Oak finished with linseed oil. All fours sides are hand carved. It has a lock and a drawer.
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The Tea Box
This box is based on the tool box of a japanese carpenter I met once. The dovetails are handcut. Only hand tools were used in the construction of this box, except for rough dimensioning...
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Fly Reel Box
Presentation box created to store four fly reels. Box made from mimosa silk wood with a tung oil finish. Carving is of a leaping bass chasing a frog.
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Coffin jewelry box for my niece
1 commentA jewelry box for my niece who is into skulls and bones. Solid Peruvian Walnut body with American Cherry trim. The handles are rosettes from drawer pulls. Fun to make and unusual to say the...
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Dragon box
This little guy is mad of bass wood. He was made to hold stamps. The little top was that hardest, but it fits fine.
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Swirl Box
2 commentsThis box is made of mahogany. I turned it until it was about 3/4 of an inch thick on the walls and then I carved the rest. This was my first carved box.
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Snail Box
Carved bass wood. He measures 3 inches by 2. Perfect for earrings, bracelet or other tiny things.
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P&V's Wedding Box
1 commentI made this box as a wedding present for friends. I did initial thicknessing of stock with machines and the rest of the work with hand tools. The dovetails are hand-cut and the oil and wax finish is...
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Stylish Box
1 commentTwo months ago my sister died at the young age of 44, while I was designing this box, so I named it after her, "Little Sister" It is made out of solid Ribbon Stripped Mahogany...
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A box for a fisherman stuck at his desk
5 commentsIt's that trout you know is out there - the creel buster. The piece is about 12" wide
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A rustic reliquary for several pebbles from Walden Pond
You know those shiny stones and bits of stuff you bring home from vacation can't remember where you got them a week later? Well I know where my pebbles from Walden are. The box is...
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Service Flag Box
2 commentsThis military service flag box is made with Walnut, Holly, Teak and Maple. The Maple was salvaged from Ike's London HQs during a remodel! The Teak comes form the WWII Battleship, USS WISCONSIN BB...
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Humidor or Jewelry Box ?
The two smaller boxes are featured with spalted Birch from my wood pile, and inlayed brass on the small one. The larger Humidor/Jewelry box is Black Walnut and Maple with a carved walnut drawer...
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Congratulations to our winner!
Congratulations to our winner Christopher Moore from Madison, WI . Click here to view his Cello Box.













