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Boxes for the nephews and Brother-in-law
2 commentsI made boxes for my Brother-in-law and nephews. They are made from walnut with cherry scrolled silhouettes and danish oil with shelac finish.
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Bamboo Box for Friend
3 commentsI built this box as a challenge to myself in the beginning. A member from another forum mentioned on a different box that the next time I make one I should try to match the grain at the miters...
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Grandson's treasure Chest
6 commentsThis is a Treasure Chest for my Grandson Stuart. The lid is held in place by the hollow Chest in the centre, the lid swings open in four sections. Each lid section contains a piece of another chest...
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Jewelry Box
4 commentsThis jewelery box was made for my granddaughter Aveline. The dark wood is African Padauk and the lighter wood is bird's eye and hard maple. The drawers are cherry and the drawer handles are Swarvoski...
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Koa & Walnut Jewelry Box
4 commentsThis is a box design that I got from Wood Magazine. It is made of Koa that we got on our trip to Kauai last year, and walnut. The finish is tung oil and shellac. I am giving it to...
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Jewelry Box
1 commentJewelry Box, Christmas gift to my Mother-In-Law. Maple and Purpleheart. Mitered corners with splines. Finished with hand rubbed lacquer
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Bandsaw Jewelry Box
1 commentI made this little jewelry box on the bandsaw. It is 5 1/2" round x 4" deep. The front and back faces are walnut and the body is spanish cedar. I finished it with 3 coats of a 2to1 tungoilspar...
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Keepsake Box
6 commentsKeepsake box for my wife. Birdseye maple, zebrawood, and apple (handle). 7 coats of boiled linseed oil.
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Keep Sake boxes
6 commentsTwo keepsake boxes for my twin nieces. the boxes are made from flame birch with a lacewood cover, wenge splined miters and a wenge lid lift. finished with satin poly.
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Cedar Wood Box with Cameo
This is a box turned out of Cedar and has a fitted lid. It has an Italian Shell Cameo inlaid into the top of the lid. It is about 4" tall and about 5 1/2" in diamter.
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Recipe Boxes
6 commentsRecipe boxes for my Wife, Daughter and Son. One each of African Manogany, Lyptus and Cherry with raised panel lids of Quilted Maple. Finished with varnish and wax.
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Coaster set
8 commentsThese are coasters and their boxes both decorated with marquetry. The coasters are made from lacewood, sycamore or red oak, at the size of 4"x4". The bottom of the coasters are covered by felt. The...
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jewellery box
7 commentsThis curly maple jewellery box is a gift to my wife. Size: 8"x6"x2.5". The marquetry on the lid comes from Varley's painting Stormy Weather. There are two levels of trays inside, made from sycamore...
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Small Pencil Box with Marquetry
1 commentSmall pencil box for my duaghter: The box is made from walnut, pine and bloodwood. Size: 9"x3'x3". The box can be opened from the side to reveal the hidden drawer as an extra space for the pens. It...
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Marquetry Jewelry Box
1 commentThis was a jewelry box that I designed and built for my wife on our 36th anniversary. The Louis Cube marquetry was a fun addition, and the combination of exotic woods -- rambutan and koa -- made for...
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Ruthie's Box
5 commentsI started making this box the day after my daughter Ruthie was born. She surprised us and came 6 weeks early! I guess she was eager to get here. I was in the middle of a big project...
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Jewlery Box
1 commentJewlery Box made of purple heart, white ash, eboney and figured mahogany. With a West Systems Finish.
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FireWood Brew; Sixpack Humidor
1 commentSix Pack humidor; Hidden latch, (twist the osage bottle). Copper leaf bottle caps, White oak box. Beer bottles; osage, holly, redwood, locust, yew, 1 is unknown. Spanish cedar interior...
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Walnut & Spalted Sycamore Box
1 commentHoliday Gift Box - Walnut, Spalted Sycamore, Yew The dovetailed box body was made from walnut and the lid was from an amazing piece of quartered spalted sycamore, I believe the coloring of this lid...
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River birch and mahogany banded Jewelry Box
1 commentThis is a 12x7.5x4.5 jewelry box, made from river birch. The top handle and top edging is banded with mahogany. Purple heart pins hold together knuckle joints at each edge, while the inside is lined...
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Small box,
I had some thin maple I had run through my bandsaw about 1/4 and 3/4 inches wide. I also had some paduak left over from another project I thought would make great legs. The shelf inside was kind of...
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Heart Box
This little box is made from ancient Kauri. The wood is over 50,000 years old and was recovered from a bog in New Zeland. It is finished with hand rubbed tung oil. When sanded to about 2000 grit, the...
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Contest Description
Congratulations to our three winners! Trialsman for Jewelry "Books", golfgloeckner for Curly Cherry toolchests, and Kvakker for Guitar Stand.
Three prize packages were awarded.
First Prize
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
• Stanley Seetheart No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Plane
• Stanley Sweetheart No.9-1/2 Block Plane
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 92 Shoulder/Chisel Plane
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
Second Prize
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
• Stanley Seetheart No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
• Stanley Sweetheart No.9-1/2 Block Plane
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
Third Prize
• Stanley Sweetheart No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
• Stanley Seetheart No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
Contest ended December 28
Winner was selected by the community and announced on January 12.
