"Buddha" Box

comments (3) February 17th, 2010 in Reader's Gallery

Triumph1 Triumph1, member
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Since I am completely addicted to box making I always have a lot of small scraps laying around...actually I have a rolling bins worth!  I will take these scraps and make small boxes to study shapes, wood contrast and try different techniques. The "Buddha" box spawned from one of those experiments.  There are internal splines that aid in the attachment of the legs. The legs are also tapered thickness wise...a little hard to see in the picture though.  The "handle" is doweled into the lid.

The lid is made from Bubinga, curly maple, gaboon ebony and zebra wood. The body is made from curly maple, bocote, paduak and bolivian rosewood.

In the end the shape reminded me of a fat, jolly Buddha with his arms raised in the air…thus the name.  "Buddha" is  roughly 4.5" x 3.5" x 5.5".


Design or Plan used: My Own Design - Jeff Baenen
posted in: Reader's Gallery, box, maple, asian inspired, ebony, bubinga, rosewood
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wood51 wood51 writes: Simply elegant! You have my vote to win.

Posted: 11:11 pm on March 17th

Triumph1 Triumph1 writes: Thank you jhonbaker. Your comments mean even more being that you are a buddhist. I am very happy you like it.
Posted: 7:10 am on February 22nd

jhonbaker jhonbaker writes: I am really attracted to this box, even before I saw the title you have given it. As a Buddhist I think it is perfectly unique and even befitting Maitreya whom this box's shape and arms is styled after.
Posted: 1:12 pm on February 18th

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