Continuing our viewer project collection series, we have some beautiful boxes for you to check out today. Here’s are a few projects submitted by Anthony:
I would love it if you could show a few of my recently made boxes. I am quite proud of them and I would like to see what some real woodworkers think about them. Either way negative or positive responses are always appreciated. The first box is Oak with dovetails. I used Dark Walnut Danish Oil and I left it without a top coat. The second box is Oak as well with miters and splines. I used Medium Walnut Danish Oil and top coated it wish paste wax. The third box is Maple with a 9/16 box joint. This one also has the Medium Walnut and a wipe on poly.
And here are some unique inlayed boxes submitted by Larry. I love the way the handle was incorporated into the design. Check them out:
I just wanted to show you the end result of the gift boxes I had made. I had asked you a few questions regarding their constructing/finishing, to which I thank you for your insight. I basically built them from a guide in Woodsmith magazine. I used my own ideas on materials though. I made the inlay first. I used black walnut and maple glued up to form a “blank” that I cut the inlay strips from. The cool part is, I got the black walnut from a pallet about 2 years ago. I had never seen black walnut used on a pallet before and have not seen it since either. The maple came from some old warped flooring that was being discarded from the school system I work for. The basic box is made from cherry as that has always been a favorite of mine. The top and bottom is plywood. I’m pretty sure it was a birch veneered plywood but I’ve had it laying around so long I don’t remember. I used the plywood because I wanted to be able to glue the tops and bottoms securely as I flocked the inside. By the way I also followed your advice by making up a “mock” box to practice flocking. It was one of the easiest things I ever did. All you have to do is follow the instructions they give you and the results are excellent. After the inlay was done I used the remaining inlay stock to make the handles.
Thanks again for your website and taking the time to do what you do. It is greatly appreciated!!!
6 Responses to “Boxes – Viewer Project Collection 3”
Great job guys!
Anthony, great looking boxes! In the first box, with the top tray, are those metal angle brackets that are supporting the tray? If so, that’s a great idea in that it has a minimal thickness and supports the tray well.
Larry, I’m sure whoever received these boxes as gifts were thrilled. Very nice work and beautiful results.
It never amazes me to see what you guys are up to. Looks great… Far more creative than I would ever be.
Anthony, I especially love the maple top – wow.
Larry, those spline joints are just perfect. How did you accomplish them? Table saw, router, or by hand?
Thanks,
Frank
Thanks Frank!
I made a jig for my tablesaw to do the splines. The project I used from Woodsmith used the same material as the box for them, but I liked the idea of highlighting them instead of trying to hide them.
Hey Guys!
Thanks for the response to our work, I didn’t even know about them till today.
Dean, those brackets are supporting the try. That was the first time I made one and it came out a little undersized. So I used the brackets to keep the tray from going all the way to the bottom. Kind of a mess up, but it came out good with them in there so I was happy.
If you are interested in some of my other work you can check out my Etsy site, http://www.BrooklynWoodWorker.etsy.com
Thanks again guys!!