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Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - bobs64ford352 - 09-01-2015
My daughter started 1st grade today and I decided to make her a pencil box. I missed the first day, but she will have it for tomorrow. This was one of my quickest projects, too, I started on it last night. I used my miter cutter to do all the miters and for the first time used the painters tape method for assembling and gluing the joints. It was the first time I had a really good glue up with miter joints, so now maybe I can stop avoiding them since I learned a new trick. The box itself is purpleheart, the bottom is a plain jane piece of maple and the cover is spalted maple. I decided to kick it up a notch with an inlaid heart, from some scrap purpleheart. I decided not to plane the inlay flat and instead sanded it so it was flush with the cover but proud in the middle, kind of a 3d effect. I also used a couple magnets, that I offset, to pull the cover closed and keep it tight. The only thing I'm unhappy with is how I wrote her name on it.
Thanks for looking,
Bob
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - wing nut - 09-01-2015
that's sweet, I like it, I did something similar for my kids
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - Scoony - 09-01-2015
Love it
I have lots of nice figured shorts, need to start making a few of these.
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - clockman - 09-01-2015
Cool
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - jppierson - 09-01-2015
I wouldn't be displeased with the way you wrote your daughter's name. One of my most dear possession is a simple shopping and to-do list that my father wrote. I found it in one of his jacket pockets after he passed away. Her name is written in your hand and may prove to be a priceless connection between the two of you.
Nice box!
Jim
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - Yotie - 09-01-2015
Very nice.....and I concur that a hand written name is special. I would even go so far as to sealing it so it stays forever. Her grand child will have that box some day!
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - Daniel S - 09-01-2015
That looks really great. That heart sure makes it stand out from the crowd. Great work.
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - Martin S. - 09-01-2015
I like the heart feature as well.
I am sure she likes it, too.
Well done!
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - RPE1 - 09-01-2015
Very nice. Excellent job.
Re: Pencil Box (Pic Heavy) - colibas - 09-01-2015
I like the heart, too. Great job, from a dad who's daughter just started kindergarten.
...and she has the pencil box she asked for: Elsa from Frozen.