Latest Box

[BrokenOlMarine]

I put up a thread a couple months ago, asking if anyone had seen a piece of wood with what looked like stains from the bark before.  There were a few comments but...  I said I would make something from it.

I made a box for my daughter, and took my time to make it special.  I finger jointed mahogany to make the "box" and framed the walnut with the "dragon scales" in black walnut.  I made the interior tray from mahogany as well.  I wanted the tray to be a special accent.

Here is the box.
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Open the box and you see the custom tray with a bottom made from mahogany, with knotty pine and purplewood bottom inlaid.
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With the tray removed, you can see the flocked bottom.
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[FrankAtl]

I remember you posting a picture of that walnut. Look like you did it justice!

[chips ahoy]

Beautiful box,Jim,you are gonna have one very happy daughter.

Mel

[Bill Holt]

Very nice!  And a most unusual piece of "dragon scale".

[fredhargis]

Indeed, your daughter will have a treasure, well done!

[®smpr_fi_mac®]

Oh my, that's purdy.

I've decided that small boxes are my favorite thing to build. Seeing others' work helps reinforce it!

[Mike77]

"APPLAUSE"

[BrokenOlMarine]

This is how the insert started out... for those that didn't see the original post asking about the unique look.

   

I figured out how much of the piece I wanted to try and save, filled in the deep cracks with CT Glue, layer by layer to stabilize the cracks... and limited the sanding for fear of losing that look. 

[Duane N]

I remember the original topic about this particular piece of wood and I really like what you did with a small piece of it.  Nice work.

[Cecil]

Very Very nice.