Boxes

[SteveS]

First box is curly spalted BLM with African blackwood corner posts and the lid is plum with Santos mahogany strips and African blackwood pulls with polished brass pins.

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Next is curly spalted BLM with Santos mahogany and the lid is curly maple with ropey quilt/pommele sapele (figure reminds me of heavy paint runs) with a handle of African blackwood.

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[Aram]

Next is curly spalted BLM with Santos mahogany and the lid is curly maple with ropey quilt/pommele sapele (figure reminds me of heavy paint runs) with a handle of African blackwood.

Nice to see tasteful contrast, not easy to pull off -- well done. How did you make the grooves on the handle?

[Big Dave]

Nice to see tasteful contrast, not easy to pull off -- well done.

What Aram said.

Well done.

[SteveS]

I used a mini carving gouge. African blackwood carved easier than I thought it would. It carved as easily as gabon ebony.

[Turner52]

Beautiful wood displayed beautifully. Great job. I have never done boxes but all of the ones I keep seeing on this site might get me motivated to try some. Most of my work is round turney things. I use all different woods for the patterns, but don;t have any figured wood. Will have to keep my eyes open and see if i can find some.

[Edwin Hackleman]

Maybe my best box - a solid cherry tool box:
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I really enjoyed making it -- two of them. I gave one to a friend. It includes a lift-out tray (not shown here).

[Gary G™]

Very handsome boxes.

[Birdseye Bill]

Pretty boxes. If they are gifts, they will be loved by the recipient, I'm sure. What is blm? I googled it and came up with bureau of land management wood. It looks like tiger maple on my tablet. Good work, keep it up.

[TomFromStLouis]

BLM = big leaf maple

[stav]

Those are a couple of beautiful boxes.  Nice work.