Christmas boxes

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7 boxes made for Christmas Gifts for the girls.   Wife, Daughter, DIL, Granddaughter, Sister, and a friend of the family.  One extra.  
13 inches wide by 9 inches deep and 3 inches tall.   Sides  nd top are all 1/2" thick.  
2 boxes of Purpleheart with Curly Maple top   2 of Mahogany with Walnut tops.   1 of Angelina with Mahogany top.    1 of Bubinga with Black Limba top and  one Oak with Mahogany top.   Finish is Osmo polyx.
Hinges are 1/8" brass pins.    All have a felt bottom and dividers.     
Not all are pictured.  The design was from a magazine article that I based mine on.  

Ron

17 Comments

Very nice 👍
A great size for "girl" stuff and fine looking combos!
dang ron im surprised santa hasn't hired you to help out filling his big list ! well done.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Nice design! I like the lid "lift" all within the top board. Good idea to make an extra.  Wonderful gifts.
Beauties!

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".


Hell (couldn't repeat the Dang) 987... I downloaded the pictures, flipped them and still couldn't find anything behind them... are 3 hiding inside?

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD


 Not all are pictured.  

OOPS, missed that.  Seems like fast reading is not recommended... They tell me that fasting affects the eyesight and not my midriff..

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Great idea for Christmas gifts, something hand made especially for each recipient. They will be well received & treasured.
Thanks for the comments.  
Pottz, my daughter has been calling me The Big Elf.   

Ron

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Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

As usual superior work!  

Mike

Ron

Great looking boxes.

I may borrow that design (lid).


Petey

Very nice.  I just bought the latest Doug Stowe book on box design.  I like that design and may give it a try.
Thanks for the comments.  Appreciated.
The magazine (Doug Stowe design?) used Lee Valley 1/8" spring loaded pins.   Found just  using a 1/8" brass rod or pin was easier, drill from the outside and drive in.   Worked in other boxes I have made.   None have fallen out yet, a dab of super glue if you want, I did not.

Ron

Great variety of woods

...woodicted