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mike1950

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Made a couple tool boxes a couple years ago. One was for oldest son’s birthday. Let him chose which one. The brat :) took the walnut one. Walnut and white oak. I use the oak one , Fun build.

toolbox table saw thickness planer band saw jointer router table

9 Comments

BarbS commented almost 10 years ago

I’d have chosen the walnut too!

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mike1950 commented almost 10 years ago

Thanks Barb, I advised him to take the oak but he sure did not listen. Amazing how much heavier the oak one was.

lanwater commented almost 10 years ago

Oak is a much denser wood. I stopped working with oak because the splinter, open pores etc…

I like the walnut one too. This said both are nice.

Abbas, Castro Valley, CA

shipwright commented almost 10 years ago

I really like the visual effect in the walnut piece.
Not to say they aren’t both beauties but the walnut one really speaks to me,

Nice work!

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Thorreain commented almost 10 years ago

That walnut is just fantastic! The contrasting colours wow! Great work too, I am amazed at your skills again. Keep the posts coming I love to see your craftsmanship.

CHRIS, Charlottetown PEI Canada. Anytime you can repurpose, reuse, or recycle, everyone wins!

mike1950 commented almost 10 years ago

Thanks all- I love working with walnut. It is so predictable.

Mike C. commented almost 10 years ago

I like working both woods but the oak has the feel of strength and permanence that the more elegant woods like walnut and cherry just don’t have. Your craftsmanship is very nice.

Mike C.

a1jim commented over 9 years ago

Great woods,super build,beautiful.

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Brian commented over 9 years ago

Beautiful boxes. Great job with the walnut drawer fronts. It really shines.

Losing fingers since 1969

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