new dovetailed box [Archive] - Family Woodworking

ken werner

10-28-2008, 10:03 PM

For a friend's 60th birthday. He gave me some walnut a few years ago. The top is bookmatched spalted maple.

Finish so far is just BLO, to be followed by some coats of shellac. Couldn't wait to post it.

The bottom is a raised panel.

Dimensions are 8 3/8" x 4" x 1 3/4"

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http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo166/kenwerner/open.jpg

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http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo166/kenwerner/bottom.jpg

Yann Arbour

10-29-2008, 01:29 AM

Beautiful Ken, nice work. :thumb:

I wonder what he's gonna put in it... cigars maybe? :huh:

Don Baron

10-29-2008, 01:55 AM

Those are some nice tight looking dovetails. Great Job!
Don

Vaughn McMillan

10-29-2008, 04:41 AM

Very nice, Ken. I'll bet your friend will be very pleased with what became of his wood. :thumb:

Dave Trask

10-29-2008, 06:54 AM

Totally Awesome! :thumb:
Thanks so much for sharing it !

Frank Townend

10-29-2008, 08:03 AM

Very handsome Ken; your friend is certain to love it.

tod evans

10-29-2008, 11:15 AM

nice job ken! tails look great.

ken werner

10-29-2008, 12:17 PM

Thanks for your kind words.

Dominic Greco

11-03-2008, 04:24 PM

Ken,
Thanks for posting this. Nice job on the dovetails! I'm impressed!:thumb:

This also gives me the incentive to make some boxes of my own. I have some spalted maple that I milled last year and it would be perfect for a lid like yours.

larry merlau

11-03-2008, 04:29 PM

you dun right well on that walnut and maple combo ken:D:thumb: that spalted maple goes with the walnut like socks to shoes:thumb: sometimes things do come together perfectly huh... very nice tails..as well

Jim Burr

11-12-2008, 04:00 PM

That's amazing Ken. The dovetails are perfect. Well done :clap: