resin maple and cherry box

[John Daugherty]

Finished this one up. The box is cherry, the top is maple and resin and it's lined with walnut. Teaching STEM I don't have many girls that take my class. If a girl takes my class for three years and isn't a turd I started making them a box for a graduation present a couple of years ago. I've got about 6 to make this year. When you have a high school kid for three years you kind of get attached. I'm sure I see some of them more than their parents do and they're around the same ages as my own two.

 

[Tom Niemi]

WOW that is sharp!!! Great gift

 

[Brent Dowell]

Beautiful box, and what a great way to honor the relationship you've built with those kids. Kudos to you!

 

[Mike Stafford]

That top is very eye-catching!

 

[Bill Arnold]

Very beautiful and thoughtful project, John!!!

 

[Charles Hans]

Drop dead gorgeous!

 

[David Johnson]

Why an eye popper. Beautiful work and will really be appreciated by students who receive them. That will be life time of memories.
David

 

[larry merlau]

good job for sure.. that liner almost looks like butternut to me with some stain on it

 

[Paul Douglass]

Very beautiful...

 

[Jay Caughron]

WOW!! What a beauty John. The memorys those girl will have of you will never end. Well played my friend

 

[glenn bradley]

Two thumbs up John. That is a real beauty. The walnut liner is a surprise treat for the eyes.

 

[allen levine]

Drop dead gorgeous!

my thoughts exactly.

 

[allen levine]

john, if I can ask, do you use a mitre sled to cut the sides?

 

[Ted Calver]

Absolutely beautiful, John. There's some really good chi in that top that will bring the recipient, and the maker, good fortune for many years.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Awesome job, John! I'm willing to bet you're one of the teachers whose class those young ladies won't ever forget.

 

[John Daugherty]

john, if I can ask, do you use a mitre sled to cut the sides?

I've tried the sled deal and never could get it right. They are straight off the table saw. I have one of those wixey digital angle gauges wixey site that I use to set the blade to 45 and my miter gauge.

 

[Chuck Ellis]

WAY WAY WAY beyond my skills...