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08-16-2006, 10:45 PM
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'Nother box
Name: DaveO
City: Clayton
State: NC
County: Johnston
Join Date: Aug 2005
Age: 40
08-16-2006, 10:45 PM
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The continuing saga of what I did while the site was down. Here is installment number two. A quarter sawn Cherry and curly Walnut keepsake box for my wife's good friend who is being relocated for work. Nothing to special about it other than the difficulty of working with figured stock and my first attempt at internal splined miters.
Unfortunately I was unable to capture the chatoyance of the curly and quarter sawn figure in these pics. The QS Cherry has almost a sparkley glow to it and a slight amount of curl, that appears as blotches in the pics. The curly Walnut was a random find in some rough Walnut stock I have, and it too has some really nice figure that doesn't translate well in these pics. One day I will get a real photo set up and get some good pics 
BTW this was my own design...critiques welcome 
Thanks for looking, and be nice 
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
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08-16-2006, 10:47 PM
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Name: John
City: Hickory
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Sweet! Love your curly walnut. I need to get me some of that in 8/4. 
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08-16-2006, 10:55 PM
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Name: D L Ames
City: Fayetteville
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Wow.................great looking box Dave.  It looks like you have been extremely fortunate lately in finding some really nice looking stock to make your projects out of. I wish I could be so lucky.
D L
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08-16-2006, 10:56 PM
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Name: David
City: Candler
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yeah, I second that. I need about 35 bd ft |
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08-16-2006, 10:56 PM
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Name: Monty
City: Hickory
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Wait a minute... what is that? Is that... WOOD you're working with?!?!? I've almost forgotten what it looks like! 
Seriously, another fine example of your craftsmanship -- well done! And any time you get to use the word chatoyance in a thread, you know you're raising the bar for the rest of us... |
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08-16-2006, 10:57 PM
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Name: Tom
City: Raleigh
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Dave, nice looking box. What are the over all dimensions? What are the dots on top of the handle for? The way you positioned the grain for the handle is PERFECT! My only .02 cents worth is that it looks a little short.
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08-16-2006, 10:57 PM
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Name: Buddy
City: Jamestown
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Great looking box Dave. You need a piece of felt for the bottom?
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08-16-2006, 11:27 PM
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Name: DaveO
City: Clayton
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Originally Posted by toolferone
Dave, nice looking box. What are the over all dimensions? What are the dots on top of the handle for? The way you positioned the grain for the handle is PERFECT! My only .02 cents worth is that it looks a little short.
10½" x 4.25" x 7". The dots on the handle are Walnut dowels reinforcing the joint to the lid. Short? in which way?
Dave
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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08-16-2006, 11:35 PM
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Dang and I thought that paddle you made was cool
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08-17-2006, 08:24 AM
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City: Hope Mills
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Originally Posted by Monty
-- well done! And any time you get to use the word chatoyance in a thread, you know you're raising the bar for the rest of us...
I had to look it up! 
Chatoyance - chatoyancy 
Chatoyancy - the quality or state of being chatoyant
Ok, here we go:
Chatoyant - having a changeable luster or color with an undulating narrow band of white light. (from the French - chatoyer- to shine like a cat's eyes. more commonly used when discussing gems)
almost forgot! Nice box, DaveO!
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08-17-2006, 08:33 AM
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Name: Ray
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Dave,
I envy your artistry. The box is beautiful. I agree that the wood is really nice, but I suggest that the beauty of the box is what the artist did with the wood.
Ray
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08-17-2006, 03:27 PM
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Name: Randy
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Originally Posted by Ray Martin
Dave,
I envy your artistry. The box is beautiful. I agree that the wood is really nice, but I suggest that the beauty of the box is what the artist did with the wood.
Ray
I agree with Ray! I've had some nice wood but my projects sure don't turn out that nice! Great job as usual Dave....
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08-17-2006, 08:15 PM
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Another sharp box - great job!!!
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08-17-2006, 08:44 PM
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Name: Chuck
City: Rocky Mount
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I like the wood selection and the base looks really cool.
Dave, I like the way you always add a few unique touches to each project...even a keepsake box. The handle and base design and grain flow, along with the careful stock selection show that you take each piece seriously.
Chuck
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08-17-2006, 09:46 PM
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Re: 'Nother box
Originally Posted by DaveO
Short? in which way?
Dave
I am sitting here looking at it trying to figure out how to describe what I see. Either the body needs to be a little taller or the feet need to be slimmer. For lack of a better word it looks "squat". Does that help?
The wood choice is perfect, and it has gorgeous figure in it. Does the lid have a small chamfer along the rim? The pictures make it looks like it does and that you carried that same angle in to the feet. Great way of tying the box together.
Dave, there is so much I like about the box, please know I am just offering my opinion and you know what people say about those.
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