Wine Box Christmas Gifts

[Matt Furjanic]

I'm getting started early on Christmas gifts this year. Going to make several of these for my wine drinking relatives and friends.
This walnut box is the prototype.
As I have an unlimited supply of inlay bandings, I thought this would make good use of them.

 

[KenOfCary]

Really looks great Matt. Wish I was on your gift list.

 

[Raymond]

I wonder how many years those boxes will see as wine gift boxes being exchanged among your family - those are very nice, Matt!

 

[Hmerkle]

I LOVE the bow detail Matt - can you talk a little more about that?

 

[gsalls]

I agree, that bow detail is something I've not seen before. Terrific

 

[Matt Furjanic]

I agree, that bow detail is something I've not seen before. Terrific

Of course, the bow makes the box pop. My daughters (both wine drinkers) will go nuts over these!
The bow parts appear to be bent, but they would never hold together if they were. They are cut with a scroll saw from the same kind of "Loaf" from which the inlay bandings are sliced, so they are a match (see picture below). Other than making the loaf, the difficult part is sanding the bows without breaking them. In this case I used a dremel tool with a leaf sandpaper thingy. As you can imagine, they are pretty fragile. I broke a couple until I got the hang of it. But once they are cut and glued (epoxy) to the top, they are not as fragile as one would imagine. I finished the bow parts before attaching to the top. To keep them from flying around while spraying, I double-taped them to a scrap of plywood. It was a fun project, but so time consuming. Thanks for the positive feedback guys...

 

[Matt Furjanic]

Here's a couple more with different inlay bandings. One with a walnut and maple ribbon and inlay banding, and the yellow one is yellowheart, with ebony and holly edges.

 

[Michael Mathews]

Wow! All beautiful pieces Matt! Very nice!

 

[Hmerkle]

Of course, the bow makes the box pop. My daughters (both wine drinkers) will go nuts over these!
The bow parts appear to be bent, but they would never hold together if they were. They are cut with a scroll saw from the same kind of "Loaf" from which the inlay bandings are sliced, so they are a match (see picture below). Other than making the loaf, the difficult part is sanding the bows without breaking them. In this case I used a dremel tool with a leaf sandpaper thingy. As you can imagine, they are pretty fragile. I broke a couple until I got the hang of it. But once they are cut and glued (epoxy) to the top, they are not as fragile as one would imagine. I finished the bow parts before attaching to the top. To keep them from flying around while spraying, I double-taped them to a scrap of plywood. It was a fun project, but so time consuming. Thanks for the positive feedback guys...
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Thank you Matt!
That makes a TON of sense now seeing it in its "before" state!
Those boxes ARE georgous and I am sure everyone will be happy to receive them!

 

[JohnW]

Really nice imaginative boxes Matt. Thanks for sharing the pics and method.