I had a piece of Burr Oak which was calling out to be used, so I decided it would make a nice box lid inset. The sides we made from Maple with some Purpleheart splines in the corners. Closed dimensions 15x15x15cm
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Box 4
Another box, this time with a shaped removable lid made out of Tiger Striped Oak, the box itself was made from Jesmo (that’s how the wood was marked when we bought it 20+ years ago though now there are no references online to Jesmo wood), it also has Maple cut into the corners and Steamed Pear for the base.
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Another box 😉 burr lid with oak hinges, sides are from steamed beech.
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Managed to finish the first box of the year, a writing slope with a book matched burr lid and Maple for the rest.
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Memory box time, this one was made as a wedding gift for my niece, and was made from three different woods – Walnut for the two side pieces, Ash for the front and back pieces, then Oak for the lid. For the hinges I used some more of the Walnut, no metal fixing were used on the actual box, though screws were used to fix the name plate inside the lid.
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