Thread: Amateur box by Paul

I like it.

We all start somewhere. Good effort.

I think it turned out pretty good.

Wow, you really set yourself a task there, nice result. I can see some nice one-of-a-kind boxes coming up if that's the first effort.

A nice rustic looking box with good mitres on the corners. What is the red stuff between the blocks on the lid?

Thanks for the kind words. It’s not my first effort, I’ve made a couple of boxes since I bought a table saw a couple of months ago, still learning but got the basics down pretty good so trying to get a little more creative.

The red stuff is just epoxy resin. I put a thin plywood top in that sat about 5mm recessed, then cut strips off the board and glued them in and then poured epoxy in all the grooves and also the cracks etc in the wood.

I was going to then sand it smooth but it would have taken a lot without a belt sander, so I made a quick router sled and it worked a charm.

Thanks for comments.

Im a box maker. I think its excellent. I really do like it.

The top is effective.... and it's saved in my "ideas" folder now

Nice work, Paul!

Particularly impressed by your wooden hinges, but the whole box has a funky, fun look. Congratulations.

Brian

Well done Paul, looks like you are already developing your style.

Regards
Keith

Paul, if u hadn't said you were an amateur I wouldn't have been any the wiser, you could've passed that top off as a "cobblestone effect" which looks fantastic. Great effort and the red epoxy works brilliantly.

Ditto, lose the "amateur"!
The top looks like a quilting pattern, both in layout and a bit in texture.

Love it. I especially like that you left the top with some texture, really tactile! Must play with the wooden hinge idea too, thanks

I really like it, especially the end grain inlaid lid, and wooden hinges do it for me. Well done.