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8th January 2017, 12:02 PM #1
George Nakashima box
I don't usually like copying designs, but in Nakashima's book "The Soul of a Tree", he has a sketch for a clever little box that I thought I'd like to try.
The result is attached, in rose mahogany and southern silky oak.
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8th January 2017, 02:57 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Beautiful box Alex. Ive just started reading that book too, really enjoying it.
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8th January 2017, 03:23 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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Well done, Alex. those partitions / dividers are awesome the way they fit into the sides. The base is interesting too, would love to know how you did that
I don't have a problem copying designs, unless of course they are copyrighted. I think imitation is a sincere form of flattery
If I do see a box design that I like, I copy and paste the picture into a collection of box styles for my family and friends to choose from. For my current two boxes ( one a late Xmas pressie still under construction) my sister and youngest daughter both selected the same design independently. It was a photo of one of the boxes I saw last October at Bungendore Wood Galleryregards,
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Sleek. Nice job Alex.
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very nice and clean looking box there Alex, well done,
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15th January 2017, 09:48 AM #6
Thanks fellers. Dengue, there's nothing special about the base - it's just a piece of silky glued directly to the sides, mitred around the edges. Not the best practise, but the box is small enough (160 x 160) that I hope expansion & contraction won't eventually split the base.
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10th March 2017, 06:15 PM #7
AlexS, our box is in daily use and your accuracy is outstanding. Thanks again.
woody U.K.
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15th March 2017, 02:07 PM #8
You always make 'simple' look so slick!
I can't work out the joinery on the corners though - are the sides somehow interlocked into the corner pieces or an I trying to over-complicate things???
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