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That is freakin incredibly beautiful! The skill it took to do that is amazing. Very very nice work.

Thanks! I never would have thought of that.I will be ordering one soon and try it out.

That is a really nice box. I love it!
Would you mind explaining how you do the thin keys? What do you use to cut the slots? How thick are they? Ect. I have been trying them lately and would like...

Thanks for your input. I would send it to you, but someone from work I show my work too said I had to save it for her husband to buy her for their 50th anniversary. :)

First let's start with the first picture. This piece is a book match of the piece I used for the body of this box. I am showing this as there are always questions about whether this log or that is...

Cisco:
Thanks. I made a jig when I first started that fits my router table extension on my table saw. Made a few changes when ideas did not work out. Not very pretty and I have thought of making a...

Very nice work. I see you do french polishing. A tutorial on your process in the future?

Just a simple box that turned out to be one of the prettiest ones I have done. There is a beauty to this box that the pictures just can't do justice to. This box is also special in that the Maple was...

That is the one. Some good ideas to think about and try in there.

Nice Job! Looks really nice.
I just got that book myself and am loosely using a design from it myself.

That box is soooo cool. It does invite touching it. I love this design.

Thanks for the heads up Doug. I posted a couple of mine in support for this chance to see some wonderful boxes.
I, too, think it is a shame that most of the people here can't participate. :(

Watson
If there were holes, the birds would get out. :) You just toss the birds in, close the lid and let birds do what birds do.

Man, are you all tough. :) Added picture of the inside but have no rear picture showing hinges. They are just the cheap thin ones. I usually use Brusso which are sweet to work with but pricey.

Very nice! I love the hinges and the front wavy edge.
I can't wait to see your article as I have been reading here about the Gifkins jig and have been very curious about it.

I made these for my cousins three girls. Idea behind them is that just as each box takes care of the smaller ones, so should the girls. I was pleasantly surprised how nice they came out with one...

Thanks. Not sure what you mean on the inlays.

Well after the last Purpleheart box, I said it would be a long time before I worked with it again. That didn't work out so well as I was made an offer to make this box that I couldn't refuse. I...

That comment was probably from me in an email I sent you a couple of years back. I read your books for ideas and proceses and think about them as I lay there before I fall asleep. :)

Thanks Doug. I havent surpassed you yet but I have come a long way thanks to your books. They are constant companions in my shop and refered to for tips and ideas constantly.

Fisr off let me thank you all for the kind words. I am sorry I don't post much but with working 60-70 hours/6-7 days a week for the last year and with coaching my kids sports the only time I am here...

Well, seven months of effort and it is done. This is a commisioned box based on a design by Doug Stowe. It was one of the hardest designs I have done to date mainly because of the wood used. The...

Inlay comes to mind if the top piece is big enough to be the full lid. Glue the thin contrasting strips into gooves cut into the box.

Interesting thing about the wood for this box. A friend of my daughters parents found out I made boxes. The told me they had a tree cut down a couple of years ago and asked me if I would like some. I...

I got a call couple of weeks ago. " I need A box about 8"x6"x2" high. I am going to put some of my new born godson's things in it and bury it. :o Oh, and I would like it when I come into town in two...

A while back, a very special person to my family lost her battle with leukemia. Before her death, she honored me with the request to make a cremation urn for her. This urn is made from Cherry with a...

Sighhhhhh. Guess I have been working to much OT. My brain must be fried. I do not remember posting that before. I am sooooo embarassed. Just had it in my mind I should post that sometime soon as I...

Falling behind on posting. Made this a few months ago while waiting for some details on my next commisioned one. Very simple design. I made it moslty so I could practice French polishing while...

The lid eh? Well, the box is just a 4 corner grain match, mitered corners, with no splines. The lid was cut off using my tablesaw. What I do with the top panel is to cut a 1/8" groove 1/8" down from...

Made this while waiting for some details on my next commisioned one. Very simple design. I made it moslty so I could practice French polishing while sitting at the table with my kids while they were...

Once again it looks like you are on your way to another incredable box. I am excited to watch this one progress.

I have found it that there is not much difference in time for a box like this. I have also found that when doing some other styles that the smaller ones are a bit more time consuming because of thier...

This is one of my favorite wood combinations. And Holly is a wonderful wood. It can be polished so smooth that it looks like ivory. Not one of my best but good enough for the family gift exchange. :)...

WOW! Those woods are incredable. Nice work.

Thanks all. I just posted the selling price to help others as it seems to be an issue as to what our works are worth. I try to sell them high enough not to undercut people who do this for a living to...

This box was commisioned by a person at work who had seen another of my commisioned boxes. I gave him a link to my web site and a cd of all my previous boxes. He looked them over and chose this...

My homemade one. Making a few and running side by side would do the length, but not really sure about multiple widths. The screws do work well for clamping though....

That is one of the most cool ideas I have seen and one I can do. I think I will try a box with this style of sides sometime soon. Very cool.

Well, life has been busy with work and the kids soccer but I have found time to get a couple of boxes done. This one as the description says is from a tree I saw my neighbor taking down. It was an...

The Complete Illustrated Guide To Box Making by Doug Stowe. Taunton Press. Page 14 :)

For those of you who asked about this joint I used on my last two box lids, here is what I do. I posted it on another page so it would be easier to see the pictures and read the proccess at the same...

Thanks for the kind words. :) I have been really busy with work and all lately hence my bad manners on not commenting on some incredable work I have seen in the last few months. I do seem to have an...

This box is all made from Cherry. The dimensions are 12"x9"x3.75" tall. The bottom of the inside is divided into six spaces with a removable divider and there are two trays that ride above. It is...

This box is made from Cherry with a spalted Maple crotch wood top and bottom trim/feet. The keys in the miters are Cherry. The dimensions are 8.5"x5"x3.25" in overall height. It is finished with a...

Looks very good. And with a personal coach like boxinator and following the instruction os Doug Stowe you cant go to wrong. About the only thing I can see with the pictures as far as "errors" is your...

That top is really nice. It has me thinking of trying something like that.

That is one beautiful box.. I love the escutcheon. The whole style of it strikes me as extremely elegant. Well done.

A small box I made for something to do while I was glueing up another tounge drum. Dimensions are 6x4x2 1/2" tall. Body is Walnut and the top panel Leopardwood. It is finished with 4 coats of Watco...

Wow! The precision of those box joints are incredable. And that design is pretty cool. Either the Incra is a good piece of equipment or you really have some talent there. I am guessing both as I know...

That is one very well done pattern on top. Bravo!
Seems that all the woods (yellowheart, purpleheart, padauk, ect) seem to darken with age and oil. I have learned to love the color they become...