Made out of a 5x3x3 block of maple that was a piece of a rejected baseball bat blank. I love working with reclaimed and reused wood. The knobs are tiny scraps of walnut from another project that I chucked into the drill press and shaped with sandpaper. My fingertips are a wreck. :)Finished with thinned semi-gloss varathane.I was going to go with some more exotic wood accents but the design of this "armoire" called for simplicity, I think.I wanted to show a shot of the back too, but there's a 2 picture rule.{EDIT: Here's plans if anyone wants them: http://www3.telus.net/wood/Cracked%20Band%20Saw%20Box%20Instruction.htm I just scaled them down to the size needed for this contest.
Made of a single block of laurel. It is just over 4" wide.If you look at the lower view you will easily figure out the technique. I learned how to make these many years ago from my wonderful woodworking teacher, Robert Kerwin.
Let me walk you through the project. It is made from one piece of sipo mahogany and the inlay is made from maple. The box itself is not made from boards but from one massive block of wood which i hollowed out. It got two lids. To open the box the upper lid must be slide away it locks the bottom lid with a dovetail inspired cut, the bottom lid then can be pushed backward (locked in place with a half blind dovetail at the end of the box) and turned to the side. This mechanism makes the box very save, it will not open unless you want to and i find this method very interesting. The lids are attached with a screw, i thought about covering it up with another inlay, but i find it blends in very well, and even adds to the overall charm, the box is finished with super blond shellac. The inlay is called a fleur de lis. Hope you like it.
I'm so glad there was a woodworking contest to enter! My box is primarily of Brazillian rosewood, with red oak and poplar inlays on the top. The angle cuts for the trapezoidal top pieces were the hardest, and the 1/8 inch box joints on the main body took a lot of tuning with the router. I opted for a green felt base on the inside bottom of the box.Good luck to all of the others in this great contest!