Comments

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   tuco | Nov 05, 2009 07:19pm | #1

   I liked the box,how can I get the project?

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   BCJason | Nov 05, 2009 08:52pm | #2

   Nice work. I like the inlay. It gives it a special touch.
   Nice straight grain on the Redwood.
   Hows was it to work with? I find Red Cedar can be soft and splintery.

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   jeffsech | Nov 06, 2009 05:22am | #3

   BC: Thanks, and yes the redwood seduced me with its straight grain, but my inexperience got the better of me: you are right, it is very soft and splintery. Even after careful easing of the edges I still picked up a running splinter or two. And although I've pretty much settled on using a western dovetail saw, I used a Japanese saw cause the wood was just so soft; even then I'd lose a splinter here and there which had to be fixed.

   Tuco: I pretty much eyeballed the design out of Krenov's book (still in print and available through Amazon). He gives the dimensions of his original box, and I scaled up the proportions because it needed to be a little larger to match the marquetry panel. I made a photocopy and used calipers to estimate unknown dimensions from known ones.

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   Jurgen01 | Nov 17, 2009 11:41pm | #4

   Nice work! I agree with you about the proportions of this box. I recall being intrigued with the same box in Krenov's book. Whatever the late Mr. Krenov would say, I really like the ivy details you have added to the box. It is a real treasure to be enjoyed by some lucky person for a long, long time. Thanks for posting the photos.