Maple and Cherry box

[Ryan Sparreboom]

A coworker of mine gave me some maple boards a while back. Nothing fancy or figured, just plain hard maple. Still nice wood none-the-less.
Anyway, I told him I'd build something for him and his wife as a thank you for thinking of me and giving me the wood.
I used one of the small boards he gave me as well as some scrap cherry (with a bit of curl), and made this box. The finish is just clear danish oil, sanded in to 600 grit.
Hope you like it.

Ryan

[Jarrod McGehee]

i like that box. interesting form. but it is pretty cool

[Dewey Torres]

Nice little project. Boxes are a great way to showcase and build skills.

[John Keeton]

Simple, yet elegant! Nice job!

[Charlie Jones]

Great job. I like the contrasting colors.

[Ed Sallee]

Great looking box, Ryan! Your friends will find some place nice to display....

[Larry Fox]

Nice box. I like the combination of woods and the shape - definitely an interesting form. Only comment I would make is that the lid is a little thick/heavy looking relative to the rest of the box for my taste.

[Brad Wood]

nice ... i like the lines

[John Thompson]

Nice box, Ryan. Simple is good. The form is not new to me as I used angled sides as you did on the first set of boxes I built just a few months ago. I like it personally. Interesting way you did the latch... leaving it proud in lieu of a finger groove.

A nice job but as Larry.. I would go a tad thinner on the next lid. No big deal for sure as some might like the robust look.

Great job and keep up te good work...

Sarge..

[John Olson]

I like the box.

[gary Zimmel]

Nice job on the box Ryan.

[Pat Germain]

I really like that box; nice lines and contrast. Thanks for sharing.

[Jim Rimmer]

Nice work!

[Ryan Sparreboom]

Thanks for the comments guys.
I agree that the lid is a bit thick for the box, didn't really look that way in person tho, but I definitely see your point.
Will consider a thinner one next time.

The box was well received by my coworker.

Ryan