Presentation boxes for handmade knives

[Don Kondra]

My friend Gary Greer was invited to participate in a show called "Wild Things" curated by Michael Hosaluk.

The show will premier at SOFA in Chicago late October and then move on to The Lightbox in New York City.

I volunteered to make the "shipping containers" which turned into Presentation Boxes, kinda got carried away

Maple carcass and bottoms, curly maple tops and ebony handles. The neat thing about magnets is they have a self closing effect !

2 3/4" H x 4 3/4" W x 14 3/8" L, sides are 5/8" thick, top and bottom is 7/16". Handle started out at 3/4" x 3/4".

Finish is one coat of Watco Natural and two sprayed coats of post cat lacquer.

Box 1 web.jpg

Magnets web.jpg

Handle side angle web.jpg

Boxes web.jpg

And the knives....

Ivory Queen.

Ivory Queen-Web size.jpg

Many Midnights.

Many midnights- Web size.jpg

Sundance.

Sundance Web size.jpg

Northern Lights.

Northern lights- Web size.jpg

Cheers, Don

[Marty Gulseth]

Nevermind the knives, just put the boxes in the show! Said tongue in cheek, of course. The boxes are beautiful, congrats.

Regards, Marty

[Bruce Page]

The boxes, knives, and photography are all first class.
Well done!

[Bert Kemp]

I'm drooling very nice boxes and of course the knives are just outstanding.

[Don Kondra]

Thanks for the comments !

Cheers, Don

[Jim Matthews]

The pull detail, showing a perpendicular reference is clever.
The boxes are excellent - better than they need to be.

Naming knives, however - a bit twee, that.

[ron david]

The pull detail, showing a perpendicular reference is clever.
The boxes are excellent - better than they need to be.

Naming knives, however - a bit twee, that.

I guess that you are one of those , "that's good enough guys"?
perhaps he names them so that if someone wanted to order one there would be a descriptive name. you would have just used 1,2 or 3 like a real man would?
ron

[Jim Matthews]

I guess that you are one of those , "that's good enough guys"?
perhaps he names them so that if someone wanted to order one there would be a descriptive name. you would have just used 1,2 or 3 like a real man would?
ron

Wil Wheaton's law applies.
Last time I heard a blade named,
I was reading The Hobbit.

When I was 10.

[ron david]

Wil Wheaton's law applies.
Last time I heard a blade named,
I was reading The Hobbit.

When I was 10.

and how long ago was that?
wil wheaton?
ron

[joe valsi]

I love those boxes, you have done a wonderful job with a smaller project. You got everything correct, proportions, wood choice, design. Although they are small, they are large in the important functions of design and execution thereof !! Great Job !!!

[Jim Rimmer]

I guess that you are one of those , "that's good enough guys"?
perhaps he names them so that if someone wanted to order one there would be a descriptive name. you would have just used 1,2 or 3 like a real man would?
ron

That's a little harsh, don't you think.

[Don Kondra]

I love those boxes, you have done a wonderful job with a smaller project. You got everything correct, proportions, wood choice, design. Although they are small, they are large in the important functions of design and execution thereof !! Great Job !!!

Thank you Joe !

This is Gary holding one of the boxes after installing the styro/fabric interior...

Box interior.jpg

Cheers, Don

[Jim Becker]

Beautiful work!

[Floyd Cox]

Those look great..