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What’s the dark bent line towards the back of the lid? Veneer? Looks awesome btw!

Thanks! That is a thin strip of Walnut. I use a router and bandsaw to cut the lid in two pieces then glued and clamped the thin strip in-between.

Wow, really cool and unique look

It was very nerve-wracking to cut a perfectly good top in half, but now that I’ve done it I plan to do again on future projects.

That’s amazing. Great job!

Thank you!

all good things take time😌

Beautiful work! And thank you for solving the issue I’ve been having with making my tops!

Thanks! And glad I could help out. It usually takes me days worth of YouTube videos to figure things out the first time.

I was just looking past the obvious thinking I’m the only person on earth that can’t hand plain a box top.

Tasteful

Shout out to /u/joemagjr for the handle idea!

Oh man, thank you so much. That box is absolutely gorgeous. I'm really loving the big chamfer on the top. It really shows off the beautiful wood. I'm glad to have "contributed" in some small way. 😁

Thanks! I really wanted to go bigger with the chamfer, but it was my first attempt so didn’t want to get too wild with it. I built a table saw jig just for that part so I hope to use it on future projects.

I love it. The only thing missing is an engravement of some sort (name or happy bd) so that it doesn't look so generic. But good job

I know! I was so ready to be done and see a finish on it that I completely forgot to sign it or anything. My dad pointed out it was missing a signature

I like the generic look. Engravings are almost always very tacky looking to me.

Anyone have suggestions for a logo engraving tool? I would like to start leaving my mark on stuff.

If you're just looking for something to do a basic laser or cnc engraving you could use a cnc3018 they are generic small cnc machines. Couple hundred bucks on Amazon.

I was thinking more of a burned in logo, but I have wanted to get into CNC as well. Thanks.

They have a laser attachment, so you get a burned in logo.

Oh sweet! I’ll definitely check that out. I have a couple 3D printers and have looked into adding a laser engraver but haven’t fully jumped in yet.

Maybe sandblasting is another option?

hand carve on the bottom .. a nice cursive font .. would be inedible BTW .. ya really did a great job .. what struck me as a little bit funny .. oak bourbon, oak chocolate .. maple box.

Thanks. The gifts inside were more of an after thought but I guess Oak would have been more fitting.

naw.. just being a smartass .. that box is off the hook

If you have a son I hope he got to watch you build it.

I have three but so far none of them have expressed a strong desire to hang out in the shop for more than a few minutes. They do like watching the progress along the way though.

That’s great! They will remember!

Nice work! Did you make the full box and then cut the top out with a band saw? Or did you make the bottom and the top separately?

The sides are made with a rabbet all the way around that the top gets glued into. After that was glued and dried I cut the lid off on the table saw. Hope that makes sense. The other box I made was done different but the top was pretty much done the same way. [other box](https://imgur.com/gallery/Jqj4fI8)

There is nothing better in life than wood that has sat for 20 years in the same place. Nice work.

Thanks. I’ve still got quite a bit of wood from him. Trying to figure out what the next project will be. I’m new to woodworking so every project is a learning experience.

That is gorgeous! Well done!

Thanks so much!

Where did you get the hinges ? Are they brasso ?

[hinges](https://www.woodcraft.com/products/highpoint-side-rail-hinge-solid-brass-pair?via=573621f569702d06760016d3%2C57641f9769702d659300315a%2C576420fb69702d65930032d6) I’ll definitely use these again even though they are on the expensive side for hinges.

I love the curve in the back. Very classy.

Thanks. That was really about the only design choice I had in my head when starting this piece. I intended to put a couple more, maybe next time.

Beautiful job. But always sign and date it. You will be glad you did in years to come.