This box was hiding in a piece of 10yr old apple wood. It came from Karen/Jim, the neighbors tree. When the tree died, they gave the wood to my dad. My dad never got around to burning it. See, I live in the house my dad built. We moved here when I was a year old. When my folks passed, they left the house to me. My dad wanted us to live here, so here we are. It has been good., As I roughed out the box, I was going to cut off the piece of bark. But, w/the bark, which showed the worm holes that killed the tree and the checking, I decided that all that was the character of the box. 5yrs ago, just before we moved back, Karen lost Jim to cancer. When I gave her the box, she cried. You see, that tree and another apple tree, held up a hammock that she and him and their kids all used and enjoyed for many years together. You just never know what you are going to find in a piece of old wood.
I love the box! And the story that goes with it is a great one! I don't blame her for crying at least you gave her a nice memory to hold on to.
Thanks! There can never be another box like that. Thanks! When we loose some one we love, as we walk the unknown shore of grief, it is so important to hang onto the things that keep us close to that person. To be a part of that for someone else is very special.
Nice work and story. Apple is not the easiest to work with either. I cut some small planks and they twisted out to beyond use.
Welcome to the family, justdraftn! What an amazing piece and a fantastic story to go with it. Glad to have you join up!
Nice, really nice. gonna have to start looking harder in the trees from now on. all I ever find is old fence,I never find nothing that nice.lol You have skills. also you have made something that will be handed down to many generations.
Those are beautiful! I think out of all the douglas fir box really stands out because of that beautiful tiger stripping.
Finally got my band saw running again. My first box w/the old wood. This is not the really old stuff. Growth rings are too wide and it has saw marks on it. It was a 4x6 piece of oak. Was interested to see how my saw would handle it..... ....like a warm knife in butter. Nice. I love the weathered front and back against the exposed cut grain. I love the distressed features. The cracks, the worm holes, the saw marks are the character of the box. There can never be another box like this. I'm going to give it to the guy that I got the wood from. Thoughts/comments/suggestions
Beautiful boxes! You really have a talent! Have you ever tried to make a much larger version of the same box like say maybe 1'x18" or something like that but using boards?
Thank you! I have not tried that. Now I have a band saw capable of doing that, I will take that under advisement.
