Maple Burl Cutoffs Close-Up
First Sketch
Maple Burl Cutoffs Piece to Resaw
Resawing Burl
Top Piece Flipped
Trial ArrangementWith Mug
Burls Arranged and Trimmed
Early Sketching
Later Sketching of Construction Details
First Layout Line
Sawing Down The Middle
Top And Edge Jointed
Resawing To Get Slabs for Top Frame
Edge Trimmed With Grain Aligned
Checking Look of Frame Wood With Panels
Long and Short Frame Pieces and Splines Ripped From One Piece
Checking Figure For Frame Pieces
Judging Figure and Determining Length Of Long Frame Pieces
Judging Figure and Determining Length Of Short Frame Pieces
Layout For Slip Tenon Joints
Sawing Slip Tenons Close-Up
Slip Tenon Close-Up
Slip Tenons Cut and Cross Trimmed To Fit
Planing Spline For A Press Fit
A Good Press Fit
Outside Splines Installed
Long Inner Spline Pressed and Glued
Close-Up of Spline Butt Joint
Prefinishing Parts Prior to Assembly From Front
Gluing Lid
Mocking Up
Final Glue Joint In Bottom Panel From Front
Fit of Bottom Panel in Side
Bottom Fitted
Close-Up From Underneath of Fitted Bottom
Prerouting of Back Side for Hinge
Test Assmebly After All Joinery Cut
Fit of Dovetails Before Gluing and Trimming From Front
Pieces of Box Ready for Prefinishing
Photo Composition of Parts Close-Up
Prefinishing of Inside Sufaces
Mortise for Handle Close-Up
Carved Burl Handle From Right
Box and Wood and Mug From Right Front
Box and Wood and Mug From Right Front Close-Up
Box and Wood From Right Front
Left Front of Box
Box and Wood and Mug From Front Left
Open From Right Front Close-Up
Handle and Burls Close-Up
Shimmer of Burls
Bottom and Signature
Bottom With Box On End and Wood
Dovetails and Slip Joint and Hinge From Back
Box From Back and Wood
Box With Lid Open From Back Left
Close-Up Of Cross Joinery
Slip Joint
Detail of Hinge From Inside
Detail of Beveled Edge On Burl Panels
Close-Up of Hinge
Inside of Box With Lid Open
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