Ambrosa maple BS box

[Popeye]

Can't bear to toss even small pieces of nice wood. This is laminated ambrosia maple from cutoffs that went into my nephews wedding present. Finish is 5 coats of Deft lacquer.
Pattern is from The Ultimate BS Box Book. Thanks again Donna.



Pat

[Ken Massingale]

Beautiful work Pat. Guess we both love that Ambrosia Maple.

[bthere]

Absolutely beautiful. You are becoming quite a salesman for the Ultimate Bandsaw Box Book.

[Ken Massingale]

the knob is too large in proportion to the box

Ummm, joined about 6 days ago, have made 6 posts, all of them negative or degrading.
Well, this is a first for me, publically announcing someones assignment to my Ignore List. That makes 2, and you should like your room mate, you're a lot alike.

[gmack5]

The Cowboy and his new Bride

the knob is too large in proportion to the box

There's a story about a couple out west that got married and then started the drive to the Ranch. As they were going along, the horse stopped and started cropping grass beside the road. The Cowboy yanked on the riegns and said "That's one!" and they went on their way down the road.
As they were crossing a stream the horse stopped to get a drink, again the Cowboy yanked on the reigns and said "That's two!" and they went on down the road.
A little farther down the road, the horse stopped next to a post and began to scratch a shoulder that was itching a bit, The Cowboy said "that's three!", pulled his Pistol from it's holster and shot the horse right where he stood!
The Cowboy's Bride was in shock! She said why in the world did you do that? That was a perfectly good horse and what you did was wasteful!

The Cowboy looked at his brand new Bride and said "That's one!"......

Jay, that's six openly critical comments that you've made on a forum that frowns on that sort of thing. You need to learn to be more gentle in your criticism. If you don't "gentle" things up a bit, when you have a problem, no one's going to want to help you. Some have already started to block you (not a good thing). I will not block you yet, but one more openly critical comment will earn you a block from me also.

[Popeye]

For the record I have broad shoulders and can handle criticism of my work. Like most folks I'm my own worst critic.
That said, for my part I've always tried to follow the "if you don't have something good to say then don't say anything" Unless of course I'm asked for a critical opinion. Pat

[GPA61]

Very nice, as usual, Pat.

[wayne86]

the blotchy grey in the lower right corner stands out and doesnt look natural

[Ken Massingale]

the blotchy grey in the lower right corner stands out and doesnt look natural

If this is where BT3Central is heading we are in a sad state.

[Crash2510]

sad to see some of the replies on this topic

pat I think this was a very nice way to use up some leftover wood very nice recycling project with nice results.

[smc331]

the blotchy grey in the lower right corner stands out and doesnt look natural

This is a case of beauty lying in the eye of the beholder - oddly enough, what you describe as "blotchy grey" is a "defect" that is highly sought after by knowledgeable woodworkers - just another example of how well nature's natural beauty can enhance our projects. I've attached a few links to show some examples of this wood in its raw state.

http://www.walllumber.com/ambrosia.asp

http://www.westpennhardwoods.com/sho...ategory_id=368

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=3993

http://www.woodcentral.com/splinters/ambrosia.shtml

By the way, Pat - another fine project - thank you for sharing!

[jseklund]

That is really nice work! Everyone who posts their projects here puts me to shame- I hope one day I'm half as good.

And everyone who posts their scathing critique here- I think the syntax they use is a bit off, and their content childish. Maybe one day they can be half as good as other people are in their field too.

[Popeye]

Sure didn't mean to open a can of worms. I was just tossing in a picture of another pretty dust collector.
At $2 a BF for ambrosia maple I might be willing to take a road trip to Wall Lumber. I really like the stuff.....along with almost every other wood I come in contact with
P.S. Thanks for all the nice comments. Pat

[Brian G]

Very nice work, Pat.

Where do you find the knobs with a guy in a blue shirt taking a picture? I can only find ones with a guy in a red shirt.

[coach]

Pat,

You've got quite the collection of some nice boxes there. I'm inspired to learn the art of BS boxes myself now. I've always liked the looks and function, but never got off my duff to learn the skills. I think I want to do some learning.

Could someone give me a place to start, with something simple methinks.

As far as Jay goes. He is a real JERK. He has gotten the same attention on SawMillCreek.

BT3 and SMC are about the only two woodworking sites left where beginners, journeymen, and masters can collaborate and teach and learn with little fear of rejection or intimidation. I tend to get a little upset when trolls come through and mess with the flow of information.

Brian - getting off the soapbox and putting it back in the middle of the room.