This is my first attempt at a "beads of courage" box. It's also the first time I've turned something using staves. There are no miters as we normally think of them. Rather, the pieces are joined using a birds mouth bit. I think it came out just a little too big but I like how the walnut and ash look together.

 

 

 

 

I left the flats on the inside of the box. Two reasons, first and most important, it was easier that way!! Secondly, I liked the way it looked.

 

 

It's hard to see how the staves nest together in the finished picture so here's some cutoffs to show that. It's a neat method, they nest together without the slippage of a normal miter joint and provide a little more surface area for gluing.

I like how you did that Steve.  That's thinking outside the box for the outside of the box.

I like it! Neat the way you added the accent strips on the sides.

Awesome box Steve. I too really like the looks of the inside. Good idea using hose clamps to clamp staves together.

 

BTW, was the pizza good?

Beautiful box Steve.  I might have gone with a walnut knob, the spalted one looks just out of place enough to trigger my CDO... but, for sure, that is one cool box and way to shape it with staves. 

Great box for a great cause. Are you putting a BOC medallion on it?

7 hours ago, Gerald said:

Great box for a great cause. Are you putting a BOC medallion on it?

 

Still learning about this Gerald, where do I get one?

 

This is it. Supply is sometime sporadic and looks like they went up since I last bought them.

Beads order

Very nice Steve.