The Woodshop Shed

2nd commissioned 'baby box'

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


These 'baby boxes' are just a treat for me to build. This one is for a friend's niece and her husband for their baby who was born in December. Jim chose walnut and maple and I found this beautiful piece of walnut and though the pictures don't show it well is almost has some reddish tones to it. The maple in the lid has some very nice curl to it. This box is going to Texas, hence the Texas theme with the star and state shape for 2 of the teethers. The rattles turned out beautiful, showing the curl in the maple! Mitered/splined construction with a brass pin hinge. The mother/child is 1/4” walnut. I used an off-white canvas liner for the box and tray to lighten up the inside of the box and I think it compliments very well. It's finished with 7 or 8 or maybe more coats of wipe on semi-gloss poly and waxed. The rattles and toys are finished with a mixture of organic cold-pressed flax oil and organic beeswax.I hope little Henry enjoys his toys as much as I enjoyed making them :) And thanks for looking!

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