Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
I was going tackle another barn wood box, but my creativity center said, “Nope, two in a row is enough.”So, instead, I decided to make a box from the Ambrosia Maple that I picked up a few days ago. The board had a nice pattern, so I cut the sides consecutively, so when I glued them together, the pattern continued all the way around the box.I knew what piece I was going to use for the lid, but I didn't know I would get inspired to make an “artsy fartsy” handle. I went to the local business where I'd found the twisted wood (used as handles on my barn wood boxes) and asked them if I could look at the remaining tree for something I might use for a box handle. It got me a puzzled look, but they said, “Sure.”I'm pretty pleased with how the handle turned out.The entire box is finished in spray-on, water-based poly (a product that is really growing on me!)Instead of putting in a dowel frame to hold the lid, I decided instead to cut and then stain little square dowel columns in each corner that the lid rests on. They kinda blend in, but if you look in the interior corners, you can see them.Boxes are kinda growing on me, though mine will probably always have a rustic feel. Read more here