Egyptian Biscuit Box

[Fred Kile]

Yesterday I finished my first 'box' of any kind. It's from a 1928 pattern of an Egyptian Biscuit Box offered by Hobbies at that time. For those of you who remember, my wife loves ancient Egyptian artifacts and art. So. I decided to try my hand at making something Egyptian for her birthday. It's made mainly fro 1/2 inch birch plywood with oak corner pillars and trim. The cartouche I copied from a bracelet my wife got from Egypt and is her name in hieroglyphics. The cartouche is the front and the winged scarabs are on the other three sides. The darker stain is English Chestnut from Minwax and the lighter woods are just clear satin finish. The main box is 7 inches square and the overall height is 10 inches.

Edited May 23, 2021 by Fred Kile

[lawson56]

Now that is a Beautiful box. I bet she is gonna Love it.

[rjweb]

beautiful box, excellent cutting, RJ

[spirithorse]

That is absolutely beautiful!
Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

[Scrappile]

Yes, that is AWESOME.... not only that it is a beautiful box, but the thought and effort you put into to make it very special for her.... Now that should get you a Ribeye steak dinner with all the trimmings....   My wife wishes I was so thoughtful!

[FrankEV]

Very nice!

[preprius]

Really nice.  I like that you did your homework. 

Now a recipe for the biscuts. so you can fill it up.

 

[wombatie]

That is lovely.  Very well done.

Marg

[Fred Kile]

Thank you all for your appreciative comments. It's nice to get them from such talented and creative people as yourselves. 

[daveww1]

terrific job

[Danj84]

Wow that looks fantastic a lot of thought and effort gone into making this one! Well done it’s awesome I’m sure she will love it  

[meflick]

What a beautiful box and I’m sure you wife loves it and you got mucho brownie points stockpiled for that gift.