Inlay Wedding Box

[Wilson's Woodworking]

Here it is. The box I made for my son’s wedding.

The box is my own design patterned after a box I made some years back and scaled down with a few changes to make the top even angles and therefore easier to make.

I used woods to reflect the colors of their wedding. Red, gold, and black.

The box is cedar and the inlays are oak, walnut, and box elder. I wish I would have used maple for the date to make it stand out a little better but my son wanted walnut to have the black in the box.

I also wish I had made the bells just a little bigger and moved them down just a little to get them away from the white part of the cedar. I guess you live and learn.

I am happy with it for my first inlay project anyway.

 

 

Next to make a box for my fiancé for our wedding.

A Big Thanks goes out to Jim Finn for sparking my interest and being a great tutor at the double bevel inlay

 

Edited May 10, 2014 by Wilson's Woodworking

[DWSUDEKUM]

Danny that is excellent work.  This will be treasured for a lifetime.  Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

DW

[Fay Prozora]

It's a beautiful box and it will be treasured for years to come. Great job on the finish too. I have never treid the inlay as yet so I want to give that a try. Maybe some thing small and simple. Take care    Fay

[frankorona]

¡¡Wonderful and great work!! thanks for sharing.    

[Phantom Scroller]

Beautiful box Dan, nice work.  Roly

[lawson56]

This is a Beautiful Piece of Art.One to Cherished for ever. :thumbs:

[Jim Finn]

Very nice Inlay!   The bells look great. Yes Maple will stand out a lot better in Cedar.  I have given up on using walnut in cedar.

[amazingkevin]

precious keepsake!High quality job ,lots of hard work paid off in this project!

[wombatie]

That is certainly a beautiful box and they will cherish it always.

 

Marg

[Ron Johnson]

You've done very well Dan on designing and creating a fantastic looking wedding box. The inlaid work sure adds to the finished product. Excellent work.

[jehuteh]

that is an awesome piece of work!!!!!! the inlay is great!!!!

[gator]

you knocked that one out of the ball park. very very nicely done

[jrpeteo]

Wow, that's beautiful! Nobody else has one of those.... Have fun at the wedding! Congratulations.

Pete

[Luperez548]

Beautiful box, your son should be proud of you. Thanks for sharing.