Custom
Keepsake Boxes
"One of a Kind"
Signed and Dated
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This custom “One of a Kind” Keepsake box is made from Paduak (Pterocarpus soyauxii) also called Vermillion; this decorative hardwood originates in Africa and the Andaman Islands, with one major variety native to Burma. This wood is naturally red to orange in color and sometimes there will be dark streaks running thru it. Paduak is easy to work with and is used for furniture, flooring and architectural accents and “one of a kind” boxes of all kinds. Who says there are no red trees! The top is “book-matched” and is Kingwood which is in the “rosewood” family of which there are about 250 species, with Kingwood being one of the most valuable, just under Ebony. A unique "One-of-a-Kind" Keepsake box signed and dated. This Keepsake box has 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give it the best finish possible.
Item # ted_762 Size is approx. 5 x 8.5 x 4 inches. Cost $169.00 (Free Shipping)
This Box is made from Bocote, (Cordia elaeagnoides) also called Mexican or Mayan Rosewood, this attractive wood is a product of Central and northern South America. This wood is very hard and dense with a distinctive striped-to-flowered grain. This wood has streaks of Gold, Yellow and Black running thru it. Bocote is a wonderful wood to work with and has a fantastic grain pattern and finishes very well. In recent years, Bocote has become one of the most expensive woods that I work with. Nothing matches its “grain Pattern” for beauty. Available lumber is short and generally narrow.The inlay is Wenge.
Size is approx. 5 x 10 x 3.25 inches. Item # ted_715 Cost $169.00 (Free Shipping)
This custom “One of a Kind” Keepsake box is made from GENUINE MAHOGANY (Swietenia macrophylla)and is a popular furniture hardwood originating in many Central and South American countries. Prized for its workability and stability, Genuine Mahogany has many uses: fine furniture, wood carving and turning, pattern making, molds and dies, boat construction, and caskets and “one of a kind” boxes of all kinds. The top is made from the Yew tree, which is famous for its “Bow” making qualities. In the days of King Author, the Yew tree was used for making “Long Bows” and only the king could harvest this wood. The Yew tree has a very long taproot and this was thought to cleanse the ground, so they planted Yew trees around cemeteries to cleanse the ground and today that is why there are so many Yew trees around the old cemeteries in England. Still today modern “Bow makers” prize the Yew wood for Bows. Yew wood is “tight-grained” sands to a very smooth surface and takes the best finish of any of the woods I work with. A unique "One-of-a-Kind" Keepsake box signed and dated. This Keepsake box has 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give it the best finish possible.
Item # ted_763 Size is approx. 5 x 8.5 x 4 inches. Cost $155.00 (Free Shipping)
This Box is made from Zebrawood, (Zebrano - Microberlinia brazzavillensis) this coarse, heavy African hardwood is named for its zebra-stripe appearance when quarter- sawn. Very attractive, but difficult to work because of alternating hard and soft grain. Used for furniture, veneer, game boards, small boxes and decorative items. Zebrano has the most fantastic grain pattern of any wood that I work with. Most people know and will identify this wood very quickly. It’s easy to see why they call it “Zebra wood” once you see it.
Size is approx. 5 x 10 x 3.25 inches. Item # ted_717 Cost $169.00 (Free Shipping)
This custom “One of a Kind” Keepsake box is made from Paduak (Pterocarpus soyauxii) also called Vermillion; this decorative hardwood originates in Africa and the Andaman Islands, with one major variety native to Burma. This wood is naturally red to orange in color and sometimes there will be dark streaks running thru it. This box was build from the same board so the grain "wraps" around the Chest and matches on three corners. Paduak is easy to work with and is used for furniture, flooring and architectural accents and “one of a kind” boxes of all kinds. Who says there are no red trees! The top is quilted Maple “book-matched” with a diamond inlay made from Paduak. A unique "One-of-a-Kind" Keepsake box signed and dated. This Keepsake box has 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give it the best finish possible.
Item # ted_764 Size is approx. 5 x 8.5 x 4 inches. Cost $160.00 (Free Shipping)
