Made my first box

We?re having a memorial for my father-in-law soon, and I just couldn?t stomach the cheap plastic box the crematorium provided for his ashes. It should fit inside this, though. American walnut and curly maple: in my mind, reflective of the man. I used biscuit joints between the boards, and dowel pegs at the corners. Glued and clamped, no nails. Would?ve been much less sanding if I had a joiner, a planer, and a decent router table (not to mention, some experience). The teak oil brought out the grain nicely, I think.

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You did a nice job, your FIL would have approved

Nice work!

Nice job on the box, sorry for your loss

Awesome Job!!!!
That's a lot of hard work but it certainly paid off!

Looks great. Did you work off plans?

Nicely done.

Very striking. Maple and walnut are one of my favorite contrast combinations. I particularly like the inlay banding. That's a far finer job than I did with my first box. I'd imagine your father would be quite proud, and you should be as well.

Great job.

Sorry to hear there is a need.

Kind words, fellas. Thanks.

That looks real good!
My first box looked like a rhomboid...[Coffee]

Very nice.

Reason you needed it is unfortunate but well done none the less.

Amazing work brother.

The obvious effort you put into building that piece of art shows how important he was to you and serves as an amazing tribute to the man.

While you feel blessed to have had him as your FIL, I know how blessed he was to have you as his SIL.

A labor of love to honor someone you had respect for.

Job well done.