Coin Box

[HomeBody]

I started collecting graded gold coins. All in PCGS slabs. I put together a 16 coin type set and needed a box. I’ve never made any boxes so this one was as simple as possible. I made the first one and failed miserably. This is my second attempt. I cut up a fancy gunstock blank into 1/4” strips and bookmatched them together. I milled the crotch wood from walnut crotches I got from a property after the timber buyers left them behind. The last pic is the box with another piece of crotch wood that didn’t get sacrificed.

 

[HomeBody]

Here’s the other side and the ends. I cut a magnet in half and glued the pieces to the box and lid to hold it shut.

 

[JonathanH]

That is a mighty fine looking box! Nicely done!

 

[rob3232]

Golden walnut. Hard to get better than that!

 

[Mike Hill]

That's got purdiness!!!!

 

[daniscool]

mmmm i love figured walnut. I recently saw a friend of mine with some crazy walnut. Looked like a cross between burl quilt and crotch. Absolutely stunning. (I have never seen quilted walnut but i expect that would look amazing too)

 

[Mike Hill]

It's out there, but not easy to find. Usually quilted walnut is Claro or Bastogne. It usually does not look like quilted maple though.



It's also hard to find eyed burl walnut. I've only seen one piece. I wish I knew where my wife put the plate I made of it! She claims she doesn't know either! She married me so I don't know if I can trust her!

 

[JR Parks]

Great box and Civil War coin. Jim

 

[Bill12035]

I started collecting graded gold coins. All in PCGS slabs. I put together a 16 coin type set and needed a box. I’ve never made any boxes so this one was as simple as possible. I made the first one and failed miserably. This is my second attempt. I cut up a fancy gunstock blank into 1/4” strips and bookmatched them together. I milled the crotch wood from walnut crotches I got from a property after the timber buyers left them behind. The last pic is the box with another piece of crotch wood that didn’t get sacrificed.

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That's a beautiful box and fantastic stock!

 

[JD1137]

I started collecting graded gold coins. All in PCGS slabs. I put together a 16 coin type set and needed a box. I’ve never made any boxes so this one was as simple as possible. I made the first one and failed miserably. This is my second attempt. I cut up a fancy gunstock blank into 1/4” strips and bookmatched them together. I milled the crotch wood from walnut crotches I got from a property after the timber buyers left them behind. The last pic is the box with another piece of crotch wood that didn’t get sacrificed.

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Beautiful!

Question- do you find a lot of the timber guys leave the crotches laying? Jeez, if so, I’m going to have to go search around (In Wisconsin! LOL)

Most of the big trees here in N. Illinois that are cut, the sawyers want the full tree, especially with the crotches (I think) to make into table slabs, etc.

 

[Alancw]

Breathtaking!

 

[Nature Man]

Breathtaking work of art! I like that it was made for a specific purpose, and will be used. Chuck

 

[HomeBody]

Beautiful!

Question- do you find a lot of the timber guys leave the crotches laying? Jeez, if so, I’m going to have to go search around (In Wisconsin! LOL)

Most of the big trees here in N. Illinois that are cut, the sawyers want the full tree, especially with the crotches (I think) to make into table slabs, etc.

A local farmer friend bought a 300+ acre farm. It had some timber along the creek with quite a few walnut trees. He had the timber cutters come in. They cut walnut and hackberry. They only took the trunks up to the first crotch and left the rest. I probably cut 20 crotches out of what was left and milled them. I also found some short straight logs they left and milled them too. It was a jackpot for me. I wanted the crotches for gunstocks mainly.