He wanted 10 boxes, each 8 inches square, to mount on his walls to display sculpture pieces. The boxes were to be VERY NICE. Made from exotic wood, a nice clean design and he wanted excellent craftsmanship. The boxes were designed and made in a fashion I had never done so it was a challenge and interesting. We came to agreement and the project was on!!!

First, I made a prototype of pine attempting to make all edges invisible by having all edges a 45 degree angle. But, I could not clamp them together with any reliable precision. Next, I made a second prototype with 45 degree angles on all the "front" faces. The tops and bottoms were made nearly invisible by insetting them with grooves in the top and bottom edges. The client and myself were happy with the second prototype.

Now, the real boxes were made. Walnut was chosen for the wood to create the dark look the client wanted. A special order was placed with my local lumberyard and to our extreme please and surprise, they found walnut wide enough for the 8 inch square boxes. Originally, we figured I'd have to glue a couple pieces together to achieve the 8" widths, but that was avoided with the beautiful wide walnut which we received.

The mounting of the boxes was to be flush with the wall. I found some angled mounting hardware and ordered it. These mounts worked great and the boxes are mounted flush to wall with no visible means of support.

Each of the boxes were put together, sanded extensively and then received a semi-gloss tung oil finish. When completed, the boxes were shipped to the client in the Cayman Islands.