How To Make a Personalised Gift Box
I made a personalised wedding photography gift box out of walnut wood for a client who wanted to present photos and a USB stick in a personalised hand crafted box.
I will go through processes from how to machine timber, laser engraving a logo, oiling walnut and how to book match and cut to achieve a continuous grain around the box.
0:20 Concept
2:20 Splitting wood
2:49 Dimensions Walkthrough
5:17 Miter Cuts
5:30 Continuous Grain
9:37 Glue up
10:12 Box Lid Cut off
10:38 Laser Engraving Logo
11:38 Dust Seal Concept and Build
14:25 Oiling
17:03 Sign off
18:31 Finished Product
Also thanks to Nick for the laser engraving at: www.pcilasercut...
Music: Like Apollo by jimmysquare / jimmysquare
You can follow me on Instagram to keep up to date with daily projects at: / saltwooddesigns
As always if you have any questions please don't hesitate to leave them below.
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The music is great, I like how you lower the volume so I can hear you give instruction and then when you get back to it you turn it back up. Great editing, keep up the fantastic work, the box is beautiful!
That wood has an amazing grain, and your workmanship really shows. I have a family bible from the 1860s that needs a box like this.
Oddly satisfying watching people with skills doing project like this. You make it look so easy. Great job 👍
Really nice, clear and concise video. Great step by step guide and a genuine pleasure to watch. I’m a jeweller who’s just starting to produce my own boxes so I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Thanks and great work! Nick.
Was going to subscribe for quality taste in music. Now i guess i have to also subscribe because that box turned out so good and you're really clear in explaining what you did.
Nice little project. Simple yet beautiful. The added touch with the personalised laser engraving really makes the box stand out. This has given me the impetus to personalise my work in a similar fashion. Thanks. Yep, music choice not the best lol. Cheers
Very exited good work all the best I will keep watching
Now I'm going to have to get a hold of some walnut. Thanks again for a great vid.
Nice build. I've made boxes like this (and variations on this - stopped splined mitres, dowels, tiny dominos) but was never happy with the strength (end grain to end grain). Can't beat a book-matched mitred layout for appearance ... but I always worried about the integrity of the joint. Now, I do a half-lap, cut really quickly on my Minimax slider with a saw blade sharpened with a flat-topped grind, and my occasional testing-to-destruction shows it's a really tough joint, and if done well, looks nearly as good. I like to use veneered tops, (on 6mm mdf or bamboo ply) glued onto the box then rebated around the edges with an inlaid contrast strip (a sandwich of wenge and something white looks striking) which adds strength and stiffness. I sell them on commission, and through my local museum's gift shop. I rebate-in bottoms just like you, then line the bottom with leather. I need a technique I can master for making a really neat (and quick) wood hinge. Malcolm www.macpherson.co.nz
Beautiful work.
I actually liked the music on the video. Nice box and video.
The box is beautiful! I look forward to attempting something like this soon. Thanks for sharing. This is also my first video of yours. I will definitely check out others.
Bro, I LOVE THE MUSIC. Box is great too! Keep the music, perfect vid , dont listen to them. That's why they got mute buttons. Dont listen if you dont like it. Ima turn up tho
Nice one pal. Love it!
Love the box, thanks for sharing.
That wood looks gorgeous
it's hard if you don't hv those machines..but it's really nice😙
Congratulations my friend, eres un perfeccionista, saludos de México.
Very good work. Love this. And video 😉👍
Awesome job !! Incredible
Amazing work my friend but we need to see more, please do some more videos. :)
That music nearly did for me,do you make coffins Awesome job mate
Thanks for sharing big guy. This makes me want to make more non-hinged boxes. Beautiful work! (Music kind of grows on ya)
Thanks Saltwood Designs it's work and suit for usb drive in wedding gift.
Very nice awesome job m8
Super
i like carving in lid also like two places in box
Very well thaught.
Very nice. How many Aussie pesos for a bit of walnut like that?
ah mate, you're living the dream. making furniture in WA! wanna sponsor me? I'll buy you a pizza and beer at little creatures as a thank you!! ha!
I enjoyed the music... Reminds me music in Casey Neistat videos.
I think I know all the words to the music and the notes. Thanks!
Very nice work!! Good to watch a man using metric-measures and you sháre the dimensions of your work! But th music is HORRIBLE! Svend Marup Jensen, Sweden
Is there a chance to get the template that has been lasered on the box? It‘s awesome!
Awesome box. How do I buy one? PS: the music is brill!
What is the brand of planer and jointer are you using and brand of chisels.... looks great though. Keep up the good work!
I wish I could make a living in building /creating objects for people. It could be anything just share your idea if physically possible I can create it. I work six days with 10 hour shifts if I didn't love cars I'd probably quit my job and long time ago. But still, I love using my imagination for creating things or fixing stuff or making tools or devices that make life easier also just making cool pieces of art, someday man.
Awesome work man! Just found you via Colum's channel pass :)
@saltwooddesigns9099
7 жыл бұрын
ZH Fabrications ah awesome thanks for popping over
What video and audio equipment do you use?
@saltwooddesigns9099
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Jordan. Sony A7s and a RODE mic Pro
How long did the laser take? What kind of wood is it?
at first i thought "ok, thats not that hard". and then he used the laser...
@djalilakhedda4062
5 жыл бұрын
hahahahahaha
Your presentation is excellent although it's somewhat hard to understand you at times, almost a mumble. but the music really takes away your professionalism with its repetition! Thanx. I'd like to see more.
What is he singing???? Oppenger oppendough????
Fantastic work, great video, only spoilt by that awful music ! 😊
@ShaukatHakim
5 жыл бұрын
Adrian Leveridge you are right, they don’t care about their viewers but impose their liking......
Nice box. Background music to damn loud.
The miters are weak and need splines as was already said by others.
Video was great but the music choice was horrible as it repeated way too much and forced me to hit mute.
@aaronjoseph7573
6 жыл бұрын
This would be the only suggestion I have. Great vid, but please something less repetitive. :)
That box must have been expensive!
Nice work, but the music is to repetitive.
interesting video made better by turning ON the mute button. Why do you feel that music is a requirement, can't your work stand on it own!
music=no
love the video hated the music myself I would rather heard silence or just you talking. it was a very nice box good job
Music... NOOOOOOOOO. But great video
I will never understand why people make good videos and then totally screw them up with stupid music and people always wonder why they get a thumbs down
So all I have to do to be able to make a personalized box is spend a few thousand dollars on a laser engraver? Cool. For the next few years while I try to save up for that ill just use a sharpie...
This time I will do it manually with the help of Woodglut designs.
Try the best carpenters and woodworkers plans. Stodoys.
Super video but please get rid of that awful background music
I really like the Stodoys plans.
That music adds nothing and takes away much
No,no,no,no,,,gloves on tablesaw. Silly.