80th Birthday Book Box
A yellowheart 80th birthday keepsake box built to look like a book, with ChatGPT-created v-carving vectors, CNC engraving, black epoxy fill, matching hinges, and a first flocking attempt inside.
Walnut and Cherry Cherub Gift Box
A handmade walnut gift box for YaYa with metal feet, a birdseye maple stripe inside the base, and a cherry lid carved with a cherub angel.
Scrap Wood Box Design Tests
A batch of small scrap-wood boxes built to test miters, glue-ups, handmade handles, and spline-supported corners.
YaYa Zebrawood Christmas Gift Box
A handmade Zebrawood Christmas gift box with maple accents, CNC-engraved artwork filled with epoxy resin, flush barrel hinges, a felt-lined jewelry insert, and a Mod Podge photo transfer inside the lid.
Recipe Box
A handmade wooden recipe box for YaYa, designed in Fusion 360 and built with a sliding lid, CNC-carved inlay, brass letters, and space for 3×5 recipe cards.
Halloween Solar Lantern Boxes
The first CNC-carved project that justified buying the machine: cedar Halloween boxes with clip-art faces, Fusion 360 CAM, solar-light stems, and glowing faces after dusk.