A Furniture Maker's Life

A Furniture Maker's Life

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A Furniture Maker's Life
The First and Last Boxes I made

The First and Last Boxes I made

Where you start doesn't matter. The journey you take does.

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Matt Kenney
Dec 14, 2023
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The First and Last Boxes I made
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Top view of the last box I made.

It’s been 24 years since I made my first box. It was a somewhat large garden box with a hinge lid for my (now ex) wife, a Christmas gift. However, the first little box I made came a few months later. I bought some red oak boards at a home center and made a box with angled sides. It’s ugly, but I’ve kept it. My daughter us…

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