79 - Pyramidal Keepsake Box Sai's First Job

Pyramidal Keepsake Box
Anyone who has watched our previous videos knows who Sai is. She is my youngest daughter and is now 14 years old. She has been working with me in the workshop since we first started making videos. In fact, she actually helped build the workshop, from digging and leveling the ground to putting shingles on the roof.
Recently one of our viewers, Joey, decided to hire her for a commissioned project. He said she could choose the project and type of wood, he just wanted to see her have the opportunity to get a job of her own.
Sai decided that she wanted to make a keepsake box, but something different from what we had built before. She chose to make a frustum shaped box. A frustum is a pyramid with the top cut off. She also wanted to use splines and give it a decorative handle.
Her wood choices were Bolivian Rosewood and Quilted Maple.
She did the design work completely on her own and she did the vast majority of the woodworking. She is a pretty skilled woodworker, especially at her age. She has been woodworking for several years, but still there are a few types of cuts that we don’t let her do yet. So for those we helped out.
So, here it is. Sai’s first commissioned project. A pyramidal keepsake box made with Bolivian Rosewood and Quilted Maple. And many thanks to out viewer Joey! Sai was so very happy!
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[@joeymerrell8585]

It was my pleasure. Sai did a great job, and it is resting beautifully on our kitchen table as the new centerpiece for all to see. Thanks Sai, you did an awesome job. Thanks to maya, and james for your help also.

[@jcsrst]

Awesome! As a female woodworker it brings my heart joy to see Sai getting fully involved at such a young age. I love your videos and the fact that both your daughters help. Thanks so much!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you so much. That is very kind. The main reason that we do this work today is so that my wife and I can spend all day with the girls. We actually have 5 daughters, and all of them except Sai have grown up & moved out, but we all still do woodworking together almost every day. The older ones come over, and our middle daughter, Maya, does this Woodworking here as a full time job.

[@KeithDiSarno]

@@KingsFineWoodworking So Maya has her own shop, or y'all share this shop here?

[@rhihodag9873]

Sai's becoming a great craftswoman. You're so fortunate, James, to have such young talent assisting you in your shop. Great design, Sai, and beautiful final product! Thanks for the video!

[@b3ardedbarbarian]

That's a beautiful box. Great job Sai!

[@reggiemkhize7430]

Awesome young lady. 👌

[@brianwilbanks3363]

Top notch as always. LOVE the way your shop is laid out. :)

[@YouT-DJ]

Mr. King - I think its great the kids are involved and motivated. You all do good work and the wood you use is the envy of all us woodworkers. Finally, your intro is the coolest of all the woodworking channels! Keep up the good work! Cheers

[@derekdodson5623]

What a cool design!

[@carldavis6902]

Great job Sai great call on the design adjustment during construction!!

[@andrewpowell6457]

Good Job Sai & James as assistant (James you should have photobombed Sai)

[@dannybrand5045]

Awesome Job, looks great thanks for sharing. and God Bless Always.

[@walterperrault]

Awesome !!!!!

[@the_crafty_studio_official]

Way to go Sai! Congratulations! (oh and to the obviously proud dad as well)

[@enzprintco.8625]

21:45 That time that Homer grabbed Bart by the neck lol. Came out great King family! 🤙❤️

[@jessiemartinez7681]

Great job Sai, nice design! Thank you Joey for the commission, and thank you to Maya for helping your kid sister. James your daughters are awesome!

[@bostonlives2007]

I really enjoy your channel and that your children are apart of the creation. Thank you for the plans I have purchased and the delivery anticipation of the Thor hammer I bought.

[@smithsoncreationshandcraft5770]

Well done Sai!! That box is awesome!!

[@bobcook9030]

Like the look. Hate the waste of expensive wood.

[@BinleyClan]

It looks great!

[@chipheadnet]

Beautiful! Excellent job young lady!

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

Doesn’t matter what it is. Or who makes it. Their enjoyable to watch.

[@nobull-dozer3356]

Awesome job . Well done ✅

[@ashilling9283]

So cool! That is my favorite box design ever, Sai. Love it!

[@jenniferstaley3851]

I’ve been wondering where u guys have been then I realized I forgot to click the bell. Agh!!!! 😱. Go Sai! This reminds me so much of me working with my dad whose was a mechanic. I’d help with any project and now he “supervises while I work” lol. Taught me so many skills. As an architectural designer by trade and woodworker hobbies it’s great to see you learning such valuable skills. We need more women in both fields.

[@thedrizz1913]

Great design, Sai, and great execution entire King family!!! I'm hoping to get my young daughter into the shop in the next few years!

[@440a]

Great design and build, Sai!! James, good job with the woodworking and the family!! It's great to see a family that works together. I love that your videos and your projects are all top notch!! Very good quality on both counts! Keep up the good work.

[@davidharvey5672]

Very nice. Indestructible too.

[@nigelmtb]

The Silent Photobomber! Great job, and thanks for the clamping tip. I never thought of setting up a glue up in the clamps in advance. Makes sense of course! Brilliant work as always, all the Kings!

[@raymondmalone9721]

Great design, well done Sai and Joey for the commission 👍🇬🇧

[@johnsholian4318]

Well done young lady! Nice family operation that you have going.

[@wb_finewoodworking]

Super job Sai. The box looks great.

[@gregroberts875]

Great Job Sai!! You have got to be proud dad!!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

I am extremely proud of all of my daughters.

[@AwesomeWoodThings]

Thumbs up for Tardis earrings... and a great video too! :-)

[@doxielain2231]

same

[@Kkuts37]

WOW! Great job, Cy Love your design!! :)

[@robertwatkins8980]

James, it has been a pleasure to watch Sai mature from "The Photo Bomber" into a full fledged woodworker. I will admit to being a little surprised to learn that she is the "Plans Queen" of the business but I definitely was not shocked. You are fortunate indeed to have such a talented family and I look forward to much more to come from the group. Thank you for the moments of enjoyment that you have given us.

[@andrewbaggett2505]

Congratulations Sai! The box looks great!

[@cliffordsbee]

Great Job.

[@ewabergmanholmberg2184]

Wow, great job, Sai! You´re very good with all the things you do. I really like your smile and when you jump in to the videos all the time ;.)

[@mikecangelosi3417]

Totally awesome. Congrats Sai!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Hi Mike! She had a blast the whole time. It was the first time that she was in charge of a job from start to finish.

[@deandiamond5479]

This is fantastic! Great job, Sai!!

[@hassanal-mosawi6049]

Thanks for showing & sharing that

[@loucinci3922]

Awesome project, Sai. Love those "Blue Box" Earrings!!

[@tomrainwater8824]

Beautiful job young lady, keep designing and showing us your work.

[@annaredd2422]

Nice job!

[@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230]

I have been woodworking since I was a teen and boxes are my fun projects and have to Sai you did a beautiful job on this box! Just Gorgeous!!

[@megavolts6524]

Wonderful job! Beautiful project!

[@chrisgriego549]

That is absolutely beautiful. Great job Sai.

[@travisevans7502]

That kids going places with the skills she has at that young of age her future is bright.

[@debdottir]

Good job Sai. When you're the subject of the video, you can't be the Mad Photo Bomber!

[@SpareRoomSlotCars]

ok, so I just recently found you site and I love how you get your daughters involved in the projects, but this box project takes the cake, great Job Sai

[@bigscreenbird8198]

Very nice Sai!!!

[@rodpotts2666]

Good job girl love to see young people in the shop!🤗🤓

[@billedis5482]

Awesome job, beautiful box and attention to detail.

[@kentwoyou]

Great design and build. Love the wood choices. All of you should be very proud of your product. Maybe next time Sai could do some of the voice over if even 1 or 2 lines. Wishing you all a Very Happy Holidays.

[@torymiddlebrooks]

Sai is pretty much an inspiration to me and I am jealous of her skill. I think my first woodworking project this semester will be this box.

[@mkdesignsfinewoodworking]

Awesome job Sai.

[@Thom4123]

Awesome design and the box looks fantastic.

[@DraysWorkshop]

Great job Sai! Nice work and design!

[@nathansilver9190]

Absolutely fantastic job young lady, I am so happy to see today's youth involved in the craft. James, you are a blessed man to have such a beautiful family. King's Fine Woodworking is by far my favorite KZbin channel. I hope one day we can meet. Thank you for all your awesome videos and woodworking info.

[@JoseRodriguez-ey2nk]

WoW, gran trabajo y que bonita caja!!

[@hazembata]

I dig it.

[@tonyolsson6717]

Thats very impressive work with everything. Nice choices with wood. Keep up the good work and you will definitely be an even greater Carpenter. and I'm happy to see a female interested in wood working.

[@erictroutman1571]

Very attractive box. Nice design and build!

[@glencrandall7051]

Sai, a very nice design. Excellent choice of woods.

[@sergiofilosofo3355]

Very nice work and good to see her to work. Just the finger at the jointer, iii aaaiii to close to the blade, I was very scared.

[@michaelmiller6519]

Way to go Sai, looks great.

[@davidheizer5887]

Very cool

[@SCRAPWOODTOCRAFTWOOD]

Wow well done sai that is a really great job 👍👍

[@ChevalSerge]

Belle réalisation Bravo pour le travail bien fait.

[@sumosprojects]

Superb work, it’s always a pleasure to view your projects 🔨👍👍👍🎥

[@glenngoodale1709]

Totally awesome

[@mramanya]

It appears she learned well the proper amount of glue to use. I say poo on those that say it is too much. Glue is cheap, make sure you have plenty for a proper bond. :-) Thanks for the great video Sai.

[@joezagula7728]

Beautiful design. Wonderful work Sai.

[@lisajanecraig6472]

Ŵell done Sai!

[@johnproffitt3272]

A wonderful design, and a good call on reducing the box height mid course in the build.

[@stevengates8351]

Outstanding

[@emmanuelhubert6771]

Très belle pièce. Félicitations

[@gregoranda4220]

Was I the only one waiting in suspense to se if James would fotobomb Sai's build? Hehe. Great build, thanks Sai, and ofcause rest og the king's family. I Realy love you're videos and builds.

[@houseoffire72]

Nice work Sai you did an excellent job. Have you ever used a dye over figured maple instead of a stain..? If you try it use a good dye you mix with water. After it dries lightly sand with 320 - 400 just to remove the raised grain from the water. Then spray about 8-10 light coats of high gloss watco lacquer... The figure will look sick..!

[@timcombes9054]

Very nice work, Sai! You have a great future ahead of you! Would love to hear you narrate sometime. Maybe later. Keep it up! (And a photo-bomb once in a while is always welcome)

[@Slayton76]

Nice Box and it's very nice to see young ladies take an interest in something other than just Facebook or boys. And a father teaching them. Good work Mr. King well I guess that's your last name.

[@chipshot442]

Love your Videos James, can't wait till I receive one of your special hammers I ordered in late November. They look awesome. Happy Holidays to your entire family. Al from Maryland

[@gregflowers6529]

Hey James; I think there is a possibility of early retirement. Looks like your babies are ready to take over...NNnaaaaahhh; you wouldn't stop any ways. Congrats buddy. You go girl.

[@kurtfattig9370]

NICE JOB, SAI!!!! What a great design - it is elegant and simple at the same time. IMHO, the proportion was too tall as well. I just want to point out that it is very difficult to get a box perfectly square and have a lid fit either way - especially full full miter corners - which are difficult to get aligned perfectly. That is a true sign of a great woodworker. Kudos to Sai. I really like that you all enjoy this hobby as a family - my dad and I really enjoyed doing projects together. Step out of your shell, Sai, and do the voiceover next time. You have a voice, too. It would have been nice to hear your thoughts on getting your first commission - in your own words.

[@barstad-9591]

Sai: How did an excellent job. It’s unique and beautiful - like you

[@julianmora5624]

lovely

[@mattanderson2053]

Nice work kings team. Always love your videos. Thanks for sharing. you will be at 100k subs by x-mass at this rate. cheers

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Hi Matt! Thank you very much!

[@StuffUCanMake]

Your work is super cool. I subscribe.

[@towersroofinginc422]

Awesome video! Someone just posted it on platform👍🏼

[@ronnakeil3313]

Nice

[@nickkropat8857]

Great project! Turning wood on a metal lathe... I feel like AvE is crying somewhere :D

[@tabhorian]

Bolivian rosewood is really pretty. I wish I could use it again. The first time I had a rash on my throat and chest that ached. The second time was a full blown flu-like reaction that lasted for days. Next time I'm sure I'll be pushing up daisies. Be careful with this stuff.

[@rchavez5056]

Great job!!👍👍 It would have been cool to leave the bottom thick. It would make it look like the box is elevated off the table.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

That would have looked interesting!

[@zifnab6824]

BTW a faster but just as safe method of work when you need a stop block on the fence.... Clamp a stop block to the fence, then adjust the fence with the stop block to the correct thickness. Just make sure to clamp the stop block to the fence as far away from the front of the blade as possible ( so that your work piece doesn't touch both the blade and the stop block at the same time).

[@donsigurdson2617]

I’d keep a close eye on her left hand at the jointer . Scary . But live your vids thanks

[@wycheproofworkshops1192]

Awesome...!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you my friend!

[@clydedecker765]

Could anyone ever complain abut the woods you use? I think NOT! Good design and I'm sure a true heritage piece from now on. Still would like to know about rake angles on Miter saw blades ... i.e. I asked a couple of times but ...

[@cavebeastdemon3631]

NOT enough glue! MORE!

[@leondavid7440]

Kings fine woodworking. How much are the wood Thor hammers please

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Hi Leon, they vary quite a bit depending on what wood species and what size. There are 10 different exotic species and 4 domestics. And there are 3 sizes of Mallet. So there are hundreds of possibilities. They can range from $60 - $200, but if you use the code: CHRISTMAS at checkout, you will get it for 1/2 price! Check them out here! kingsfinewoodworking.com/collections/thors-hammer-woodworking-mallets

[@LostWhits]

What percentage of the build did she do? Was it only the ripping, routing or mitresaw she didn't do? It's an interesting project. I'm glad she had the chance to design and build and complete the project.

[@bron6069]

Sai did all of it, from design to build, as it was a commission to her.