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"Movie" Boxes

Large: 5" x 5" x 11   Small:  4" x 5" x 6"

Cypress driftwood and lumber

These two boxes represent my fifteen minutes of fame, though ironically, my contribution to the Warner Bros. movie of 2008, Nights in Rodanthe, went uncredited, so I guess it doesn't count. Nevertheless, the experience was a unique one. I received a call from the property manager of the movie asking if I could design and build two boxes for the movie as well as supply some props and do some coaching. The movie is based on a book of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. I won't summarize the plot, but the leading lady in the movie, Diane Lane, plays a character who was a bit of a woodworker in the past (not in the book) and a pair of boxes play a significant role in the plot (also not in the book). So I did the boxes and set up a sequence so she could appear to make one of the boxes in the movie. I also supplied some tools and coached Ms. Lane in a few aspects of dovetail joinery.  The movie has struck some folks rather deeply and they've managed to track me down to commission replicas for meaningful gifts. Taking nothing away from Ms. Lane or Mr. Gere, but, is there an Oscar for "Best Performance by a Box"?  Note:  I became allergic to cypress while making the originals so reproductions are done in other woods. The basic concept remains the same, and of course, each box will be entirely unique.