Cherry Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open with a silver and copper 20-sided Jesmonite die inside.
Cherry Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open with a silver and copper 20-sided Jesmonite die inside.
Cherry Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open with a silver and copper 20-sided Jesmonite die inside.
Cherry Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open with a silver and copper 20-sided Jesmonite die inside.
Cherry Hex Chonk Box with the Evermore ambigram engraved on the bottom, in front of a walnut stand with a silver and copper 20-sided Jesmonite die.
Cherry Hex Chonk Box with the Evermore ambigram engraved on the bottom, in front of a walnut stand with a silver and copper 20-sided Jesmonite die.
Cherry Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, in front of a walnut stand with a silver and copper 20-sided Jesmonite die.
Cherry Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, in front of a walnut stand with a silver and copper 20-sided Jesmonite die.
Walnut Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open with a pink and brown 20-sided Jesmonite die inside.
Walnut Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open with a pink and brown 20-sided Jesmonite die inside.
Walnut Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, in front of a walnut stand with a pink and brown 20-sided Jesmonite die.
Walnut Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, in front of a walnut stand with a pink and brown 20-sided Jesmonite die.
Oak Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open and empty.
Oak Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open and empty.
Oak Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, in front of an oak stand with a pink and orange 20-sided Jesmonite die, and a purple twist-top box.
Oak Hex Chonk Box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, in front of an oak stand with a pink and orange 20-sided Jesmonite die, and a purple twist-top box.
Padauk hardwood hexagonal box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open with a blue and copper 42mm Jesmonite 20-sided die inside.
Padauk hardwood hexagonal box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid, open with a blue and copper 42mm Jesmonite 20-sided die inside.
Padauk hardwood hexagonal box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid sitting in front of a purpleheart wood stand bearing a blue and copper 42mm Jesmonite 20-sided die, and a purple twist-top box with matching knots engraved in the sides.
Padauk hardwood hexagonal box with a silver Celtic knotwork medallion in the lid sitting in front of a purpleheart wood stand bearing a blue and copper 42mm Jesmonite 20-sided die, and a purple twist-top box with matching knots engraved in the sides.
Small silver medallions with 3D Celtic knotwork.
Small silver medallions with 3D Celtic knotwork, made from silver metal clay for the lids of the Hex Chonk Boxes.

I have been making some 42mm Jesmonite 20-sided dice (D20s) this year to give as gifts to friends and family. Early on, I had an idea for making gift boxes for them. I have been wanting to do an actual full project on the desktop CNC machine [previous CNC experimenting], and this was a good opportunity.

I spent a lot of time thinking and planning, but the actual project came together pretty quickly over the course of a week or so.

In addition to working with the CNC, I dug out some silver metal clay (PMC) I have had, and intended to do more with, for about 20 years. Using new skills gained from making the dice, as well as old skills modeling Celtic knots in 3D, I was able to make a mold and cast some medallions for the box tops from silver clay.

There are a couple more partly completed for my own collection, including one with a copper clay medallion that I will likely share when it is finished.

If you want to get a good look at them from different angles, here are some spin videos:

There is, of course, a whole process video of making the boxes:

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