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I gave this jewerly cabinet to my girlfriend Margaret on her birthday. I had spotted the live-edge quilted maple that I used for the door panel at a local wood dealer in Bellingham and it inspired the design. The door panel, back panel, and drawers are all maple. The inner box that holds the drawers is maple too, even though it is the same color as the cherry that I used for the rest of the cabinet. The styles and rails that form the door and cabinet back are built with mortise and tenon joints. The sides are curved. To make the curve I started with 6/4 cherry and used a fairing stick to draw the shape of the curve on the ends. I ripped the long edges on the table saw with the blade at an angle to match the angle of the start of the curve drawn on the ends of the board. I then used a hand plane to turn the trapezoidal cross section into the smooth curve (see photo 5). I used dowels to attach the top and bottom. I finished the cabinet with a wash coat of shellac, Waterlox varnish and paste wax.

Margaret really likes it. But, now that I've built it … I hope she doesn't expect me to fill it.

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Nice work. Great use of the wood.
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that is beautiful, great work
 

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Very nicely done, great use of beautiful wood.
 

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Really nice.
Nice use of the live edge both in the door and drawers.
 

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You made great use of the live edge Maple. Fantastic looking project overall : )
 

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Beautiful, I particularly like the live edge on drawers-haven't seen that before.
 

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Wow beautiful jewelry box and really beautiful wood…I like the way you have done the door and drawer fronts.
Excellent work.
 

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Beautiful cabinet. The design with the live edge is fantastic.
 

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Beautiful cabinet, I love the way you did the live edge inside and out.
 

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As others have said, this is very beautiful cabinet. I love the design!
 

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I really like this one.
Lots of nice details. Love the 3/4 width drawers and the over hanging top/bottom - and curved too. Wow.

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The way you incorporated the live edge is awesome.
 

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That is a real beauty. Never been a big fan of the live edge, but this piece makes very good use of it.
 

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Really gorgeous work. Great use of the materials.
 

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Beautiful jewelry box! I'm sure she loves it!
 

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Great job! The curves and the live edge make this one special and unique.
 

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Elegant.
 

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I love the way you did the drawer fronts with the live edge.
 
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