| Blog series by Douglas Krueger | updated 321 days ago | 4 parts | 962 reads | 7 comments total |
Part 1: The Inspiration and the ground floor.
Living in Thailand has some advantages and one is the plethora of Buddhist wats (churches) found throughout the country. It is an intriguing architecture and the roof line caught my eye and became the impetus for a long overdue project. A big disadvantage of living here is the long distance from family back in the States and the guilt of not being in their lives more frequently. This is the picture used to develop the basic form of a jewelry box for the our eldest daughter in an effort ...
Part 2: The Second Floor
The second floor follows a similar pattern to the base. The angle of the sides has decreased in line with the wat roofline. As a result the sides could not be used as a drawer guide so runners have been installed that also act as drawer stops to ensure the closed drawer is flush. Due to the ‘narrowing’ of the second tier, a single drawer was built with 3 compartments. The 2 small tabs protruding from the rear compartment are the stops that prevent access to the...
Part 3: The Crowning Glory
This is the elevation where the combination for access to secret compartment #1 is found. The mechanism is dowels protruding through elongated holes that engage the wooden tabs on the drawer below. The combination is slide left to open, right to lock. The sliding lock is now in place. The long box with the dowel handle is destined to become Secret Compartment #2. The crown is now set in place. This was by far the most difficult piece to design and has the usual ‘...
Part 4: The Second Secret
The project is entering its final stages with assembly and finishing remaining. The 2 hinged ‘roof’ pieces are now in place and this gives an idea of the various storage areas. The small triangular piece in the top unit is the access to the second hiding place. The door hinges on a dowel through an elongated hole in the door. I had thought a straight hole through would do the trick but neglected to realize that as the door pivoted open, it also had to drop down as ...
Since this is my first attempt at blogging and not knowing where to start or where this will go, thought I would document my current project. The architecture of the Thai Buddhist church's (Wat) inspired me to create a unique jewelry box for the eldest daughter for her Dec birthday and xmas.
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