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Curves jewelry box

Project by bibb posted 426 days ago 1255 views 15 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This was my first “real” project at Red Rocks Community College. We were supposed to build a tool box but our instructor Tom thought that since this had a case, drawers and a lid it would work for the assignment. My goal was to create a face with continuous grain across the case and drawer fronts. I put French polished garnet shellac on the entire thing! 200 hours later this was the result. It’s a good thing I don’t count on this as a living as I would have made about three cents an hour.
Cheers
Bibb

-- Bibb in CO at http://katanadesign.com


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oldskoolmodder

707 posts in 574 days


posted 425 days ago

That’s very nice! What kind of wood is it? It looks like Mahogany but not sure. Dimensions? What’s it being used for now?

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

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savannah505

978 posts in 481 days


posted 425 days ago

Beautiful, superb workmanship

-- Dan Wiggins

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Bigbuck

1366 posts in 558 days


posted 425 days ago

Very nice work

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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tomd

216 posts in 665 days


posted 425 days ago

Neat, very nice design and workmanship.

-- Tom D

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woodyone

234 posts in 486 days


posted 425 days ago

Very nice, Well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

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Blake

2757 posts in 769 days


posted 425 days ago

I love this design!

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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FlWoodRat

582 posts in 804 days


posted 425 days ago

Bibb, I don’t know who ‘Curves’ is, but you sure made her a sweet jewelery box. Beautiful job! i just hope she appreciates your efforts.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

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Dennis Zongker

1014 posts in 487 days


posted 425 days ago

Very nice!!! I like the design & craftsmanship.

-- Dennis Zongker

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DAN

6441 posts in 877 days


posted 425 days ago

great project … hope you got a good grade

welcome to lumberjocks

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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CharlieM1958

7637 posts in 1113 days


posted 425 days ago

Interesting design and excellent craftsmanship!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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MsDebbieP

14159 posts in 1055 days


posted 425 days ago

stunning!!! wonderfully done.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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schroeder

511 posts in 1020 days


posted 425 days ago

Excellent workmanship! not bad for a “first project” The flow of the piece is wonderful! Certainly the best “Tool box” I’ve ever seen!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

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romansfivefive

258 posts in 668 days


posted 425 days ago

if you want to make one for me I will double your pay and offer 6 cents per hour. that is georgeous.

-- www.robneves.com

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ND2ELK

6199 posts in 668 days


posted 425 days ago

Exquisite detail and design. Great craftmanship on this piece. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Douglas Bordner

3423 posts in 958 days


posted 424 days ago

Beautiful, and superbly executed.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Douglas Krueger

379 posts in 618 days


posted 422 days ago

Nice work Bibbs, especially like the exposed draw slides, I did something similar on one of my projects. Crasftmanship and design is first class and would earn and ‘A’ if I were the instructor.

My daughter wants a jewelry box for xmas and you have given me some great ideas.’‘

Thx

-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles

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majeagle1

428 posts in 391 days


posted 372 days ago

Beautiful job on both craftsmanship and design….......

I have started making boxes and like everyone else on the site, it seems that it can become addicting.

I have a long way to go on improving my designs though, thanks for sharing.

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

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Blake

2757 posts in 769 days


posted 372 days ago

I really like the sliding dovetail joinery. I just noticed that detail for the first time. I would love to try that.

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croquetman

82 posts in 216 days


posted 214 days ago

This is amazing! I want you to go to my web site and look at the box called “Errin’s Box”. Except for wood species and maybe some construction details, it is identical. I got my inspiration from a photo in Wood Magazine from which I reverse engineered the design. I’m very curious about where you found plans – I could find nothing but the photo. www.croquetman.photoshop.com.

-- Whatever

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