Wood Magazine Jewelry Box

That is some amazing Curly Maple.. and it goes perfect with the walnut.. very nice.. Don’t worry about the top, it has plenty of figure and a great grain pattern.

-- Scott, Colorado

I like the lines here. Whoever gets this will have a wonderful gift. Coupla questions, though – 1). Are the walnut accents just glue ups or are they drawer pulls? 2). What finish did you use?
I’d like to see some more pictures of this fine box.

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

Walnut accents are glue ups, on the side. Drawer pulls are glued to the fronts. The breadboard ends and lip are glued in but not completely across to allow for wood movement. The finish is BLO, garnet shellac, followed by a few coats of blonde shellac. The shellac is drying as I type this message and the hinges are not installed. I will post some more pictures when complete but that will be a few days. I could not wait to get pictures of this up, It turned out really nice.

Very nice!!! I like the top. I think it gives it more stlye, by having a little different wood grain.

-- Dennis Zongker

I think you’ve made a great job of this box. The 2 timbers compliment each other really well.
Curl always shows more on the edge of boards and less in the middle – so when you use the centre of the board for the lid, and the edges for the sides, you get the effect you have here. It looks really good. We all tend to criticise ourselves far too much – its a great job, be proud of it.

Very nice project, another good choice of woods by you, the maple looks awesome.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

That top is drop dead gorgeous. I would leave it as is. It was meant to be there.

Beautiful Jewelry box, The maple and the walnut look great together. Very good build

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

kcZ, this is a great looking box. I agree with Dennis, I like the top with a different grain.

Nice Job!

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

I wouldn’t change the top…The thing I like most about Maple is the variety of grain patterns . I see what you mean about the difference in sides and top , but I wouldn’t consider it a flaw : ) Overall , she’s a real beauty !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Just plain beautiful!!!!!

-- Only the Shadow knows....................