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Jewelry Case (with hidden compartment)

Project by TMartin posted 320 days ago 2519 views 7 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I got this idea and plan from a New Yankee Workshop episode. I made this as a gift—-I thought the “hidden compartment” in this project would be a perfect place for an engagement ring. It was, but I did have to unwrap it and take it out of the box because this hidden drawer is fairly shallow.

I used cherry, most was “curly cherry.” As for a finish, I found an article in Woodworking Magazine that led me to try boiled linseed oil (cut w/ 1/3 mineral spirits) and 3 coats of spray lacquer. I didn’t have time for the sun or tanning salon treatment (I am planning on trying this for my next project with cherry) but I think it came out great nonetheless.


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Ben Griffith

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posted 320 days ago

I like that hidden compartment a lot. What I really find interesting is that it shows how a decorative base like that really changes the overall look of the case. It’s a whole different look if you remove it.
Congratulations! (I assume she said yes.)
Welcome to LJ!

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Scott Bryan

20519 posts in 713 days


posted 320 days ago

This is a really nice jewelry case and you did a nice job on the construction and finish. Suntanning it would speed up the aging process of the cherry but it will do it anyway of its own accord. This is a really nice piece.

By the way with the hidden compartment it qualifies for entry into the contest that is ongoing now. Are you planning on entering it?

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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FlWoodRat

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posted 320 days ago

T,
Beautiful box. good design and great execution. How about sharing a pic of the hidden jewel?

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

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CharlieM1958

7597 posts in 1110 days


posted 320 days ago

Very nice! I remember seeing this design a while back, but your version is excellent.

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

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JuniorJoiner

166 posts in 331 days


posted 320 days ago

i love the project, cherry always looks good no matter what finish you use. i notice from the photos that your a lefty. curious to know if you have any problems with woodworking/using tools left handed?
wonderful work. looking forward to seeing more.

-- Junior -Quality is never an accident-it is the reward for the effort involved.

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SPalm

944 posts in 773 days


posted 320 days ago

Nice. That’s a good looking piece of furniture.

And boy do you have a clean shop :)

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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ND2ELK

6134 posts in 665 days


posted 319 days ago

Great looking jewelry box. Really like the hidden compartment. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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woodworm

8135 posts in 482 days


posted 319 days ago

Very beautiful jewellery case.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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Thos. Angle

4015 posts in 854 days


posted 319 days ago

I like it. Well done. I assume there will be a wedding??

-- Thos. Angle

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Karson

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posted 319 days ago

Great looking box and I guess good luck in the contest.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Andraxia

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posted 319 days ago

Sigh you men who wave tidbits of potential romance past us women fail to ever finish the story! Did she say yes???

Lovely proposal gift – I bet you were doing your best to rig the response with it :)

-- The wood slayer - Yes dear I did plan to make more kindling out of that wood I have been drying for the last year - honest!

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cobbler

242 posts in 682 days


posted 319 days ago

Great box. I love the hidden compartment too.
Thanks for posting.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''

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Douglas Bordner

3424 posts in 955 days


posted 319 days ago

Like several, I like your piece, your technique and write-up. But I want the dish on the proposal…
Make sure and enter this one in the contest.

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

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irishcolleen

40 posts in 373 days


posted 319 days ago

What a great design. Very nice. How long did it take your fiance to find the ring?

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Wally_nd

35 posts in 501 days


posted 319 days ago

Very nice…Great idea

-- Jeremy, North Dakota

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jim1953

1598 posts in 733 days


posted 317 days ago

Very nice Job

-- Jim, Kentucky

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Douglas Krueger

379 posts in 615 days


posted 317 days ago

That is a very cleaver design, will have to try and remember it. What is even more cleaver was putting that diamond ring in the hiding place for her to find, always room for more brownie points.

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

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TonyWard

284 posts in 1219 days


posted 313 days ago

Nice work, I am sure it will become a treasured item for generations to come!

-- Bandsaw Box Plans

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DAN

6435 posts in 874 days


posted 310 days ago

nice work and welcome to lumberjocks

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

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