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A Wat Jewelry Box with Secrets

Project by Douglas Krueger posted 304 days ago 1135 views 8 times favorited 16 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This was designed and built as a gift for our eldest daughter and is based upon the roof design of the Buddhist Wats (churches) here in Thailand. It is composed of rosewood with Thai padoo for the hinges and drawer components. There are 2 secrets built into it:

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The first is accessed by pressing on a very small sweet spot at the very top of the triangular piece. Pushing any where else will do nothing. The door pivots on the upper dowel while the lower set of dummy dowels is there to fool the unaware.

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Once the door is opened, a long tray slides out and can be removed.

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With the tray removed you can now access the wooden slide mechanism which releases a hidden compartment in the drawer below. A slight indentation was made in the slide to give a finger hold in order to slide the piece left and right.

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This is the drawer in it’s ‘normal’ opened position.

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With the slide pushed to the left, the drawer will now open farther to access the rear compartment.

Here are a couple more pics of the finished product

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An this was the inspiration for the basic design

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For those interested, here is the link to a 4 part blog detailing the build.

http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/diggrduggr/blog/6971

Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed….................

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


16 comments so far

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DaddyT

50 posts in 388 days


posted 304 days ago

HOLY COW!!!! That is just AWSOME!! Ive seen alot of jewelry boxes on here and in shops, but this one is by far my favorite. Really great job!! Love the hidden compartments. Can you share how you made the hinges?

-- Jimi _ Measure twice, cut once.......@#%#$@!!!......measure twice, cut....

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lew

4405 posts in 633 days


posted 304 days ago

Doug,

Your daughter must be really proud of her dad.

Beautiful Job!

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scottb

3391 posts in 1205 days


posted 304 days ago

Freaking brilliant.

Thanks for passing on those secret ideas!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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mtnwild

1979 posts in 405 days


posted 304 days ago

Great project! You really did a fantastic job. Really cool elements involved through out. Looks great! Congratulations on a terrific project!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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isetegija

605 posts in 392 days


posted 304 days ago

W O W !
Really unique jewelry box.
Thanks for an enjoyable experience.

-- My woodwork blog : http://www.isetehtud.pri.ee/blog/

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CharlieM1958

7459 posts in 1096 days


posted 304 days ago

That’s a real marvel of engineering!

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

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woodworm

7815 posts in 468 days


posted 304 days ago

Wow! what a marvellous creation..

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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3fingerpat

881 posts in 546 days


posted 304 days ago

Awesome project, great design and implementation. Definitely reflects the designs of the buildings I remember on my trips there. Well done!

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

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SnowyRiver

2932 posts in 358 days


posted 304 days ago

Beautiful box. It looks like quite a project. Excellent job.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

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MsDebbieP

14089 posts in 1038 days


posted 304 days ago

incredible and the inspiration behind it definitely was captured!

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

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Andraxia

133 posts in 387 days


posted 304 days ago

That is really nice. I like the secret compartment, but what I really like is those hinges – going to have to try making some some day.

Your daughter is very lucky.

-- 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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jSchrock

48 posts in 314 days


posted 302 days ago

awesome piece

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TonyWard

284 posts in 1206 days


posted 300 days ago

An inspiration !

-- Bandsaw Box Plans

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Andy

562 posts in 786 days


posted 299 days ago

You put alot of thought in this design and then put it all together perfectly.Stunning!

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

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mcoyfrog

735 posts in 472 days


posted 171 days ago

mann thats intense, very nice

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

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a1Jim

15538 posts in 455 days


posted 171 days ago

This has to be the winner for most unique and could be an award wining build

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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