Meagan's Jewelry Box

Man that Padauk is beautiful! I think I just love the dark stuff. Dark wood, Dark beer. How did you cut the chamfer on the feet? They are small enough that it seems like it could be tricky.

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This is a really nice box. I remember the plan for this one and your interpretation of it is excellent. You chose a nice complimentary set of woods too.

Thanks for the post.

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Yeah, the feet were a bit small, so I chamfered two sides and two ends on a router table while they were still one larger rectangular piece, then cut the 4 feet from that piece after, and chamfered each of remaining sides individually, holding them with a small quickgrip type clamp.

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Really nice box.

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Very nice work!

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Beautiful ! I’m sure it was a hit with your son’s girlfriend. Any girl would love to have this.

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That’s a Beauty. Great job on that.

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BTW how did you campher the top pieces? I was making my own box recently and thought about trying to campher the top and didn’t come up with a very good solution. I used a sander which wasn’t great, took way too long and was not terribly accurate.

Great box, great choice of woods, very nicely done. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the supportive comments everyone. Padauk does have some amazing color.

”BTW how did you campher the top pieces? I was making my own box recently and thought about trying to campher the top and didn’t come up with a very good solution. I used a sander which wasn’t great, took way too long and was not terribly accurate.”

It was a couple of years ago, and I honestly don’t remember exactly what I did. I do remember it being a challenge, but IIRC the top bevel was done on the table saw…and possibly in conjuction with the jointer.

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Nicely done. I like how the dividers came out.

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very nice box, the top is great.

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