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Just finished up two boxes ready for delivery and I thought I would show you my version of the ever popular jewelry box.
6 horizontal drawers and two vertical.
The boxes pictured are:
1. walnut and poplar
2.Curly maple, spalted maple, and birdseye maple with walnut pulls
3.African mahogany and spalted maple with walnut pulls
4.African mahogany with walnut pulls (realized too late that I messed up the order of the drawers for the grain to flow from one to the other…live and learn. )
5.earing holder
6.necklace pegs
I also do these with a single door. I always look for unique pieces for the panels unless requested otherwise.
Thanks for looking
J
-- John , Central PA , www.jcsterling.com


































26 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 261 days ago
First rate. Love ‘em!
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MedicKen
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posted 261 days ago
Very nice!
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gbvinc
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posted 261 days ago
These are really nice! I especially like the walnut box.
RobH
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posted 261 days ago
Those are absolutely stunning. I love the wood and the design.
Thanks for sharing. Keep up the great work
-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA
majeagle1
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posted 261 days ago
Very very nice !
Beautiful combination of woods and love the design.
Thanks for sharing
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oldskoolmodder
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posted 261 days ago
Very nice job. Nice choice of woods.
I’m kind of torn though, because although these are nice and I often wonder why people don’t lump projects that are all the same together in one post, I also like to see some details, or progress pictures that way we all can get an idea or two. It could just be me.
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a1Jim
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posted 261 days ago
very nice great design.
Jim
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woodworm
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posted 261 days ago
Absolutely beautiful.
Great design and workmanship!
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cajunpen
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posted 261 days ago
Nice. The craftsmanship and wood combination are outstanding.
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Todd Thomas
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posted 261 days ago
great job…very nice designs, they look great
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Brad_Nailor
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posted 260 days ago
Very nice work! These are all beautifull…I really like your design can you elaborate a little more on your construction/finish?
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Dennis Zongker
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posted 260 days ago
Beautiful! Looks like you have been busy.
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Homers
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posted 260 days ago
John,
Can you provide some more detail aroud the vertical boxes? (The boxes that flank the drawers in the middle section.) I’m interested in how the storage configuration works in these boxes. Are these primarily for necklaces? Do they hang from top to bottom or from side to side?
-- Homers / Murphy, TX
Rob
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posted 260 days ago
These look great. Good job.
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 260 days ago
Great looking, & great craftsmanship.
My favorite is the spalted maple.
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jockmike2
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posted 260 days ago
Beautiful.
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cedarforests
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yowzer these is hot
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jcsterling
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posted 260 days ago
Thank you for all the positive remarks.
It has taken me several years to refine this design. I arrived at this by listening to the comments made by many people telling me what they would change about previous designs.
Homers,the post has been edited to show more detail of the vertical drawers.
Brad_Nailor, the finish on all the boxes is multiple coats of shop mixed wiping varnish (spar varnish, turp, BLO). I wish I could say the drawers were all dovetailed but as it goes it takes about 5 1/2 days to build them using a drawer lock bit. More often than not the panels are resawn from thicker stock. The bead on the door is scratched. Doors are mortise and tenon. All the small drawers run on 1/8” runners.
-- John , Central PA , www.jcsterling.com
Tom Adamski
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posted 260 days ago
Very nice…
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jimp
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posted 260 days ago
Beautiful jewelry boxes! I really like the panels. If you don’t mind me asking, what type of material did you use for the background in the necklace drawer. I think it adds a nice surprise to the box.
-- - Jim, Vancouver,WA
jcsterling
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posted 260 days ago
Jimp, we use various fabrics, each chosen to compliment the box. In this case it is a hand dyed fabric.
-- John , Central PA , www.jcsterling.com
ProbablyLost
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posted 258 days ago
Great looking box John! How do the earring drawers slide out? I built a jewlery box very similar to this last year and debated over different options to attach the tall drawers and still let them slide all the way out.
-- Chris
Kate
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posted 257 days ago
beautiful
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maluco
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posted 233 days ago
amazing work!
if possible, please show some inside pictures with more detail – without the drawers / how the two vertical works / there is some metal or just wood? some stop blocks to prevent em from drop?
I really wanna more info about the inside to make one to my wife
rosewood
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posted 216 days ago
Man…you break my heart again,
its trully beautiful and great workmanship. salut…
thanks for posting.
Rosewood.
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Dalbergian
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Absolutely gorgeous like all of your work John,you have a great sense of proportion & your material choices are excellent!
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