jewelry boxes

First rate. Love ‘em!

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

Very nice!

-- My job is to give my kids things to discuss with their therapist....medic20447@gmail.com

These are really nice! I especially like the walnut box.

Those are absolutely stunning. I love the wood and the design.

Thanks for sharing. Keep up the great work

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

Very very nice !
Beautiful combination of woods and love the design.

Thanks for sharing

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

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.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

very nice great design.

Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Absolutely beautiful.
Great design and workmanship!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Nice. The craftsmanship and wood combination are outstanding.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

great job…very nice designs, they look great

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Very nice work! These are all beautifull…I really like your design can you elaborate a little more on your construction/finish?

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Beautiful! Looks like you have been busy.

-- Dennis Zongker

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

These look great. Good job.

Great looking, & great craftsmanship.

My favorite is the spalted maple.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Beautiful.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

yowzer these is hot

-- when a tree falls in the forest.......Quebec ,Canada

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

Very nice…

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.

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

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

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

beautiful

-- Kate, http://www.wooden-box-maker.com

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

Man…you break my heart again,
its trully beautiful and great workmanship. salut…
thanks for posting.

Rosewood.

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Absolutely gorgeous like all of your work John,you have a great sense of proportion & your material choices are excellent!

-- "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." ~ Frank Zappa