OSB jewellery box (sorry)

Now that’s a neat box. Nothing like making something that others don’t have the guts to try.

A great job

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

Hard to believe but this is pretty neat and it’s waterproof. I built a hay shed and work shop and used OSB for the interior walls and had a sheet left (lumber yard said it is waterproof) over and left it outside on the ground in SW Missouri weather for a year and it stayed flat and did not crack anywhere.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

i to like to make boxes & your design is really good , it just goes to show that there are a whole lot of good ideas out there, & most of my woodworking is centered around my router & router table, keep it up.

-- john, Moose Jaw, Sask, j.soika@shaw.ca

I think you have disproved the old adage that you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear.

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

You and Brian work well together. I like this box!

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

I don’t see any reason to apologize for this. It is actually a very beautiful box. I’m amazed you are able to get such good miters in the OSB.

How does she open the trap door on the top?

-- Kyle Shipp, Michigan, http://battleshipp.blogspot.com

Hey! I never would have thought of that. That looks amazingly nice.

Great job!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

How about pictures of the girlfriend?

-- Paul, La Center, Washington

That’s very unique to say the least. It looks very nice.

-- It's better to have people think you're stupid rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

when people say times are hard then this has to be the way forward .
not only is that box and your nightstand functional but very clean looking great work love them…. #
can i ask what you used to finish them with is it straight clear varnish

andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

I have to admit that this is really cool. I was all ready to bash you for using OSB as a box material, but wow…neat! The idea for the swinging drawer is cool too…have you thought of maybe using a pin to pivot on with a rare earth magnet to secure it? Just a thought…no idea if it would work. Great job buddy.

-- Patrick

Kshipp: Oops. Since I took these photos, I’ve added a small handle which is a silk band loop threaded through a small hole in the trap door. I meant to take another photo of this and include it, but I simply forgot all about it. I will take a photo at the next opportunity and post it here.

Pommy: On the outside I used a semi glossy varnish (or lacquer, in Norwegian it’s called “lakk”) that is usually applied to hard wood floors. First one coat, then a light sanding, then a second coat. I probably should’ve had more coats, but I’m not very good with liquid materials so I decided to quit while I was ahead. The black colour on the inside is some kind of water based hobby paint.

PGreene: I originally designed it with a pin, but I found that the axis of pivotation (sic) would come too far into the box, forcing me to round off the corner of the drawer. This would create a recess into the box, breaking with “cleanness” that I wanted. I think.

Thank you for your comments, everyone, you are all too kind!

-- Carpent! And thou shalt be saved....

Nice and original. I name my kid “router”.Lol

-- Zipsss

Excellent and beautiful work. I have a particular affinity for using the ‘wrong’ tools and materials for a job, just to push limits, and see what’s possible, and maybe come up with something no one would expect, doing or using something no one would bother to try, so I have a particular love of your box. It looks rather exquisite in the shots where the light reflects off the faces. Great job! I agree with your first lesson, too. It would be neat to have the sides made of the same pieces, so the strands line up exactly, minus the blade width of the cut. It would never have occurred to me, either. My projects are made of mistakes :)

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

just goes to show, it’s not the material, but the workmanship that makes it. Nicely done… anything can be made beautiful if properly handled.

-- 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/

Looks great, I never would have thought OSB could look so good. Keep up the good work.

Hmmmmm. Call me old fashioned but if I’m going to spend that much time on something (which you obviously did, the fit and finish look great) I would start with different material. Just my opinion so don’t everyone go gettin their nose bent out of shape.

-- DocK, WV

Brilliant!

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Just cool. Love your ideas. Inspiring.

I am not sure which one i like better the nightstand or this. Great job on both of them, like the thinking. May have to put some of the additional scrap i have around here to good use. If nothing else just to do as you have and experiment for the future.
Thanks for posting and a belated Welcome to LumberJocks.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Got to say I’ve passed this box a few times without a real look. Sorry to prejudge. First, very cool design, second, it really is how you see it, isn’t it. Very cool idea, great project. Thanks!

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

How could I overlooked this very beautiful box.
Thanks for sharing.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.