Jewelry Box

Very well done , I specially like the knob handle .
Thanks for sharing with us.

-- Not my woodworking http://woodworkessence.com/

Beautiful box Matt—nice contrast of woods, great inlay work

-- Mike --www.midlothianwoodworks.com

Great box in all respects!

What is the inspiration for the buffalo inlay?

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

Very nice box, love the different shape / design and the wood combination. The buffalo is really neat, nice job!

Thanks for sharing

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

I like it very much! Great work.

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

Very nice box – looks different. I like the tortoise head’s shape knob handle.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Very nice looking box & Marquetry.

-- Dennis Zongker

Very nice box, I like the tray and the marquetry as well.

-- Chris

Very nice box and inlay. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Nice job the inlay looks like gold leaf in one of the pics.

-- GO DAWGS!

Thanks for all the comments.

Charlie, the inspiration for the buffalo marquetry work was from a family member/client. Because I live in Montana, she wanted a theme on the box that would summarize the great plains. I thought what could be more appropriate?? It was a lot of fun and it’s spawned some ideas for wildlife inlays and marquetry work on other projects! We’ll see how it goes…..

Kind of new to the workings of this website so I hope you can see this!

Matt

-- Matt, Montana

Noknot,

Just wanted to tell you that I thought the same thing about the inlay looking like gold leaf. I used Makore Cherry for the background of the inlay work and I was really impressed with the finishing qualities of this wood. Truly amazing. Just with sanding up to 600grit, the wood looked polished. Then with the application of 6 coats, clear shellac and a high quality wax, I was happy with the final product.

Unfortunately, the dust from this cherry seems almost toxic. A respirator is an absolute must when working with this wood.

-- Matt, Montana

Very nice box and well done with the inlay