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Maple and Wenge Jewelry Box

Project by rrlumber posted 195 days ago 774 views 9 times favorited 13 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I started this project thinking it was going to be simple but it actually proved to be fairly challenging. Wenge is a beautiful wood but it does splinter easily. I would like to do another project with this wood on a larger scale.

I finished the project with linseed oil and then polished it with wax.

I got the plans from WOOD magazine a while ago.

-- Darrell, Round Rock


13 comments so far

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a1Jim

17161 posts in 476 days


posted 195 days ago

Looks great Darrell I really like the contrast of the wenge and maple.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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tomd

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posted 195 days ago

Very nice box, well done.

-- Tom D

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Durnik150

536 posts in 221 days


posted 195 days ago

OK, I officially feel like a hack! Darrell, this is a wonderful piece. The contrast with the Maple and Wenge is very classy.

Was this for a gift, a commission, dunno yet?

-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO

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CharlieM1958

7689 posts in 1118 days


posted 195 days ago

Gorgeous jewelry box!

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

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TraumaJacques

383 posts in 400 days


posted 195 days ago

I have not worked with Wenge for almost a year and still have splinters from it… nice wood but not easy to work with. The box however is great to quote my buddy Charlie ” Gorgeous” did you have to buy all that bling?

-- All bleeding will eventually stop.

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Dennis Zongker

1019 posts in 491 days


posted 195 days ago

Very nice! Great job.

-- Dennis Zongker

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rrlumber

19 posts in 222 days


posted 195 days ago

Thanks for the nice comments… My wife makes a lot of her jewelry so fortunately I did not have to purchase most of it ; ‘)

The box was a gift to her for our anniversary.

-- Darrell, Round Rock

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stefang

1656 posts in 233 days


posted 195 days ago

Really nice. I like how the wenge pieces give a curvy looks to the whole box.

-- Mike, American in Norway

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tmiller

90 posts in 212 days


posted 195 days ago

Fantastic job. The contract is awesome.

-- All trees have projects inside of them, it is your job to get them out.

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scrappy

1667 posts in 330 days


posted 194 days ago

Great box. Love the contrasting woods.

Does look rather chalenging with the drawers. They are very nice.

I like the full length handles also. Gives the box more layers and has function.

Corners are great. Love the way they bow out in center.

Keep up the wonderfull work.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

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hasbeen99

141 posts in 438 days


posted 194 days ago

Truly a beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing!

-- "The only thing that counts is faith, expressing itself in love." --Galatians 5:6

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mtnwild

2029 posts in 427 days


posted 194 days ago

Really nice design and wood and craftsmanship. Beautiful!!

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

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Woodhacker

1145 posts in 623 days


posted 194 days ago

Darrell, great job, I like this design too. Nice contrasting wood choices.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

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