Red Gum and Wenge Jewellery Box

Hi Rob,
We love Aussies here! Just ask Larry aka degoose!
Please post more often; your work is very nice.
I love the wenge accents.
Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

Nice box, being from Canada I understand what you are taking about but generally that only applies to the reviews. We are so close but the difference in products available between the US and Canada boggles the mind.

In the end though, woodworking is a global community. If I am not mistaken Martin is the owner of this site and he is in europe. Check out his profile. http://lumberjocks.com/msojka

Yup there’s room for everyone here.

PS Nice box.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

I second Ellens comments you do very fine work we would hate to miss your great project

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Beautiful Work, Rob!! Thanks for sharing… we’re all just out here making sawdust, Brother… Please don’t feel unwelcome, Everybody is welcome here!!!

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Gidday mate… nice job on the book matching of the forest red gum top..

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

I agree with everyone. Keep up the great work. Bravo Zulu

-- Dudley Young USN Ret.

Very nice box!

Being in Australia need not slow down a person’s posting habits. Just ask Larry (degoose)!

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

Nice box – excellent timber selection, Rob.
-Insert Aussie yobbism here-

-- Blinded by brilliance

great craftsmanship, and keep posting. and being in australia have you used hnt gordon hand planes as i am interested in them but havent talked to anyonewho has used one

-- blaine von hagen

Nice Jewellry Box.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Great job Rob.
Keep’em coming!!!

-- Eric

This is beautiful. Love the choice/figure/placement of the lid pieces. VERY nice.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Great looking box. The wood is beautiful. Very good build.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Looks great!

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

FAntastic Build! Great design and choice of woods. That bookmatched lid in outstanding. The Wenge tray are a great accent also.

Keep up the great work.

Never feel like you are out of place here. We have members from all over the world and they all have ideas, tips, info and humor to share. Even in you don’t think you do, WE have stuff to share with others! I know I have learned a LOT from this site and all of the international members.

We would like to see more of your stuff, so keep on posting!

Scrappy

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

While it may be an 18 hour plane ride from California it is less than 18 seconds on the internet.
Just how far away do you think you are?
Nice job.

degoose has exported so many ideas and so much information we recognize the accent.
It’s now harder to understand a Newfie than an Aussie! Eh?
Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

I do a LOT of work with red gum and the many other species of eucalyptus transplanted here from Australia . Thank you Australia !! As a matter of fact I’m building a garden gate today out of red gum. Some discreet high-end furniture builders around here buy quite a bit of eucalyptus from me and do quite well with it . Your box looks great and I DO appreciate Aussie woods !!

-- rob

Hi Vonhagen,

I haven’t got any HNT Gordon planes myself, but those who use them swear by them.
You could ask the question of a broader range of Aussies by posting in the hand tools forum at

http://www.woodworkforums.com/. It’s an Australian woodworking forum.

If I should not have posted this address, I apologise.

Regards,

Rob

-- http://www.damnfinefurniture.com

Hi Rob. Great box. I’ve never seen Red Gum…the lid panel is gorgeous.

How did you flock/pad the bottom of the trays? I am about to cut the top off of a jewelry box and begin making the interior trays…with bottoms like yours. Can you tell me what method and material you used?

Thanks,

Greg

-- If, in your life, you attain the means to help; you incur the responsibility to act.

Hi Greg,

I used self adhesive felt, which I bought from a craft shop. I actually apply the felt to the base before I connect up the box panels.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Rob

-- http://www.damnfinefurniture.com