Finger-jointed Bubinga Jewelry box

Very nice jewelry box! You attention to detail shows.

-- Mike ...Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction

Beautiful work!! I like yoiur secret compartments, I’ll have to remember that. WElcome to LJ!!

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Dan, nice for a first project, can’t wait to see number two.

-- "aim small miss small" m g breedlove

I would consider this a great job if done by a veteran woodworker. The fact that this is your first “real” project makes this even more impressive. Bubinga is one of my all time favorite woods. In fact, I am currently making a Bubinga/Maple bed. I’m very impressed with the secret compartment despite the fact that I don’t really understand how it works.

Can you tell us what the other woods are?

You have a great future as a woodworker.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

Great job.

Nice job. Lots of detail in the box.

-- wchips

Hey, thanks a lot everybody! Gee, I would have joined a long time ago had I known it would be such a reaffirming experience! =D

Rich, the other woods are wengie, purple heart, and ipe (aka ironwood—leftover from my dad’s deck!). The liftout assembly slides out from the back of the box (with the top open)—out of the wide slot where long necklaces would hang into if they weren’t stuffed into the pouch in the lid. The sliders on the drawers extend past the sides of this compartment (all the way to the back wall of the box), which not only allows for full pullout on the drawers without them falling out, but also sort of “lock in” the secret assembly if the drawers are closed so it couldn’t lift out. The liner is attached at the ends and not along the middle, so it serves as a handle to lift the whole thing out.

Again, thanks everybody for the accolades!

-- Dan B

nice job.

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

Wow, the detail on the inside is inspiring. I can’t wait to see your 100th project if this is how you are starting out.

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Fantastic. What a wonderfull jewelry box. I am sure she thinks it was worth the wait. Outstanding design and build. Beautifull wood choices and finish also.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

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

Top Notch! Should be Proud!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Outstanding, certainly a labor of love. The only problem with jewelry boxes are, sooner or later you will hear
” Now you got to fill it”

-- So Many tools, So little time

Super box! Your attention to detail is to be admired.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''