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This is an 8 sided jewellery box made of bloodwood with strips of maple, purpleheart, tigerwood and lacewood on the top. I made the hinges from leftover material with 1/8” brass rods and used a burgundy flock on the inside and removable tray. There are some tricky miter cuts on this project and being only an amateur wood worker, it was quite a challenge and is far from perfect. Of course, once I made the first one I had numerous requests for more so did a second one using lacewood as the prime choice of wood. Both boxes have 6 coats of tung oil rubbed into them.
-- Jamie, Sedalia, Colorado
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 1198 days ago
Beautiful and wonderful box Jamie very well done.
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patron
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#2 posted 1198 days ago
hi jamie ,
looks good ,
did you cut your miters freehand on the chopsaw ?
you might want to use stops and practice with scrap 1/4” ply ,
or make a sled and stops for the table saw for this .
your design is great , and we all need to hone our skills .
practice , practice , practice !
welcome to LJ’s .
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bigike
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#3 posted 1198 days ago
nice work, love the tray idea
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webwood
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#4 posted 1198 days ago
cool design
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dustbunny
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#5 posted 1198 days ago
Nice work !
Love the colors
I’ve made some boxes like this with the quilt top on the lid.
Never thought about a tray on the inside, cool !!
Lisa
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Loucarb
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#6 posted 1198 days ago
Very nice design & wood combination. Beautiful box.
Frankie Talarico Jr.
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#7 posted 1198 days ago
really nice job, You say they are far from perfect, well you did a good job fixing it. I always say
” It’s not a mistake, until you can’t fix it!”
Great wood choice
I also like the idea of wood hinges on this piece. Really nice touch
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blockhead
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#8 posted 1198 days ago
The design and wood choices are fantastic. Nice finish as well. If you want any tips or tricks on these types of boxes, Patron is your man. Welcome to LJ’s!
-- Brad, Oregon- The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.
jhtuckwell
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#9 posted 1198 days ago
Hey guys: Thanks for all of the accolades. This is a great website, I’ll keep in touch.
-- Jamie, Sedalia, Colorado
norwood
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#10 posted 1198 days ago
good design and wonderful choice of woods they work well together
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blackcherry
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#11 posted 1198 days ago
Great look box, I can see that a lot of effort when into this build. Thank for posting …BC
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#12 posted 1088 days ago
Incredible marquetry on the lid. Love it
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#13 posted 343 days ago
Very nice box Jamie.
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