Jewelry Box

Nice work Blake! Can’t go wrong with that maple/cherry combo – just love it!

What tools did you add to your shop?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Nice. I like the look of the suede (and the box overall).

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

sweet!!!
nice trade, too, I think!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very cool, it appears your box joint jig does something mine doesn’t, or at least something i don’t know how to do. The spacing…I like it.

-- Brad,--"The way to eat an eliphant is one bite at a time"

Great job. Top knotch.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

The box joint was made with my new Incra router table fence. I plan to start a blog on the Incra system because since I have discovered it I am in love. It is the best addition to my shop since walls and a ceiling. I used to be such a snob about the Incra stuff. I would see it at woodworking shows and turn my nose up. It seemed unnecessarily fancy. But I have been converted, I am sorry to say.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Love the box. Really a bunch! I am solidly in the Incra fence camp. Once you figure out how to index to the bit edge and center there is nothing like the precision and versatility it provide. I want to welcome you here. I can tell you will be showing some gorgeous work here.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Beautifully done Blake. I do like the earring arrangement.

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

This beaut was posted almost 24 hours ago and no comment from Don? Has anybody checked to see if he’s ok? Really terrific piece Blake. Just beautiful.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it.

-- Dust collectors suck.

yes, beautiful job. i bet that cherry on top will age to a gorgeous color.

-- Greg, CT

I’m sorry I missed this one the first time by. This is quite an elegant looking box, Blake. Nice job.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Nice little box.
Boxes are one thing on my to-do list.

Thanks,
This was the first project I posted but it is actually my most recent “full-sized” (for me) project. I have been posting other older projects and jigs. I have more of this wood and now that my new router table is completed I plan to make another one of these.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Missed it before Blake. A great job. I’ve got an Incra but I use it mostly for a fence on my router and table saw.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

I missed the box when you released it originally – I just found the link in the Valet. Very nice attention to detail, I especially like the inlayed mirror in the lid.

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

Very nice work Blake. How did you make that thumb divot on the front of the box under the lid?

-- Maplewood, MN

Good question Rikkor... its very easy: I just tilt the edge of the box (at an angle) against a drum sander chucked into my drill press until it is the desired depth and look. No jig required, I just draw a small mark at the center and hold it against the sanding drum by hand.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Well, that is simple enough to rate a “DUH” from me. Thanks Blake.

-- Maplewood, MN