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This was one of the earlier jewelry boxes I made. The sides are maple and the top is highly figured mahogany with purple heart accents. Inside is a sliding/lift-out tray. The mahogany was hell to work with. Even my best hand scraper could not shave the hairy surface smooth. My only option was to sand forever and varnish heavily. But when you walk past it the figure appears to move like dancing flames. I have ten more feet of that mahogany because it was the same price as the regular straight-grained stuff so I bought the whole board. The miter keys are also purple heart.
-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us
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Dorje
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#1 posted 2044 days ago
Another great use of wood! Another great box!
What kind of hardware do you use?
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
coloradoclimber
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#2 posted 2044 days ago
WOW !! That is really nice! We see a lot of different styles and executions here. I really like this combination.
Jeff
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#3 posted 2044 days ago
The execution of the splines in the lid is amazing. I’m tuned into the miter keys right now since I just finished my first project where I used them. Nice completion with the figured mahogany. I love it.
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
WayneC
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#4 posted 2044 days ago
Great box. What material did you use in the trays?
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
cajunpen
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#5 posted 2043 days ago
That top is gorgeous – of course the rest of the box is pretty nice too. I like the mirror and sliding divider.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
MsDebbieP
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#6 posted 2043 days ago
that’s awesome!!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
TomFran
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#7 posted 2043 days ago
This is a nice looking box with excellent design. Simple, yet elegant.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
CharlieM1958
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#8 posted 2043 days ago
Great box. I don’t know if you’ve met Don yet, but he’s gonna love you. :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
mot
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#9 posted 2043 days ago
Beautiful box! I can’t believe I beat Don here.
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Blake
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#10 posted 2043 days ago
The tray is mahogany.
-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us
Chip
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#11 posted 2043 days ago
Wow. Another stunner. Terrific craftsmanship and wonderful design Blake.
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!
PanamaJack
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#12 posted 2042 days ago
The long time to sand really paid off on this one. It turned out great Blake.
-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)
Don
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#13 posted 2038 days ago
OK – OK, I can’t blame my wonky knee forever so I just dropped by to tell my mate Blake that, like his wife, I just love this box – but I guess no one is surprised, because I just love small wooden boxes!
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hillsbiblechurch.org/
SPHinTampa
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#14 posted 1856 days ago
This is really nice, as is project 3143.
Question … did you do anything special to “pop” the figure before applying a top coat?
-- Shawn, I ask in order to learn
BobR
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#15 posted 1856 days ago
Nice box. The lid has turned out great.
-- Bob
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