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I designed this box for my mother and based it on lines of a more traditional jewelry box.It has two sliding trays and a music box.The small box in the bottom ( upper left corner) covers the movement.The body is Cherry with an antiqued Cherry stain.The accents are Purple Heart and Maple.The body is joined with dovetails and the lid has pinned breadboard ends. The finish is lacquer.
The far right picture is the front,a little too plain I think in hindsite.I should have put a lock or medallion on it to break up the expanse a little.Maybe on the next one.
The dimensions are: 13.25w X 7.25h X 7.75 d
OOPS! Do you see the flaw in my joinery? Mom still loves it anyway.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon































18 comments so far
booyeah
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posted 754 days ago
Looks great—no flaws from this admirer!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 754 days ago
That is one very elegant looking box!
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mot
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posted 754 days ago
that’s a pretty bloody nice looking box!
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 754 days ago
Try as I might I can see no flaw. Splendid attention to detail. How about some front and side photos? I like the routed detail on the front-to-side joins, and the platform top edge. Great box!
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Peter O
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posted 754 days ago
That’s beautiful! I see the “flaw,” but would never have noticed if you didn’t tell us to look for it! You are your own worst critic.
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Dominic Vanacora
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posted 754 days ago
The flaw. You must be kidding, I would never see a flaw unless you told me where it is. If you hand made this that the way it was made. That’s not a flaw you made it that way. Right?
By the way nice colors I love the way nature alway goes well together. I just finished two boxes for the young ladies in the family and they don’t look this good.
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Brad_Nailor
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posted 754 days ago
Beautifull box! I love it…I like the sliding draws…great job. I will take a stab at identifying the flaw…It looks like to me that the pins/tails on the front piece are opposite side to side. If you look at the last pic you can see it in the darker dovetails…the right one has more and they are opposite in position from the left ones. Thats a minor mistake that dosnt deter from the quality of the finnished piece. Thats my guess! :@)
-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"
Andy
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posted 754 days ago
Thank you all the applause.

Yes,David (and Peter) the reversed dovetails is the boo boo. I didnt even realize the mistake until I had it finished. That was 7 years ago. I still make mistakes (regularly) but I look for them as I proceed, so they seldom get this far.Here is an end view from my Flickr site.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
jpw1995
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posted 754 days ago
Reversed or not, those are great looking dovetails and a great looking box!
-- JP, Shelbyville, KY
Thos. Angle
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posted 754 days ago
On a drawer it would be considered a mistake because of the direction of the pull but on a box I don’t think so. Andy, it’s a really great jewlery box. I’ll b et Mom’s proud.
-- Thos. Angle
Blake
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posted 754 days ago
Don’t change a thing. Its not too plain either. That beautiful box doesn’t need added distractions. I have never seen a breadboard top on a box! That is so cool. I especially love the feet.
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cajunpen
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posted 754 days ago
I hope my next “flawed” box is half that nice
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YorkshireStewart
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posted 754 days ago
That’s a classic style and the colour is beautiful; you’ve hit on a real antiqued cherry colour. And I like the asymmetrical dividers in the trays. And I like the contrast of timbers you’ve use in the trays. And..
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Chip
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posted 754 days ago
This is a classic case of “less is more.” Let the beautiful wood, terrific proportions and great joinery shine. It is a terrific piece and doesn’t need a thing. Thanks a lot for sharing.
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Don
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posted 754 days ago
OK, OK, I’m not the only one here, but I just have to say it again, “I just love small wooden boxes!” This one’s a real beauty.
Hope that you don’t mind a suggestion, Argy, I think an already superb box would have been even better had you use one of these rather than the chain.
The finish is very well done – gives the box a rich depth.
As for the dovetail joints, I don’t think it matters which way around you place the tails on a box. The joint is primarily decorative on a box and not for strength as in a drawer. So it’s your choice!
Nicely done, Mate!
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 754 days ago
I think it is a pretty nice looking box inside and out.
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Bwillie
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posted 753 days ago
Very nice box. I can tell you added the touch of snading inside just as smooth as the outside. That’s what a lot of people forget, but this added touch goes a long way.
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Andy
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posted 752 days ago
Don,thanks for the tip.I may have to try these out someday on that special box.At $50.00 they are a bit pricey.But they sure are nicely made and I like how they function.Thanks again.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon