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15” W x 11” D x 5 1/2” H
I made this jewelery box from recycled wood that machinery were crated in shipped from Singapore. I do not know what this wood is but it is one of the hardest wood I have ever worked with and took almost forever to get it sanded smooth! I put (if I remember right) 10 coats of polyurethane varnish on this box. The polyurethane was left over from hardwood floor coatings so I decided to use it up. It is lined with felt wrapped around hard cardboard for dividers and liners. I must say that it still looks terrific after 35 years, yes there are a few light minor scratches and the hinges are a bit tarnished and there is a crack in the center of the bottom board (I guess from humidity changes over the years) However I think it has held up better than I did over the same period of time!
Enjoy looking, Critiques won’t matter on this one cause I am not going to change anything on this!
Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
-- Erwin, Jacksonville, FL
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hairy
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#1 posted 1017 days ago
I like it.
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Dan Hux
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#2 posted 1017 days ago
hell,,i’m impressed you still have it after 35 years..looks great..I couldn’t tell you where the jewelry box’s are I gave away over the years. Great work
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CharlieM1958
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#3 posted 1017 days ago
I would say it has definitely aged well!
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Kindlingmaker
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#4 posted 1017 days ago
A real classic beauty! Very very nice!
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cajunpen
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#5 posted 1017 days ago
From the photos it looks as good as the day it was built. Really nice job on it, and recycled materials are always good.
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michelletwo
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#6 posted 1016 days ago
You’ve come a long way, Baby…still looks good..purpleheart maybe? (amaranth) that stuff can be brutally hard…
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wizzardofwood
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#7 posted 1016 days ago
sweet work nice job
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Bearpie
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#8 posted 1016 days ago
Thanks for your nice comments.
Michelletwo: No this is definitely not purple heart, just about as hard if not harder and I do not know about amaranth as I have never seen this to my knowledge.
Erwin
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Jim Crockett (USN Retired)
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#9 posted 1016 days ago
Nice job – it still looks great after 35 years. I wouldn’t begin to hazard a guess on the wood – from Singapore, it could be a lot of different exotics.
Jim
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Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
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#10 posted 1015 days ago
I really love this, Erwin! I was just tabbing through the project pages and it really caught my eye. The beautiful simplicity of the design and the incredible finish look just awesome. I used to use crates from the grocery store for some of my early paintings and scrollings. It just goes to show that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
I am really glad you shared this with us. :)
Sheila
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