Phillippine mahogany & bubinga jewelry box

Here is a link to my UTube video making finger joints—enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55gnujMC254

-- The wood is good.

Very nice work.Your intentions will be understood and I am sure the love and excitement you feel about gifting out your work,will be well recognized too.

Very very nice boxes indeed! I love the combination of mahogany and bubinga. Well done.
Can you explain a bit about how to make the curved tops?

Ryan

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Reply to ryan. I made the arched panels using two pieces of 1/8” bending board with bubinga veneer on the top and bottom. They are glued together as a laminate and pressed in a vacuume press. I made an arched form just for this purpose. I’ve made about 20 arch panels ,so far, and have revised and improved the procedure as I went. They are difficult to make. I have a series of slides (@20) that I can post that will show you exactially how it is done. If there is an option for posting these pictures, I can upload them that will describe the process in detail. Thanks’s for asking.

-- The wood is good.

These boxes are very good accomplishment and they are beautiful and you should certainly be proud of them and rightly so.

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They look great and will be appreciated by your family forever

-- Scott "Some days you are the big dog, some days you are the fire hydrant"

Very beautiful boxes. Family heirlooms for sure!

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Great job and I like the your label with the pic! The round top is a great look!

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Gorgeous boxes! The attention to detail is exquisite. The bubinga is fantastic. Nice work!

Thanks theHarr, Id love to see the process pics!
You can just add them in a reply by clicking on the image icon above the writing area. I think you can add 10 at a time. I’d love to see them!

Ryan

-- I restore the finest vintage tools! If you need a nice plane, saw, marking tool or brace, please let me know!

Beautiful
They are very fine looking and the top looks wonderful.
I am sure they will be treasured for a very long time.
If you wanted to show the process you could do so in a blog and then just have it linked here. As it is a bit easier to do in there.

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As a person who enjoys woodworking and family genealogy this is a project that I can truly appreciate
thanks for taking the time to post this it is quite the inspiration on all levels great job !!!!

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Very nice jewelry boxes for the girls. I have been looking to do something similar. I hope you don’t mind if I count your design among those being considered. Please let me know if you do mind. BTW what are the dimensions of the boxes.

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I just posted two blogs that show how the arch panels are laminated and the vacumme procedure.
Enjoy.

-- The wood is good.

Terrific boxes, very nicely done.

-- Tom D