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Two cases built, with love, for Lily (7) and Rosie (11) for Christmas 2007. Finished with environmentally friendly water-based polyurethane, these units are safe for children. I used walnut for the sides and lids, maple drawers with cherry faces, and oak plywood trimmed with cherry for the shelves. This minimizes movement (hopefully) and allowed me to use sliding dovetail joints between the sides and shelves. The lids display an inlayed flower for which the girls are named. This project took all my spare time between July and December. I purchased the drawings from the New Yankee Workshop. Thanks, Norm!
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30 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 259 days ago
Very nice! I really like the inlays.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Huckleberry
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posted 259 days ago
Good ones! I really like the bottom drawer slides. Are those dovetails on the drawers? And nice job on the tops.
-- Something that goes unnoticed will never be remembered.
Kerry
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posted 259 days ago
Very nice. I especially like the top on Rosie’s. They’ll love it for many many years.
Kerry
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mot
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posted 259 days ago
I liked that episode of NYW. I think I have it on VHS somewhere. You did a great job.
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 259 days ago
Pretty cool how the legs slide out to become a drawer, inlay work is wonderful!
-- Bob A in NJ
DAN
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posted 259 days ago
excellent posting. great job ….
welcome to lj’s
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Bruce
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posted 259 days ago
Gee, thanks u guys! They were lots of fun to make.
Chris
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posted 259 days ago
Very Impressive! How did the young ladies react to them?
-- Chris
Douglas Bordner
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posted 259 days ago
Beautiful. The inlay is spectacular, and very apt for the little girl’s names. Inspiring work.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Blake
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posted 259 days ago
Gorgeous!
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rikkor
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posted 259 days ago
Great inlays. Two mighty fine heirloom boxes.
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cajunpen
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Those are spectacular! The girls should be quite pleased and should be able to pass them on to their grand children. Don’t thank Norm – you built these beauties.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Dadoo
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posted 259 days ago
Really! These are just beautiful! And the girls will never have trouble tellling whose is whose!
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Critterman
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posted 259 days ago
Excellent job the inlays look great along with all the rest…bet the loved them :>)
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Scott Bryan
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posted 259 days ago
This is a wonderful project. The inlays are wonderful. I am sure the girls will appreciate them and realize the “true worth” of the cases when they are older.
Thanks for sharing.
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Mario
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posted 259 days ago
very nice, great job on the inlays
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CharlieM1958
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posted 259 days ago
Great job. Like everyone else has said, the inlays are fantastic!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
kjwoodworking
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posted 259 days ago
The cases are beautiful and the inlay is perfect. This is like the third project I’ve seen today that has inspired me to try something I haven’t done before.
Again beautiful work!
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Paul
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posted 259 days ago
Excellent!
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FlWoodRat
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posted 259 days ago
Norm should thank you for excellent representation of his design. Nice jog.
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Don
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posted 259 days ago
I just love this small box! It has everything; design, quality workmanship, beautiful finish – wow! Exceptional!
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jockmike2
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posted 259 days ago
Beautiful wonderful job. You should write something personal on the bottom to each, told to me by an excellent craftsman, Mark DeCou. Actually he said write something mushy, which I did on a chest to my daughter. We both cried when I gave it to her. mike
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Karson
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posted 258 days ago
Great chest. The inlays are great. A great gift for a couple of girls. Now you will probably get all kinds of requests.
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Dominic Vanacora
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posted 258 days ago
Great project, I can see why they told so long to make. Great detail. I hope you signed them so they can run their fingers over your name some day and recall the day they were given such loving gifts. They will keep them forever.
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.
Dan Pleska
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posted 257 days ago
Great looking boxes “bgm”, I especially like the inlay. Want to start doing some of that myself. Thanks for sharing.
-- Dan, West Virginia, http://www.danpleskaCreations.com
shaun
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posted 257 days ago
Awsome jewelry boxes Bruce. The pesonalized inlays make them perfect.
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Rich_S
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posted 254 days ago
Very cool…I like the hidden drawer in the base!
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Miket
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posted 254 days ago
Another very nice looking box!
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YorkshireStewart
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posted 254 days ago
A delightful pair of boxes Bruce, and yes, the inlays work beautifully and are so appropriate.
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.
Andy
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posted 252 days ago
Very nice work indeed!I can see why it took so long.Your attention to detail is spot on.These will be handed down through the family.Thanks for sharing.
-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY