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Tea Box with Drawers

Project by dustynewt posted 664 days ago 857 views 3 times favorited 26 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is for my wife and her various teas.

It is oak plywood with zebrawood banding on the front and eucalyptus veneer on the drawer fronts. It measures 8×11” x 8” deep. Finish is linseed oil, polyurethane and wax. The drawer construction is just 1/4” oak plywood with butt joints. Strong enough for their size and what they’ll be used for. Next one, I want to do with solid wood and dovetails.

It has a French cleat on the back to hang on the kitchen wall. We haven’t decided where to hang it yet.

-- Please visit me at http://dustynewt.com


26 comments so far

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Blake

2763 posts in 773 days


posted 664 days ago

Aw, dusty… it’s gorgeous! Really nice piece. It’ll look great hanging on the wall.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 664 days ago

this is great… I need one for my daughter’s teas…
beautiful

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

4904 posts in 935 days


posted 664 days ago

That’s a really nice box, Dusty!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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tomd

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posted 664 days ago

I like it soo much that I’ll be over for a cup of tea.

-- Tom D

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CharlieM1958

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posted 664 days ago

Excellent work, Dusty!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Russel

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posted 664 days ago

A pretty spiffy box. I like the drawer fronts, they give a nice contrast to the rest of the box. The drawer handle are pretty cool too.

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

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Scott Bryan

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posted 664 days ago

This is a nice job Dusty. I really enjoy the contrasting wood especially the eucalyptus. I have never had the opportunity to work with this wood. The color and grain pattern look gorgeous.

The french cleat will make it easy to install and move if necessary. I use this on all my shop and garage wall cabinets. It sure beats trying to hit a stud from inside the cabinet.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Critterman

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posted 664 days ago

Tea has never looked so good…Great job Dusty.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

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Thos. Angle

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posted 664 days ago

Very well done, Dusty.

-- Thos. Angle

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mrtrim

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posted 663 days ago

wow ! very nice piece , great choice of wood . nice work dusty

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BarryW

872 posts in 805 days


posted 663 days ago

very nice box…you do excellent work..the drawers have a kind of flow to them.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

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GaryK

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posted 663 days ago

Great looking box!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Marge

144 posts in 852 days


posted 663 days ago

Very nice

-- Marge, Colorado

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Grumpy

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posted 663 days ago

I am impressed dusty, great job.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Damian Penney

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posted 663 days ago

I like this a lot, nicely done.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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rikkor

11335 posts in 773 days


posted 663 days ago

Very nice indeed!

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Dominic Vanacora

504 posts in 768 days


posted 662 days ago

I was going to make a tea box for the wife as well but when I started to put it together it got heavier and heavier so I stopped. (I was using Yellow wood or at least that’s what they called it) I like the idea of draws. Its cuts the weight down and still allows for the selection of tea you looking for. Thanks for sharing.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

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dustynewt

450 posts in 761 days


posted 660 days ago

Thanks to all for your comments. My wife loves it. As always, I see things that should have been done differently and goofs that could have been avoided. All part of the learning process. Wait until the next one…

-- Please visit me at http://dustynewt.com

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cajunpen

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posted 657 days ago

I really like the contrasting woods – very nice job.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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cheller

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posted 656 days ago

Great idea, and very nice execution.

-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com

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sIKE

1094 posts in 652 days


posted 633 days ago

The way the handles flow into the drawer box is just plain awesome!

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

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Paul D

2125 posts in 647 days


posted 633 days ago

Very nice job on this project.

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

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BobR

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posted 588 days ago

Simple, yet very attractive. Good work.

-- Bob

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jcees

553 posts in 697 days


posted 578 days ago

Lovely piece of work, mon ami. Very nicely done. Have you started using it yet?

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

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Dusty56

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posted 514 days ago

simply beautiful

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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jeanmarc

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posted 483 days ago

That’s a really nice box

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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