Cypress/Padauk Jewelry Box

Fine box! Great choice of wood.

-- --Chuck

Very cool looking box! Nice to see that you used your new Leigh jig.

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

Very good looking box. I like the different woods.

-- Larry, Shreveport

Really nice looking box. I love Padauk – it ages nicely. The only thing that I don’t like about it is the it will bleed onto lighter woods. Your box looks great though. I may make one like it for storing pens in.

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

Really nice. What is it like to work with cypress and where did you get it?

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Nice job on the jewelery box, good contrast in wood.

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

This is a gorgeous box and I really like the wood combination. I am sure that you “earned some points” with your wife for this.

How did you finish the piece?

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

very nice.. the colours really add to the impact.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thats a nice blend of woods. Very well done.

Wow very nice

-- Hope Never fails

Great box and Great job!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

Good job.
Color me ignorant, but I have never seen drawer faces attached like that. I like it.
Or am I seeing it wrong. Are they slid into place, or is it double half blind dovetails?

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

It would make a great tool box. Lucky her.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Nice joinery. Your wife must be proud.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

That’s a terrific looking box! Where’s Don?

-- Robb

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

Cajunpen: I did get some bleeding onto the drawer sides, as you may be able to see in the 3rd pic.

Blake: cypress is slightly harder than pine, although some say density varies widely from board to board. It was easy to work, and has some chip-out issues like pine. I sands a little unevenly, I guess the early wood and late wood have a big difference in density. I got it from the Hardwood Barn in east Texas.

Scott: I used BLO, garnet shellac (I’ve obsessed with this stuff lately), and paste wax.

SPalm: the drawer joinery is kind a cross between a rabbit and a sliding dovetail (I can’t remember what it’s called). I saw it in Gary Rogowski’s joinery book.

The Hardwood Barn is a long drive from where you are at. It takes me about an hour to get there.

You go there often?

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

No, I’ve only been once. My parents live in Shreveport. So it’s only an 1 1/2 hours from there.