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I made this jewelry box for my daughter as a sort of wedding gift. Unfortunately it was almost a year late. The box was spice box inspired and made out of cherry and walnut with Birdseye maple drawer fronts. It’s about 24 inches high by 12 inches or so wide and deep. The top and bottom of the box have hidden areas accessible by removing the top and/or bottom drawers. All of the drawers have hand-cut dovetails – I think that took as much time as the rest of the box! (My wife told me to get a dovetail jig after she saw how much time it took me)
The cherry panels were a little tricky because I didn’t have a thickness planer at the time. I had to do quite a bit of hand work to get them to the right thickness.
The finish is multiple coats of shellac and paste wax. The BE drawer fronts were dyed lightly with Trans Tint to bring out the “eyes”. It worked.
Now it’s up to my son-in-law to fill appropriately.
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DonDA
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#1 posted 451 days ago
Very nice. I like your choice of woods. And doing the work with hand planes will make it all the more enjoyable to view. You have great talent.
-- Don, Saginaw Mi
JR45
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#2 posted 451 days ago
Splendid workmanship! A wedding present that will be treasured. Worth the wait.
Jim
-- It always looks better when it's finished!
bowtie
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#3 posted 451 days ago
beautiful work, I have been sketching a spice box style jewelery box for my wife. I was planning hinged side doors for necklaces but I like your deeeeep drawers for necklaces. thanks for posting
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Maveric777
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#4 posted 451 days ago
Fantastic piece! Very well done…
-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.
bugz
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#5 posted 451 days ago
Sper looking, a treasure for sure.
-- Bob, Lewistown, Montana. Kindness is the Language the blind can see and deaf can hear. - Mark Twain
Martyroc
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#6 posted 451 days ago
Beautiful craftsmanship, I love the contrasting woods.
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
a1Jim
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#7 posted 451 days ago
This is a outstanding piece ,such amazing focus on detail. I know your daughter loves it and will treat it as a family
heirloom.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
Brian516
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#8 posted 451 days ago
Looks great! Hopefully your son in law has deep pockets to fill all those drawers.
-- Brian
489tad
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#9 posted 451 days ago
That is such a cool design. Great job. A lot of work went in to that.
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pons
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#10 posted 451 days ago
nice. well made. what are the feet made out of?
-- Jim in Va
EROCK
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#11 posted 451 days ago
That has got to be one of the best looking jewelry boxes I’ve seen on this site!
-- Eric, Seattle Washington - Sawdust Maker
cdarney
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#12 posted 451 days ago
Thank you all for the nice comments
@pons
The feet and the drawer pulls came from Lee Valley. They’re all brass and they use the only screws in the piece. They have lots of nice hardware for boxes like this.
Sierras
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#13 posted 451 days ago
Man, I love the drawer arrangement!!! Great job
dakremer
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#14 posted 451 days ago
that is a beautiful jewelry cabinet! Probably my favorite I’ve seen on here!
-- Hey you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!!!!
JJohnston
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#15 posted 451 days ago
“Now it’s up to my son-in-law to fill appropriately.” Ha!
Great drawer arrangement. “Symmetric by rotation”, a mathematician might say.
-- My broker promised me he would treat my money as if it were his own. Trouble is, he did.
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