Jewlery box from Woodsmith Show

Beautiful job Ken! I really like the burl wood and the banding….I hate hinges they are always crooked for me

-- Cosmicturner

Looks GREAT, Ken!

Looks like the hinges were too big & you had to make up for it… came out OK! Good save!

Did you make that inlay molding? Looks like some molding I made some time ago for some cribbage boards… I used Bob Simmon’s tutorials for it… was fun… Your looks GREAT!

Nice box… I remember that show… Can you burn a DVD from your DVR?

Beautiful work!

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Good job ! I am also very interested in making their box , but haven’t got around to it yet.

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Beautiful box! I think you did a great job with some amazing woods. Now you know why you never see metal hinges on any of my boxes. It’s really frustrating to put that much time and effort into a box and then have the dang hinges malfunction!

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lovely

-- Joel -- http://diversitywoodworks.wordpress.com

I think it came out really nice Ken…Your choice of woods work well together.
Hinges can be very frustrating to get right but if you do a bunch of boxes it might be a good idea to use a hinge mortising template and a router. Takes about 10 minutes to rout perfectly fit hinges. Sort of like a small version of the hinge templates used for doors.

-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com

Ken, I love the colors of wood you chose; they look beautiful.

Really nice box!

-- The Best Intentions Bring Undoubtabliy Something Less But Nontheless Something..."

Nice job Ken. I tried this same box last summer, messed up the angle on the side so bad it ended up in the fireplace, ha, Looks really good, I really like your wood/colour choices

Man, my eyes are getting bad too … but I’m still able to see a gorgeous box under that layer of dust! Beautiful work Ken!!

-- Elaine in Duncan

Ken, good work. I like the banding and the veneer inset. Angled sides are tough. You really need to start with very thick sides and attaching the top and then cutting it off give you thicker sides for your hinges. Since you are a fan of tutorials may I suggest these two. Hinges Tops Wooden Venetian blinds make great dividers. Thanks for sharing. Keep boxing and keep sharing.

-- Big Al in IN

another fine chunk of wood put together by your hands. nice job.

Outstanding box with a lot of interesting details Ken.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thanks everyone, I’ll look at those tutorials right now. I did use a router for the hinges but my alignment seemed to be off for some reason. There will be a round two with this project and I will improve the outcome or there will be a round 3…LOL

It called for a piano hinge but I thought this would dress it up silly me…..

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

Very very nice, good job.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Beautiful!
That show was on TV here last Saturday. I think you did just fine!!

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!