Purpleheart Jewelry Box

nice box, what was your choice of wood for the bottom?

Nicely done!

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Hi Corey,

The bottom is a made from some luan ply or birch ply I had laying around. I liked the grain pattern and included it even though it’ll rarely be seen…

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Very nice ! I haven’t had much luck getting the purple to come back for me yet on my project wood after milling it . Yours turned out great though : )

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Nice box. I really like purple heart except for all the splinters it like to give me. Nice job

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Very nice box! Thanks for sharing.

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Nice! I see a project coming on…, my wife’s favorite color is purple.

Very neat, Well done.

Woody.

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Beautiful build! I made a jewellery box with purpleheart and found it to be a troublesome wood to work with. Just curious, what was your experience working with purpleheart?

Mike

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Hi Mike,

Actually this was my very first experience with an exotic wood other than mahogany. I made the cuts slowly (both the table saw and router slots). I resawed the stock 3/4” lumber to just under 1/2” using a Freud thin kerf rip blade and then planed the parts to 3/8” (sides) and 1/8” for the dividers on my DeWalt planner. The original stock was 3/4” x 4” x 36” long. I did find the purpleheart brittle but I worked slow and meticulously (no extra stock laying around in case of a mistake). I suppose the extra sharp bits and blades make a big difference. I used an 1/8” diameter down spiral bit for the divider slots and the hinge mortises to avoid tearout. I’d be happy to answer any other questions!

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Nice box & great tip for purple heart users. It’s one of my favorite woods and have found myself getting frustrated at time with the purple looking darker after working with it.

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Enviable jewelry box with attractive colour because of the choice of wood.
Sharad

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This is a nice box. I like how you kept the design clean and simple. That purple heart will become a nice deep, rich purple over time as it ages.

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Just wanted to return some of the “props”, Great Job! I am definately still learning patience with tedious small projects. There is no where to hide your mistakes.

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