Completed this jewelry box yesterday

[MarkE]

I built this jewelry box for my Granddaughter's birthday in March

My son asked me to build another for his girlfriend. I came across a few nice pieces of curly maple for the sides and a block of birds eye maple for the drawer fronts. I got that birds eye maple maybe 10-12 years ago when my wife worked at an auction house. It was being sold as a gun stock blank. I had been waiting for the right project to use it on and forgot I had it.

Anyway here it is.

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The top, bottom, drawer boxes and feet are cherry. General finishes Seal-A-Cell topped of with several coats of GF Endurovar satin poly. There are a couple of additional pictures in my gallery.

 

[Mike Davis]

That is very nice, Mark.

Did you line the drawers with anything?

 

[TracyP]

Beautiful piece, great craftsmanship.

 

[FredP]

that is sure to be treasured for a long time.:icon_thum:icon_thum excellent work Mark.

 

[Joe Scharle]

Box that pretty should have been saved for his wife

 

[uncledavid]

Very nice.......

 

[MarkE]

Thanks for the kind comments.

That is very nice, Mark.

Did you line the drawers with anything?

All six drawers are lined with padded velvet inserts. The inserts are a piece of poster board with some polyester fiberfill covered with the velvet fabric. The valvet is glued to the back side of the poster board.

 

[MarkE]

Box that pretty should have been saved for his wife

That's what I told him. It didn't work.

 

[Cato]

Really nice box Mark. From the few boxes that I have made they are way more challenging than people think.

Your design and build look very well thought out.

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Beautiful piece Mark. Sure hope your son is serious about this girl. :gar-Bi If he's anything like my son was, you might have to build another one in six months. :wwink:

Bill

 

[MarkE]

Really nice box Mark. From the few boxes that I have made they are way more challenging than people think.

Your design and build look very well thought out.

Thanks Bob. But to clarify, this is not my design. This plan is from Woodsmith Magazine (Volume 33, #197)

 

[MarkE]

Beautiful piece Mark. Sure hope your son is serious about this girl. :gar-Bi If he's anything like my son was, you might have to build another one in six months. :wwink:

Bill

I sure hope I don't have to make another one. Two was more than enough.

 

[Canuck]

Beautifuk work there, Mark.

They will be treasured!:icon_thum

Wayne

 

[boxxmaker]

WOW,that is just awesome

 

[Jeff]

Very nice work Mark. Your wood selection is nicely complementary.

BTW, is there such a beast called a "pre-prenuptial agreement"?

 

[Willemjm]

Very nice, love the design and the choice of woods.

 

[Mt. Gomer]

That is gorgeous!!!

 

[LeftyTom]

Spiffy work, as usual. :icon_thum

 

[MarkE]

Thanks again guys. The jewelry box was presented yesterday and was a big hit.

 

[stave]

Beautiful work and design, my wife is envious but knows me to well to ask. You're a good man to build one for a girlfriend!

Stave