Getting Near The End

[walnutjerry]

For those that have been following the "Dogwood Jewelery Boxes"---I am getting near the end of the project.:eusa_clap Hope these pics show up better than the last. It has been a challenge but an enjoyable one, most of the time.:lol:
Criticism welcome--------thanks for looking.

Jerry

 

[DaveO]

Wow Jerry, those came out awesome, and we can really see them in the pics this time around. Great job on both.
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Dave

 

[4yanks]

Jerry,

They look very nice. Extremely professional, as usual.

Willie

 

[jeff...]

Them's pretty :icon_thum

 

[walnutjerry]

They look great! They look fantastic considering the wood you had to work with.

What kind of corner joint did you make with that thin stock? They look tight and strong.

Mike---------the corner joints are rabbeted joints, the width of the side panel and half the thickness of the front and back panels. I shyed away from miters and dovetails :rolf:.

As so often happens, I grossly underestimated the time to do them. I have over 3 weeks and getting near 4 in doing them.

Thanks for the kind words BTW.

Jerry

 

[walnutjerry]

Wow Jerry, those came out awesome, and we can really see them in the pics this time around. Great job on both.
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Dave

Thanks Dave----on both counts. The pics were inside the house this time with different lighting, no flourescent this time.

Jerry

 

[ChrisMathes]

Wow! Those look awesome...not to mention that you didn't have much to work with!!!

..Chris

 

[Makinsawdust]

Looking good, big guy!

 

[nelsone]

Man, you really did a nice job on those! Next years calendar?

 

[FredP]

they look great jerry! soooo..... what ya do with that ratty pile o wood in your first post?:rolf:

fred

 

[DavidF]

Nice job Jerry, great looking boxes.:eusa_clap

 

[cpowell]

Jerry you did a great job with that wonderful stock you started with! :icon_thum

I like the way each one is a little different. Were you able to wrap the grain on all of them?

They look really dressed up with the felt/flocking. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap


Chuck

 

[Travis Porter]

WOW!!! How much additional wood did you have to use?

You need to take some more pictures and save them up for next years calendar contest. They turned out awesome. I can sincerely say I would have never believed you could get that much out of that pitiful pile of wood you had to work with.

 

[walnutjerry]

Jerry you did a great job with that wonderful stock you started with! :icon_thum

I like the way each one is a little different. Were you able to wrap the grain on all of them?

They look really dressed up with the felt/flocking. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap


Chuck

Chuck----------Unfortunately I could not wrap the grain on any of them. I just had to try to find a piece as near as possible in color to the mating side. The lining in the lid and small trays is velvet and the drawers have inserts bought from Fetpak some time ago. The inserts are plastic that I assume had been flocked. I turned all the knobs for the drawers on the lathe. The knobs of each box match the wood used on the base and lid trim.

Thanks for the good words!!

Jerry

 

[JackLeg]

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Jerry: They are just what I expected to see from an old Master like you. I really want to get up there and visit you in the shop. Congratulations on a great job!

 

[walnutjerry]

WOW!!! How much additional wood did you have to use?

You need to take some more pictures and save them up for next years calendar contest. They turned out awesome. I can sincerely say I would have never believed you could get that much out of that pitiful pile of wood you had to work with.

I have not done a footage tally on the additional lumber used. I used poplar for the drawer sides (5 drawers), some 1/4" plywood for the drawer bottoms and in the lids to add a little thickness and have something to glue the dogwood inserts to (thus the reason for lining the inside of the lid with velvet). Then there was a little walnut, cherry, butternut, red oak and mahogany for the bases and lid perimeters.

I may have been able to use a little more dogwood for dividers in the trays but it was hard to figure out if there would be enough material to do that.

It was unknown to begin with who the guy was that was supposed to have done the boxes for this man. It turns out that the guy was my good friend, Steve Hooper, who passed away earlier in the year. Maybe I had a little help from beyond---------strange how things work out sometimes.:eusa_thin

Jerry