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  1. 3rd January 2009, 03:25 PM #1
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    Default First Jewelry Box

    Well here's the results of 4 or 5 days in the shed. This is my first decent try at boxmaking. Timber is Jarrah and Tassie Oak. Finish is Minwax gloss wipe on poly.

    I made a few mistakes that aren't that obvious. Mainly a result of making up the design along the way and not planning things properly. All the joints are mitred so I also had a fair bit of trouble clamping things together for glueing.

    It's also my first go at using quality timber. Prior to this I mainly played around with pine and meranti. The good stuff is so much easier to work with.

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    what a nice box, very well done!
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    Nice work Kev...

    how have you found the wipe on poly? Do you find it does the job of making your work look its best?
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    Good work
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    Very nice
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    Thanks for the comments everyone. Nowhere near your standards yet NF and Munruben but I'll get there.

    Shane, yeah I like wipe-on poly - very easy to apply and the results are always good. I do intend to give oil and wax a go on future projects to compare. I like your "swear box" on your web page - very nice timber and looks like it came up good in the end . Hey, I think you should name your company Skynet - sounds like Terminator stuff to me .

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    Very nice box. Well done. I really like the color contrasts.

    By the way, on gluing up mitered corners on boxes, I've had a lot of luck just using masking tape and making several rounds around the top and bottom pulling it a little more snug each time. After all the joints are tight, square it up with a couple of cross pieces of tape until the glue sets up. No clamps and so far none of my boxes have come apart...yet.
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    Thanks Captain, yeah that's the way I ended up doing it. One of the problems I had was it was a very hot day and the glue was drying very quickly - I was barely able to tape it before it started to set.

    For the lid I made up a frame slightly bigger than the lid and used small wedges to press it together as in the picture below. That worked ok but I couldn't do it for the box itself.
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    Well done Kev,

    It looks great
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    Hi Kev, Just a couple of quick observations. Most people when they look at a box ,the first thing is the hinges, I use solid brass hinges neatly fitted into both the lid and the base , 38mm with 3 screws is the norm, if they are not polished give them a go with Brasso.
    Try and keep the lid just over vertical as this puts no strain on the hinges.
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    hey mate.
    i love the box, it has inspired me to put dividers in my next one
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    Great box love the different coulored timbers.I am about to make a box and am using some Jarrah I think it is agreat timber to work with.I have been out of action for a while and am looking for some hardware for the box wonder if anyone out there could let me know the best place to buy hardware.
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    G'day Bentley,

    I 've bought quite a few things from this mob. They've always been good to deal with and very quick delivery.

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