Thread: Jewelry Chest....my most challenging project ever

Wow that is off the chart. Beautiful piece of work sir.

WOW! Great work. Very impressive.

Thanks Redgy - look forward to seeing the second box when it is complete

Really nice work...lots of details to keep you on your toes.

Outstanding !!!

Originally Posted by Redgy

This will be for my daughter's 18th in November and I hope 1 she likes it (she doesn't know and hasn't seen it ) and 2 it lasts her lifetime.

Just caught a look and thought (like everyone else)....WOW !!!!

That looks just unbelievable, your workmanship looks second to none.

And as for 'hope she likes it', i have no doubt she will be just blown away. Something she will treasure for a lifetime.

And no.2 looks just as good. Very well done.

Steven.

p.s. From the reflection in the mirror of your first pic. You look like you do have plenty of timber 'just in case'. Very envious !!!

Thanks everyone for the positive comments, nice to have "peer" feedback

Originally Posted by spokeshave

p.s. From the reflection in the mirror of your first pic. You look like you do have plenty of timber 'just in case'. Very envious !!!

Cheers
Redgy

That is quite spectular. Love the details in this piece.

Brilliant Redgy.
I can only aspire! Love your work. Do you recall the Woodsmith edition with the WIP ?
Max

Thanks Swanz & Christos, issue 45 so it's a few years back, I think they're up to 100 or so now.

Redgy

Beautiful work Redgy, I love the English oak burl inlay on the lid, it gives it real touch of class. Your Daughter will treasure this piece for
life but I must say it might take her a lifetime of jewel collecting to fill it, it's a big box.

I saw this in person and it was SO impressive and very inspiring. Great job mate.

Lovely work Redgy.... and a bl**dy good idea to make a second one for Mrs Redgy! I think they will BOTH be treasured. I only wish it had been posted in the box makers section so that I would have maybe seen it a bit earlier (I'm a bit busy at the moment and unfortunately only get time to skim!)
As the others have said, the Sydney blue gum has come up an absolute treat.
Just 1 question if I may (as I'm about to undertake the same task), how did you set up to do the half laps for the dividers?

fletty

Thanks fletty, I will put the second one in boxmakers....soon

To answer your question, I thicknessed the strips down to just over saw kerf allowing for sanding. Then once all the measurements were worked out (even though it was in the book mine were slightly different) setup an auxiliary fence on the miter gauge anf then set the blade height to 1/2 the strip height. Set the strip on edge and up against gauge stop and cut the kerf. Final sanding to get the smoothness for oiling and get the final fit of joint.

I didn't take any pics at the time but just went and did a quicky (with rip blade!) and took some photo's to show what I mean. Did my head in a bit as not all the strips are the same height so some had 10mm cut, some 22mm, some on the top edge, some on the bottom etc....but all in all not too bad once I got going with them.

Cheers
Redgy

Oooh and first public photos of my new Laguna Platinum TS

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