Thread: Holiday Jewlery Box

Originally Posted by mlsa

Whether it took you one hour or 60 hours you ARE among the talented box makers on this forum. That is one beautiful box.

Can I be your next best friend? My wife would love that box.

Thank you for the kind remarks. really though this box is nothing that anyone else here hasn't already done in some form or fashion.

I truly have been amazed at the kinds of boxes, joinery and spectacular woods that have been used on this site. I am deeply honored and proud to have been welcomed by all of you very talented box makers who truly find joy in what they do and seeing others value their boxes.

I wanted to do this work in process as I promised a few months ago, and found that this project was one worth photograhing. I really left out a lot of tedious steps, but I tried to leave the meat in it. All in all this project was nearly 200 steps in the making.

Now I have to go back and clean up my drawinigs, make ones where they don't exist and basically get ready to see if lightning can strike twice in the same place.

ICN,

Bill

It's good to see someone post "how they did their project", THANKYOU FOR SO MANY IN DEPTH PHOTOS...

Well....It's December 07, and I thought I'd bump this one. Especially since I 2 more boxes coming out VERY shortly.

Bill, on you drawer knobs/pulls, those were mortised in? I enjoyed seeing this whole process again.

Corey

Originally Posted by Bwillie

Well....It's December 07, and I thought I'd bump this one. Especially since I 2 more boxes coming out VERY shortly.

Hi Bill,
Glad you did as I missed this the first time round.

Absolutely fantastic lookong forward to some more excellent work.

Cheers Mike

Bill just found this thread a great piece looking forward to seeing more of your work

That reminds me out Christmas shopping and LOML spotted a heap of jewelry boxes etc and of course it got around to can you I said shed size, tools and spray booth end of conversation but my dad made one with a saw horse hand saws and chisels then finished with shellac not telling her that though

That is a beautiful box!usa3: and you are right to your results.

Thank you for the detailed Tutorial.

Your next step should be towards a publishing house.

I have not seen such fine box work here since DPB

I can't believe I missed this thread before! I just read the entire thing from start to finish. Like a good book, I just couldn't put it down. You give me inspiration. I just wish I had half the talent. Congratulations on what I consider to be a work of art.

Originally Posted by Boxinator

Bill, on you drawer knobs/pulls, those were mortised in? I enjoyed seeing this whole process again.

Corey

Thanks Corey. Those were mortised in. Post 17, 18 and 54 I think.

Thank you all. I guess it would have been done in half the time if I hadn't been making three at the same time and taking pictures.

A few lessons learned (year later)...don't make the tolerances so close on the drawers. Other people's houses may have a different humidity level than mine. (The recipient has her drawers stuck...no pun intended ) A slight sanding will fix it though.

Well what can I say. One of my favourite all time threads. Beautiful work. It is impossible to criticise however perhaps the drawer pulls could be more subtle?

Have a great Christmas! I am looking forward to future work.
Regards

Don't forget to rate the threads if you like them, this should be a ***** thread but isn't (yet).

Fantastic WIP!
This is exactly what I need to show my Senior class at school, about the amount of work, and prerapartion needed to make a really good senior Major work.
Thanks for sharing your skills with us all.