Thread: Jewellery box Mk.3

No idea on the wood but watching this one.

Purchased a Trend T4 hand held router, so doing a few practice runs before I butcher the timber.

Back to Mk.3, (been messing around with that new router, and working on some routines) anyway prepared the four pieces for the base with mitred corners and set up a dry run as per picture.

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Using some lacewood (London Plane) for the base because I do not think that utile will complete the job.

Only a short session today, I reckon we had around 2" of rain and did not fancy getting wet on the trips to the shed.

more progress, but it is surprising how much work is needed to the base.

Cut mortises on sides of base using the new T4 and my old router jig.

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another dry run, round over moulding to front and sides, dado for back panel, and preparation for centre crossbar.

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gluing up the base frame (same way as I do those tissue boxes with masking tape to hold in place)

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Base frame glued but will need some attention to moulding at back ends, mortises to clean up, rebate for a baseboard, then centre bar to be fitted and some decoration to bottom edge. I said the base was complicated!

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The verticals for the box have been worked on as well, half tenons to top and bottoms, done on the tablesaw with sled.

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I guess the rain has stopped.

Very good nice progress.

Still working on the box but rain is keeping me indoors and keeping me out of the damp.

The base has had some modification, the two outside mortises were too long so I have had to plug, see arrows. I am applying a new woodworking rule I learnt the other day, do not inspect my work under 5 ft. otherwise you're out. (learnt from a router video I watched the other day) Moulding put to top of cabinet piece but not yet worked on it underside yet.

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The project is going to slow down, I need to construct the door for the box and it is rather involved. The styles and bearers are inverted at ends, the timber is only around 9mm thick and I am going to do some trial runs on some scrap wood to see if I can duplicate. Any suggestions and advice welcome?

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Are you going to curve the inside of the door as in the original?

Originally Posted by Christos

Are you going to curve the inside of the door as in the original?

Made a start on the door yesterday and yes I am preparing this piece of utile and used a large Forstener bit, but I have hit a problem to be solved with my new router and awaiting suppliers comments.




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Quite a bit of progress the past two days, got the top mortises cut to the correct positions as per picture below, I had to go to extreme measures to guide the new T4 router to keep to the correct track, (guide rails either side of face plate was one) and eventually returned to the Triton router and table to complete.

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Did another dry run and fitted the parts so far worked on, base, top, upright partitions back panel and door frame.

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Drawers are next item to take into consideration at the moment.

Pleased that some like the wip on this one.

Had a good day, would you believe it took 90 minutes to get these six dadoes cut, the time was mainly spent setting up the router and putting boards in correct position plus the marking up. Had to use the Triton router to get the accuracy I needed.

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Close up.

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Did a dry run and fitted the shelves.

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Then did that dreaded glue up, took around 35 minutes and things did not look too square.

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I am enjoying watching this unfold. Thanks for posting the WIP.

cheers,

ajw

A better photograph of the cabinet still under construction, (door unhinged and waiting further development at present)

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Drawer fronts have been prepared but did not put moulding to short edge, I just did not feel comfortable at the router table with such small pieces at the edge, no guard was possible, the longer edge went under the cutter guard OK.

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There are four of these boxes and this picture displays a dry run (no base to eachbox yet), I must have cut a least 50 times at the table saw sled holding these pieces and my thumbs ache this morning with the rheumatism. They measure around 100mm x 85mm and 5mm thick. (no dovetails :lol: )

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Must try and get the construction work done over the next two days before that winter arrives as forecast.

Winter is coming where you are. Summer is coming where I am but today it was forecast 39 degrees Celsius. Not your average spring day.

Enjoying this work in progress.

39% phew too hot for me.

Glued up the four boxes, nothing special just rebated corners, glued with titebond and dabs of super glue, one needed a bandage


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Fitted the utile fronts, glued and a temporary screw.


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First fit, (that's what I call it)

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Not having a moulding at the outside edges of boxes is not detracting its finish for me, I will have to dye the lighter woods at drawer positions, they do flash, and further work is needed to maintain alignment.

I am considering putting a layer of glue Titebond to the lower running edges of each box also another layer on the dividing boards letting this dry, then reinserting the boxes with wax on those glued areas. Do you think this would work? (making a sliding surface?)