Thread: Veneered Jewellery Box

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

Out of curiosity - what supplier & grade of 12mm ply are you using as the foundation?

Just some basic pre cut B/C or worse pieces from the local Mitre 10.


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Originally Posted by AnthonySeiver

Nice build - the Birds Eye Maple looks great after whitewashing. Did you have a swear-jar in the workshop, because I imagine that it would be close to overflowing

Thanks. I don’t, and remarkably this build has gone very smooth thus far.

Getting there. Currently building a few coats of Danish oil.

I should be able to get the hardware done tomorrow.





And I have no idea what happened to this tin [emoji16]

I started to line the drawers today, and aim to finish it off tomorrow.

I usually use 300gsm paper for the backing to the lining. In this instance I used velvet fabric since I couldn't get pink suede from Spotlight. It's a bit thicker that my usual faux suede but It seems to work though.

I like to use Sellotape double sided tape to keep the fabric down to the backing and a few strips to keep the backing down to the drawers/box.

The strap hinges are from Andrew Crawford and the sparkly silver / glass knobs I picked up from AliExpress.

Tomorrow I want to try and and add some hooks for her chains and a ring holder thingy as well.

Looks really nice and getting near the end now.

And it's been done.

My first attempt at the ring holder started off good but the super glue I used to glue the foam strips down failed when I tried to wrap the cloth over and around it.






I then reverted to using contact adhesive and wrapped each finger individually. It was a sticky business but seemed to do the trick. Once the glue dried I just friction fitted them into the compartment I made for them. If they come out I will glue them all down but for now they seem to hold pretty well as is.






All that remained was to finish the lining. For the chain hangers I used some small stainless hooks I got from bunnings. I put a piece of elastic at the bottom to hold the chains in place.




And that's it. I hope you enjoyed the journey with me.

Lessons learnt this time, super glue doesn't stick to smooth polystyrene and don't ever white wash fine Birdseye maple [emoji16].

Great result in the end. I found some self adhesive felt at a local Spotlight store and found that was great for sticking to the rolls and no mess.

Looks good. I usually space the rolls a little, as some rings are wider, up to say 3mm, and stick them to the bottom. It helps to keep them nice & even.
I think in future I'll be using tape to stick the leather/fabric to the rolls after my experience with the crumbling rings.