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Blackwood & Silky Oak Jewellery Box
My latest box, a jewellery box in blackwood for the client's new granddaughter. The trays, handle and escutcheon are in southern silky oak, the lining is pigskin suede leather and the finish is Kunos oil. The engraving on the lid was done by Kopycut of Thornleigh.
The half blind dovetails on sloping sides were a challenge, as was fitting the SmartHinges. I first cut and fitted the dovetails while the sides were still square. After separating the lid, I made a router guide template for the hinge slots and cut them. I made dummy plugs the size of the hinges and put them in the slots, then used double-sided tape to hold the lid and base together while I cut the sloping sides.
I scraped the sides and sanded to 800 grit, gave them a coat of shellac and resanded, before 4+ coats of Kunos oil. The first coat is a flood coat with excess removed after about 15 minutes, and the 3rd coat is applied with 0000 steel wool, with the excess wiped off straight away. After that, very light coats are rubbed in and buffed.
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