[buktotruth]

It took may way too long (in part b/c I had to scrap a nearly finished version before restarting), but here is my coved walnut cufflink box (the splines are maple).

I did the cove work on my TS (thanks to this forum for some tips on doing this).

It's not perfect, but I'm happy to have it done and in use.

Higher resolution images here: http://imgur.com/a/v8aiX

 

[Paarker]

It might not be perfect but it looks good to be:thumbsup:!

 

[Dominick]

Looks real nice in my eyes.
Nice clean miters, and splines. Looks smooth.

 

[Burb]

Looks great to me!!! I'm hoping to try some boxes about this size this summer as I'd like to make some for Christmas gifts.

 

[NetDoc]

Good job! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Wizard1500]

Very nice....well done.....:thumbsup:

 

[NetDoc]

What would you change to make your box "perfect"?

 

[buktotruth]

First, thanks everyone!

What would you change to make your box "perfect"?

Well, the splines didn't sit as far down as they needed to so I had gaps once I cut the coves. This meant I had to fill in the spaces and that doesn't look great.

The hinges were really tough to align and so the lid is slightly off square relative to the base.

I made the gaps for the cuff link stems too narrow by about 1/16" and so a couple of my cuff links don't fit as nicely as I would have liked.

None of these things are major issues, but, as always, you learn from your mistakes.

 

[NetDoc]

Wow. Thanks for sharing so candidly. The only thing I thought could be improved was the placement of the splines. Even then I thought it was quite minor. You'll always see errors no one else will ever notice. It's still a great job.

 

[Effingham]

Looks really nice. That gives me ideas for all the cufflinks *I* have.

 

[Bob Willing]

Looks great would not change a thing.

 

[BKBuilds]

Very nice, how thick is the wood for the main body of the box?

 

[buktotruth]

Very nice, how thick is the wood for the main body of the box?

I started with 5/4 and got down to just under 4/4.

 

[Effingham]

Did you end up using foam or some other base?

 

[Chaincarver Steve]

That's a nice looking box. Well done.

 

[buktotruth]

Did you end up using foam or some other base?

Wood base with felt glued on.

 

[MagGeorge]

Like it. It looks great, the walnut is gorgeous with the maple splines. Great idea on the glass top. Well done!

 

[Samsmit]

This is beautiful... Love the maple splines!