I just finished a jewelry box for my girlfriend for Christmas. It is Bubinga and Maple. It has brass hardware and each drawer is lined with a blue velvet. The first two drawers have ring holders. The others are open but lined with velvet. The sides open for necklace storage and are also lined with velvet. The necklace doors are held shut with a small magnet in one door and a small washer on the main body.
The finish is Waterlox glossy. It currently has 4 hand wiped coats and I will probably try to beg it back from her to do a couple more cuz I'm fussy like that.
I hadn't done in woodworking in about 3 years since I went through a deevorce when I lost my garage shop and nearly all my tools and near everything else. I have an apartment now with a crowded single car garage and had to roll out other things every time I wanted to use the table saw, but where there's a will there's a way. All was left is a 1920's tablesaw that was my grandpa's and a router... and a 1/4 sheet sander. This was made using hand tools and those 3 things. The challenge of sawing 6" x 1" board down to two useable 3/8 pieces was tricky. Some of you probably have done this and know what I mean. A bandsaw, an edger, and a planer would have come in real handy.
Anyway I just wanted to make something nice for my lady friend in spite of not having a proper workshop full of tools to do it with. My hope is it is something she can use and treasure her entire life.
Thank you, Mike
Jacksonville, FL
The finish is Waterlox glossy. It currently has 4 hand wiped coats and I will probably try to beg it back from her to do a couple more cuz I'm fussy like that.
I hadn't done in woodworking in about 3 years since I went through a deevorce when I lost my garage shop and nearly all my tools and near everything else. I have an apartment now with a crowded single car garage and had to roll out other things every time I wanted to use the table saw, but where there's a will there's a way. All was left is a 1920's tablesaw that was my grandpa's and a router... and a 1/4 sheet sander. This was made using hand tools and those 3 things. The challenge of sawing 6" x 1" board down to two useable 3/8 pieces was tricky. Some of you probably have done this and know what I mean. A bandsaw, an edger, and a planer would have come in real handy.
Anyway I just wanted to make something nice for my lady friend in spite of not having a proper workshop full of tools to do it with. My hope is it is something she can use and treasure her entire life.
Thank you, Mike
Jacksonville, FL
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