Jewelry box w/pic

adowden · 05-21-2008, 10:44 PM

My neighbor provided me with a plan and asked me to build a jewelry box for his daughter's college graduation present. He specifically wanted me to use red oak from a tree that had grown in our neighborhood. That was not a problem since we had a red oak tree attack our garden about three years ago (it fell over in a storm) and we got it sawyered (all quartersawn) and stacked. Here are the results with a little bit of Pennsylvania cherry for the trim and insert.

My neighbor said that he finished it in tung oil, but he has not sent any pictures yet.

Amy

KC7CN · 05-21-2008, 11:14 PM

Very nice work Amy -- a heirloom for sure!

-Don

NCPete · 05-21-2008, 11:40 PM

REAL nice work, Amy!

Bas · 05-21-2008, 11:56 PM

Love it, the figure on the top is beautiful! Tung oil should really help bring out the wood. Don't hesitate to nudge him on the pictures

woodrat · 05-22-2008, 12:12 AM

Amy,

That sure is a good looking jewelry box.

I don't see any dovetail joints or finger joints on it, however.

Just picking at you, Amy. It is a nice box.

Woodrat

newtowood · 05-22-2008, 12:17 AM

Good looking box. The receiver should cherish it for a long time.

Travis Porter · 05-22-2008, 09:25 AM

Quite gorgeous! What kind of finish did you use?

DavidF · 05-22-2008, 12:39 PM

You could have practised with a nice Nakashima dovetail key in the top Amy! Nice work.

sapwood · 05-22-2008, 01:17 PM

Delightful box, Amy!
I like the clean lines and purty wood

Roger

cskipper · 05-22-2008, 07:53 PM

Amy, that is very sharp!

Canuck · 05-23-2008, 10:52 PM

Very nice, Amy! The QS oak and cherry really do compliment one another!

This will be a very much appreciated gift I am quite sure.

Wayne

05-21-2008, 10:44 PM	#1
adowden Member Name: Amy Dowden City: Chapel Hill State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 182 Threads: 41	Jewelry box w/pic My neighbor provided me with a plan and asked me to build a jewelry box for his daughter's college graduation present. He specifically wanted me to use red oak from a tree that had grown in our neighborhood. That was not a problem since we had a red oak tree attack our garden about three years ago (it fell over in a storm) and we got it sawyered (all quartersawn) and stacked. Here are the results with a little bit of Pennsylvania cherry for the trim and insert. My neighbor said that he finished it in tung oil, but he has not sent any pictures yet. Amy

05-21-2008, 11:14 PM	#2
KC7CN Member Name: Don City: Yakima State: WA County: Yakima Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 67 Posts: 167 Threads: 22	Re: Jewelry box w/pic Very nice work Amy -- a heirloom for sure! -Don

05-21-2008, 11:40 PM	#3
NCPete Moderator Name: Peter Davio City: Hope Mills State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 4,591 Threads: 196	Re: Jewelry box w/pic REAL nice work, Amy! __________________ Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford However your life is, meet it and live it. Henry David Thoreau They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty, nor safety. Benjamin Franklin

05-21-2008, 11:56 PM	#4
Bas Member Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Posts: 1,627 Threads: 68	Re: Jewelry box w/pic Love it, the figure on the top is beautiful! Tung oil should really help bring out the wood. Don't hesitate to nudge him on the pictures __________________ Bas. I don't need it. I just want it.

05-22-2008, 12:12 AM	#5
woodrat Member Name: Archie City: Garner State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 64 Posts: 154 Threads: 31	Re: Jewelry box w/pic Amy, That sure is a good looking jewelry box. I don't see any dovetail joints or finger joints on it, however. Just picking at you, Amy. It is a nice box. Woodrat __________________ The hurryer I go, the behinder I get.

05-22-2008, 12:17 AM	#6
newtowood Moderator Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 46 Posts: 1,195 Threads: 77	Re: Jewelry box w/pic Good looking box. The receiver should cherish it for a long time. __________________ Tracy Making Friends One Post At A Time

05-22-2008, 09:25 AM	#7
Travis Porter Member Name: Travis City: Wake Forest State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,278 Threads: 113	Re: Jewelry box w/pic Quite gorgeous! What kind of finish did you use? __________________ Forget the phase converter. Rules are either Bernhard, Scott or Nahm have one. Well, depends. It would be nice to be first. I HAVE THE ITCH AND AM OUT OF REMISSION!!!! WHAT TO BUY, WHAT TO BUY!!!

05-22-2008, 12:39 PM	#8
DavidF Member Name: David Fenton City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 51 Posts: 3,114 Threads: 141	Re: Jewelry box w/pic You could have practised with a nice Nakashima dovetail key in the top Amy! Nice work. __________________ David "There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea" Bernard-Paul Heroux

05-22-2008, 01:17 PM	#9
sapwood Moderator Advisory Panel Name: Roger Deese City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Posts: 5,055 Threads: 187	Re: Jewelry box w/pic Delightful box, Amy! I like the clean lines and purty wood Roger __________________ I ain't never had too much fun!

05-22-2008, 07:53 PM	#10
cskipper Moderator Advisory Panel Name: Cathy Skipper City: Forest City State: NC County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Posts: 4,909 Threads: 380	Re: Jewelry box w/pic Amy, that is very sharp! __________________ Cathy Skipper Two little words that can make the difference: START NOW. -Mary C. Crowley

05-23-2008, 10:52 PM	#11
Canuck Moderator Name: Wayne Symons City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 61 Posts: 1,760 Threads: 124	Re: Jewelry box w/pic Very nice, Amy! The QS oak and cherry really do compliment one another! This will be a very much appreciated gift I am quite sure. Wayne __________________ ..............found out many years ago that Elbow Grease doesn't come in a bottle!!!!

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