Saw where Jerry had asked for some photos of jewelry boxes and thought I would post some pictures of boxes that my friend has made. Only wish that I had some of his skills working with wood. He was a back hoe operator and upon retirement picked up his woodworking skills by reading, practicing and infinite patience.
The first box (2166 - 2170) is a box made to hold a piece of meteorite . Note the joinery and the care taken in selecting the wood including the meterotie type pattern on the top of the box. The piece of meteor is held in place with a magnet so it can be easily removed to look at closely. The second box (2171 - 2175) is a box made to hold the reel, hook, weight ,etc used to land a 48 pound salmon. Note the inlay of a salmon (2172) in the front of the box and the unique handles to carry it as it is relatively heavy. He also mounted a picture inside the lid of the box and left room for mounting tyee pins. The third box is also a fishing based box(2176 -2179).Note the inlaid logo on the lid (ebony and holly) and the fine corner joinery. He lines his boxes with a high quality felt and most of the finishes are french polish. The last box is one he recently completed for his wife (2155 - 2161) This is truly a work of art with curved sides and top. The crotch walnut was resawn in 1/8 pieces on the bandsaw from a rough board and veneered on solid material to achieve the book matching and curved surface. Note the mitering again and the edge inlays. The fine line inlay just in from the edge was made by joing three pieces of wood together making a total width of 1/8 inch - ie, the wood pieces are cut on a table saw at a width of 1/3 of 1/8 or 1/24 inch thick!! Note the 3 way curved miters at the corners. He also inlaid mother of pearl with edge trim around the keyhole. Think he got a small piece of it from a luthier and did it by hand. The hinges on these boxes come from England and in addition to being very strong and realatively easy to install because they run with the edge of the box have built in stops to allow the lid to stay open at just the right angle. They are very expensive - I think 20 some pounds per set!
Hope you enjoy this workmanship as much as I do as it is truly inspiring and shows what is possible to achieve in the shop - at least by some people!
Dennis
The first box (2166 - 2170) is a box made to hold a piece of meteorite . Note the joinery and the care taken in selecting the wood including the meterotie type pattern on the top of the box. The piece of meteor is held in place with a magnet so it can be easily removed to look at closely. The second box (2171 - 2175) is a box made to hold the reel, hook, weight ,etc used to land a 48 pound salmon. Note the inlay of a salmon (2172) in the front of the box and the unique handles to carry it as it is relatively heavy. He also mounted a picture inside the lid of the box and left room for mounting tyee pins. The third box is also a fishing based box(2176 -2179).Note the inlaid logo on the lid (ebony and holly) and the fine corner joinery. He lines his boxes with a high quality felt and most of the finishes are french polish. The last box is one he recently completed for his wife (2155 - 2161) This is truly a work of art with curved sides and top. The crotch walnut was resawn in 1/8 pieces on the bandsaw from a rough board and veneered on solid material to achieve the book matching and curved surface. Note the mitering again and the edge inlays. The fine line inlay just in from the edge was made by joing three pieces of wood together making a total width of 1/8 inch - ie, the wood pieces are cut on a table saw at a width of 1/3 of 1/8 or 1/24 inch thick!! Note the 3 way curved miters at the corners. He also inlaid mother of pearl with edge trim around the keyhole. Think he got a small piece of it from a luthier and did it by hand. The hinges on these boxes come from England and in addition to being very strong and realatively easy to install because they run with the edge of the box have built in stops to allow the lid to stay open at just the right angle. They are very expensive - I think 20 some pounds per set!
Hope you enjoy this workmanship as much as I do as it is truly inspiring and shows what is possible to achieve in the shop - at least by some people!
Dennis