Thank you for the kind words Howard *S*...They did turn out nicely, but I do have to admit that each one has its own little flaws here and there..The level of difficulty would be what I might call moderate with getting the mitre's correct being the most difficult part..... basically a straight forward kind of construction. the real seller for em is the finish I think...The finish schedule for each is/was a bit different due to the type of wood and open pours. Essentially shellac base followed by Lacquer (wet sanded between coats) and then a good polish...
3 Keepsake boxes
A few months back I ran across an article that featured the plans for a small keepsake box. I thought the box was rather nice and certainly would make a welcome gift. So I decided to take those plans and with a few twists here and there, These are what I ended up with...All three boxes are essentially the same. Or I should say started out the same (dimension wise). I had a heck of a time getting satisfactory miters for the lid. The cherry kept wanting to splinter while on the shooting board, no matter what I did... so it is about an inch smaller all around than the other two. Here is a brief description of each box...
#1: Hard maple (originally destined to be a MLB baseball bat...) with "Ribbon Sapele" veneer center panel. The edge banding on all three boxes is either from Rockler or off of Ebay. The felt liners for all three were from Eagle America...With the exception of the Red, which came from Michaels craft stores...The chains and hinges are from Lee Valley.
#2: Mahogany with Quilted Maple veneer center panel...
#3: Cherry with Birdseye Maple veneer center panel. ..
#1: Hard maple (originally destined to be a MLB baseball bat...) with "Ribbon Sapele" veneer center panel. The edge banding on all three boxes is either from Rockler or off of Ebay. The felt liners for all three were from Eagle America...With the exception of the Red, which came from Michaels craft stores...The chains and hinges are from Lee Valley.
#2: Mahogany with Quilted Maple veneer center panel...
#3: Cherry with Birdseye Maple veneer center panel. ..
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Thank you Bob, appreciate that!
Yeah, the errors are all minor in nature and most are the kinda thing that only someone looking for em would find, This was my first attempt at shellac/lacquer finish and learned that patience is without a doubt demanded.
Yeah, the errors are all minor in nature and most are the kinda thing that only someone looking for em would find, This was my first attempt at shellac/lacquer finish and learned that patience is without a doubt demanded.
Hi Bill
Very Nice job on the boxes, I looked for errors and I only see one or two all in all great job
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Well thank you GT 
very nice of you to say...
the box you like happens to be the one that gave me the most fits. Having had to redo the finish on 3 different occasions. In fact, the pictures i have posted of it, it still is not finished. I need to do a finish sanding and then wax. Everything I've read says to let lacquer dry thoroughly for several days. I figured I would give this one the chance. The other two were wet sanded and waxed the next day. I'm just curious if it makes that much difference. The "ribbon Sapele" is finished to a mirror sheen, right up there with a french polish in terms of reflection. Its unfortunate that I didn't get the real look in any of the pics.
I don't think you can beat the look of quilted maple....I just love the stuff
very nice of you to say...the box you like happens to be the one that gave me the most fits. Having had to redo the finish on 3 different occasions. In fact, the pictures i have posted of it, it still is not finished. I need to do a finish sanding and then wax. Everything I've read says to let lacquer dry thoroughly for several days. I figured I would give this one the chance. The other two were wet sanded and waxed the next day. I'm just curious if it makes that much difference. The "ribbon Sapele" is finished to a mirror sheen, right up there with a french polish in terms of reflection. Its unfortunate that I didn't get the real look in any of the pics.
I don't think you can beat the look of quilted maple....I just love the stuff
Thank you John... always appreciate a kind word from you.
as for the recipients knowing how much work went into them... naaaaaaaaa they don't have a clue *L* and thats fine by me. I've been asked several times to do different projects for folks for pay, I just don't have a clue as to where to begin figuring out what somethings are worth....in fact, i have a good friend who owns a high end crafty kinda store (more of a country arts market) who has been after me for years to put things out on consignment in his shop. I often think about it, but have never pulled the trigger. but it sure would be a nice way to fund future tool purchases and keep the Mrs. happy at the same time
as for the recipients knowing how much work went into them... naaaaaaaaa they don't have a clue *L* and thats fine by me. I've been asked several times to do different projects for folks for pay, I just don't have a clue as to where to begin figuring out what somethings are worth....in fact, i have a good friend who owns a high end crafty kinda store (more of a country arts market) who has been after me for years to put things out on consignment in his shop. I often think about it, but have never pulled the trigger. but it sure would be a nice way to fund future tool purchases and keep the Mrs. happy at the same time
DAMIR66/Cookie Monster...
thanks for the kind words guys... glad ya like em..
thanks for the kind words guys... glad ya like em..
This is masterpiece!
thanks Jerry very much appreciate the compliment...
these were pretty straight forward with just a bit of 'extra' and some nice wood I had sitting around the shop. The only parts I hard to order was the hardware.
very much appreciate the compliment...these were pretty straight forward with just a bit of 'extra' and some nice wood I had sitting around the shop. The only parts I hard to order was the hardware.
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