Latest Jewelry Box

[John Hunter]

Here is the latest jewelry box. It is made of hard maple stained red mahogany and finished with poly. The top and drawers are lined with velvet.

[Whaler]

Very nice work John.

[gmack5]

Very nice work indeed, John.

Did you use a "plan", or is this your own design?

[John Hunter]

Very nice work indeed, John.

Did you use a "plan", or is this your own design?

My own design, made one originally for my wife and got hooked on them. Since then I have designed a half dozen different ones and have a couple more designs on the sketch pad.

[gfrenzel]

My daughter would like that. Great Job!

[Pappy]

Great job, John. The grain on the face at the top and some of the drawer fronts (looks like the top, too) is beautiful! Shame you couldn't have made all the faces with the same board.

[John Hunter]

Great job, John. The grain on the face at the top and some of the drawer fronts (looks like the top, too) is beautiful! Shame you couldn't have made all the faces with the same board.

That would have been great, I am using ends left over at a friends shop. The one great thing is they are free.

[retired wrench]

A real nice piece, John.........I wont show that to my wife, she`d want one, then want to have it filled, which would take my tool money away..........
How did you do the drawers::? dovetails, Or?? Id like to see one in detail........again, real nice.........she will love it....(as any woman would)........ Larry

[John Hunter]

Larry,

Here is a closeup of one of the drawers, I have added some text and lines to show its construction. Basically the drawer fronts are 3/8" thick. Rabbits are cut on all 4 sides of the back. The sides and back are 1/4" thick. the sides have a rabbit cut in them to receive the back. There is a 1/8" dado cut in all pieces for the drawer bottom. Hope you can see it my old camera is not too fine for close ups.

[lrogers]

Fantastic. LOML just bought me a set of plans for one she wants, hope it turns out that good.

[monte]

Very nice work John.

[jhart]

You dun good John. Beautiful Job.

[retired wrench]

John, thanks for the drawer close up,,,,,,,,,I can see it just fine....Lot of detail in that, you should be very proud..........Larry

[Tundra_Man]

Great looking box! Looks like you got a nice even stain which is hard to do on maple.

[Brian G]

Great job, John.