Jewelry Armoire

[hermit]

I finally finished the jewelry armoire for my wife. Believe it or not, I've been working on this thing going on a year. I kept getting sidetracked with other things including new tools for the shop, which meant I had to make accessories for them! Anyway, it is made from cherry, my design. The only complicated joinery was the carcass where I used sliding dovetails for all the drawer dividers. Finish was shellac, then a glaze of burnt umber artists color, followed for a few coats of wipe on poly, rubbed out with 2f and 4f pumice, then 2 coats wax. The pictures are pretty poor. The wood actually matches better than it looks due to the glazing step. It does have a secret drawer too.



Todd

[mater]

That is beautiful work. I bet you made the wife happy with it.

[BadeMillsap]

That is stunning!

Honestly -- I have been looking for a plan for something just like that ... only about 2ft tall instead of a piece of floor furniture ... But that is beautiful!

Well Done!!

Bade

[gad5264]

That is beautiful.....SWMBO must be very happy with it.

[eddy merckx]

You've done yourself proud, Todd. Did you dovetail the drawers? I count eight drawers plus the secret one. That's a lot of precise work.

This should get you enough points for several power tool purchases!

[atgcpaul]

That looks great!

Paul

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[lrogers]

Super job, Todd. That looks better than some I've seen in furniture stores.

[cgallery]

Looks like a million bucks. Looks like it could hold a million bucks in jewelry, too.

[bthere]

That is a beautiful piece of work. You did a very nice job.

[DonHo]

You did a great job, it looks great. I'd never build a jewelry case that big for fear my wife would want to rush right out and fill it

DonHo

[hermit]

Thanks everyone, and believe me, my wife will have it full in no time. I didn't dovetail the drawers, it just became too much. I don't have a good dovetail jig, and really wasn't up to hand cutting 8 drawers. I did a rabbet/dado joint on the boxes. The base Is M+T though, not biscuits, and the mirror and lid supports are all mortised in.

Todd

[Pappy]

Fantastic piece, Todd!

[gerti]

Awesome! Got to show that too my wife, though maybe I shouldn't...

[Brian in Dawson Creek]

Mighty fine work, I’d like to hear more about rubbing out wipe on poly as I’ve heard it can be difficult. From what I can see the finish looks superb.

Brian