burr walnut jewlery box (wip)

[shim20]

started to make this last week sometime already spent 16+ hours on it and lots more to go :? , let me know what you think, c&c very welcome
sorry for the pictures they were taken on my phone.

 

[Mr Ed]

That looks excellent Ben. Looking forward to seeing some pictures taken with a real camera .

Cheers, Ed

 

[shim20]

thanks, yer when its done i will get some real pictures of it.

 

[Ironballs]

Looks good, an explanation of your veneering would be useful too. Is this the birthday present?

 

[shim20]

Looks good, an explanation of your veneering would be useful too. Is this the birthday present?

yes this is the bithday present, she said she would like a jewlery box a while ago so i went for that in the end, yes sorry its all done with animal glue the veneers were soaked for a while then using 2 bits of mdf i made a press to flatten the veneer,(used clamps to hold flat) i put the veneer between sheets of newspaper to soak up the water and changed the paper daily did this for 3 days, the veneer was like leather was nice to lay, the trick is to get the concistency of the glue right hard to explain with out showing you, but this makes a massive diffrence, laying it on the curve of the lid was tricky but like most things give it time and keep working it. the inlay was quite easy to lay, hope this has made some sense :lol: .

 

[Paul Chapman]

That's looking very nice.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[joiner_sim]

The veneering looks great.
However, why did you go to the time and effort of dovetail jointing the sides if you was only going to cover them up? When I made my first bit of "fancy joinery" (if thats the word for it, opposed to making windows and doors!) It was also a jewellery box. I used a nice hardwood for it, so no veneering and I just used a housing joint on the sides. Its still holding together now, so just as strong a joint, however looking back as the joints were visible, wish I'd had a go at dovetailing!

 

[shim20]

i did that because thats how alot of the traditional jewlery boxes were made, plus id rather have used them anyway, they dont take tht long to cut, and you know its going to last for a very long time.

 

[OPJ]

Looking good, shim. Love the look of that burr walnut.

Why does one of your cramps have a piece of string tied to it... :?:

 

[shim20]

Looking good, shim. Love the look of that burr walnut.

Why does one of your cramps have a piece of string tied to it... :?:

ha ha, the handsrews just had enough pressure on them but there quite heavy and one wanted to fall off, so tied it to the other :lol: , also just given it 3 coats of polish and its come alive , just waiting for a jew bit to come in the post to finish it off

 

[head clansman]

hi

your camera try taking your pics with the sun light behind you instead of facing it. hc

 

[CroppyBoy1798]

Looks like a very nice job, well done!

 

[shim20]

right update time, again sorry for the poor pics from my phone camera, i will get my girlfriend to take some proper ones of it when its done, as its for her and she a photographer , spent 34 hours on it now it been french polished and just need to pick up the mirror glass tommorw to go in the lid and thats it all done

there is another tray under the one you see, that has a division.

i have to say thanks to ed for recomending the brusso hinges there expensive but very nice and finish the box off nicely, as i said will get some better pics of these and box itself

 

[thomvic]

That is a beautiful box - surely the birth of an heirloom!

You must love your girlfriend dearly.

Richard

 

[shim20]

thanks very much, yes i do and ive only know her for 2 months.

 

[Mr Ed]

Looks like a beautiful box, with some excellent veneering work - you should be delighted with that end result.

One criticism if I may, is that the red lining looks awful to my eye - far too gaudy, and yet for some reason loads of people use red felt inside jewellery boxes. Maybe its just me....

Anyway, excellent work Ben

Cheers, Ed

 

[shim20]

theres only one reason only that i used red, and its a good one, its her favorite colour

 

[Mr Ed]

Well thats reason enough

Cheers, Ed

 

[jlawrence]

red can often look gaudy in photos but in real life it can look stunning offsetting against the wood.

 

[Paul Chapman]

That looks stunning =D>

Cheers :wink:

Paul