| Project by Kelly | posted 05-28-2014 08:07 PM | 3303 views | 6 times favorited | 10 comments |  |
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First off let me say this is my attempt at the jewelry box and I shamelessly copied (the best I could) BTimmons box (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/58098).
Its not quite finished and I am hoping for a little input from anyone/everyone here. I was initially going to make pulls like BTimmons box, but after I put it all together I really liked how the face looked and now I’d rather not put pulls over each drawer. So my question is, does anyone have any ideas how I could open these little drawers without attaching the wooden pulls, as I was initially going to do?
Done in zebrawood and maple.
Thanks for looking and I look forward to your feedback (-:
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JoeinGa
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#1 posted 05-28-2014 09:16 PM
Finger holes in the back of the box? So long as the box isn’t going to sit on a coffee table in the middle of the room, no one will see the holes.
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#2 posted 05-28-2014 09:19 PM
Perhaps some small, unobtrusive hardware?
It’s a very pretty box. Props to you, and to BT.
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#3 posted 05-28-2014 09:48 PM
Touch latch- push it closed it latches- push some more it pops open. You might have to do a finger pull on the underside of the drawer face.
Nice job btw-
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poppaj
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#4 posted 05-28-2014 10:21 PM
I used these clear acrylic knobs on a coat rack I made. The acrylic knob came loose from the metal part on one of them and I had to glue it back on. Maybe you could find some small clear knobs similar to the ones shown, and if you have to, remove the metal part and make a way to use just the acrylic and the screw.
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#5 posted 05-28-2014 11:55 PM
What wood is that? It is beautiful. I would probably make some long, narrow pulls from the same wood.
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Kelly
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#6 posted 05-29-2014 01:37 AM
Thanks for the ideas… gfadvm its zebrawood and I had considered the long pulls of the same wood, it might be the way I end up going.
gfadvm
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#7 posted 05-29-2014 02:11 AM
Thanks Kelly. I think long narrow pulls would be the least obtrusive/distracting.
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#8 posted 05-29-2014 07:46 PM
Hey, I thought that looked familiar!
If you don’t want to do drawer pulls, you’re pretty much left with finger holes, I guess. Although I think that pulls can work as long as they’re not too clunky. Maybe slim them down, or give them some curved contours.
Looking forward to seeing it finished.
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Buckethead
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#9 posted 05-29-2014 07:49 PM
Calisdad had the right idea. The touch latch. Push a bit, and it pops out the drawer or door. Like on an old skool stereo cabinet. Hi fi even.
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#10 posted 05-30-2014 03:43 AM
gfadvm: ”What wood is that? It is beautiful. I would probably make some long, narrow pulls from the same wood.”
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Rick
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