Men's Valet & Watch Box (Solid Quilted Maple and Wenge)

Wow! That is quite something!
Simple design with clean lines, done perfectly and coupled with beautiful wood.
This is true craftsmanship

Chris

beautiful box, inside and out. I also think the little tapered trays are a very nice and creative design feature. Beautiful work.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

That is an awesome valet box. I love your choice of wood!!

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!

Great looking box…. clasic …

Very nicely presented, Truly a great looking box.

-- Don, North Carolina,http://www.ncdon.com Working full time at retired.

Very elegant design and great craftmanship

-- Dreaming patterns

Outstanding….

Very nicely done.

-- Brian, Ontario Canada,

Seriously nice looking box. I like the frame and panel lid, especially the corner splines. The interior is very refined and well done… Awesome!

-- Putting the "mental" in experimental since 1973

Beautiful! I love the wood combination, and the craftsmanship is impeccable.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Absolutely beautiful job. It amazes me to see the gorgeous things that other people build. Can I ask a possibly stupid question? I’m fairly new to woodworking and still learning. I am currently working on a jewelry box for a friend, and I was watching some of the wood whisperer’s videos on youtube about wood movement. Can I ask what you did to combat the effects of movement on your lid? I had the lid for the jewelry box all laid out and ready to assemble and after watching the videos it scared the crap out of me that in a couple years this box may be complete junk. Thanks for any insight

Stunning.
Well done.

-- "Fine Woodworking" is the name given to a project that takes 3 times longer than normal to finish because you used hand tools instead of power tools. ----Mike, Waukesha, WI

Nice Box- Beautiful wood.

-- "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is."– Albert Einstein

Absolutely beautiful job. It amazes me to see the gorgeous things that other people build. Can I ask a possibly stupid question? I m fairly new to woodworking and still learning. I am currently working on a jewelry box for a friend, and I was watching some of the wood whisperer s videos on youtube about wood movement. Can I ask what you did to combat the effects of movement on your lid? I had the lid for the jewelry box all laid out and ready to assemble and after watching the videos it scared the crap out of me that in a couple years this box may be complete junk. Thanks for any insight

- spazinout

There a few things that I did to combat movement, however with small items such as boxes movement is not as much of an issue as it is with larger furniture pieces. First the thickness of the panel that is actually sunk into the frame is only 1/4”. Second I left 1/32” in play within the frame to allow for some movement. Third I sunk Wenge splines 1” deep into the miter joints on the sides of the frame, this ensures the frame stays together long into the future.

My advice is spline it and just go for it. You’ll never learn unless you try.

-- Nick Jones Designs, www.nickjonesdesigns.com

Breathtaking! Did you do the spraying before or after assembly? Any tips on getting a good finish with shellac?

-- Richard- Tulsa, Oklahoma