| Project by odie | posted 10-21-2010 10:46 PM | 4265 views | 10 times favorited | 48 comments |  |
 |
I couldn’t help myself. I just had to make a red and black Jewelry Box. The red wood is called Red Heart from South
America, and the black is Wenge from West Africa. These are the natural colors of these woods. As usual I do not use any stains. If I want a box to be a curtain color, I’ll use a curtain wood. One of you out there was with me when I
bought this wood. I warned you … here it is. I also used a little different style of handle.
As usual this is a Double-Double Dovetail Jewelry Box. I can’t help myself, I just love that joint. I use the incra jig for the joints. This is the only picture I took, so there are none of the inside. The inside is just like the others I’ve posted here. The box has six coats of sprayed on lacquer inside and out.
-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke". http://woodstermangotwood.blogspot.com/ (my funny blog)
48 comments so far
rivergirl
home | projects | blog
3201 posts in 3293 days
#1 posted 10-21-2010 10:51 PM
I like the red and black together!
-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."
ShannonRogers
home | projects | blog
540 posts in 4242 days
#2 posted 10-21-2010 10:53 PM
Nice photo too, great contrast with that white faux fur. Those double dovetails have always fascinated me.
-- The Hand Tool School is Open for Business! Check out my blog and podcast "The Renaissance Woodworker" at www.renaissancewoodworker.com
mafe
home | projects | blog
12096 posts in 3544 days
#3 posted 10-21-2010 11:02 PM
Nice design, you made and a exelent finish.
Best thoughs,
MaFe
-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
longgone
home | projects | blog
5688 posts in 3763 days
#4 posted 10-21-2010 11:13 PM
Nice box and good wood color contrast. The incra jig is an amazing jig for so many different joint types. Good to see you are enjoying it
DaddyZ
home | projects | blog
2475 posts in 3495 days
#5 posted 10-21-2010 11:17 PM
Very Nice !!!!!
-- Pat - Worker of Wood, Collector of Tools, Father of one
grizzman
home | projects | blog
7836 posts in 3758 days
#6 posted 10-21-2010 11:18 PM
well odie you sure do know how to make a beautiful box…i love the double double…and the fact that you use natural woods for the colors you want…great box…
-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']
SnowyRiver
home | projects | blog
51458 posts in 3935 days
#7 posted 10-21-2010 11:24 PM
Great job…very nice.
-- Wayne - Plymouth MN
a1Jim
home | projects | blog
117690 posts in 4032 days
#8 posted 10-21-2010 11:39 PM
Super looking box Odie I like the color contrast too.
charlie49
home | projects | blog
54 posts in 3289 days
#9 posted 10-21-2010 11:44 PM
Very fine box. Thanks for sharing.
Charlie
Belton, Mo
Triumph1
home | projects | blog
930 posts in 3534 days
#10 posted 10-21-2010 11:53 PM
The Bloodwood and Wenge go great together. That is a nicely figured piece of Bloodwood to boot! Great job on the double double…I have an incra but have not tried that joint. Very nice though…the finish looks flawless. Thanks for sharing.
-- Jeff , Wisconsin Please...can I stay in the basement a little longer, please!
Chip
home | projects | blog
1904 posts in 4547 days
#11 posted 10-22-2010 12:10 AM
Great wood choices combined with wonderful woodworking techniques Odie.
I just bought a board of Bloodwood about 6 feet long, inch thick, 8 inches wide and was amazed at how heavy (dense) it is. Is it rough on the tools Odie? Easy or hard to work with? Just asking so I’m prepared for some extra resharpening, etc. You certainly handled it well.
Beautiful box as always and thanks for posting it!
(by the way, what’s the inside look like if you don’t mind me asking?)
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!
Abbott
home | projects | blog
2570 posts in 3758 days
#12 posted 10-22-2010 12:19 AM
Very nice Odie.
-- Ohh mann...pancakes and boobies...I'll bet that's what Heaven is like! ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣
yarydoc
home | projects | blog
417 posts in 3599 days
#13 posted 10-22-2010 12:25 AM
Great looking box Odie.
-- Ray , Florence Alabama
Loucarb
home | projects | blog
2388 posts in 3900 days
#14 posted 10-22-2010 12:26 AM
That is really sharp. Great design and craftsmanship.
Sodabowski
home | projects | blog
2388 posts in 3288 days
#15 posted 10-22-2010 12:46 AM
I’m also a huge fan and admirer of the inset double dovetail joint. How about adding the same as a cutout handle? :)
-- Thomas - there are no problems, there are only solutions.
View all comments »
showing 1 through 15 of 48 comments
Have your say...