Box number one

great first david

but you are no beginner here

very nice
and well done

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Brilliant job man, I’m impressed with the entire box and attention to detail as shown with a routed edge on the support strips and the little splines on the jewelry trays and finally the wood selection in the lid are great together. Did you make a lot of jigs for this build or cut free hand? I’m interested in the technique used. Thanks.

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Thanks Geoff,

I made a jig for the splines in the lid and used the same jig for the box corners, the splines in the tray were done by hand with a Japanese pull saw and the spline is a piece of veneer which fitted nicely into the cut.
The lid I made like a picture frame by gluing the silky oak and lighter coloured wood (sorry I am not sure what it is) together then piecing together, I then veneered a piece of 3 ply with a lovely maple burl and rebated it into the lid and did the splines last.

The box is Jarrah and the ply for the box base and tray base I veneered in jarrah also, the wood for the tray being the same as the splines for the lid. The box corners are hand planed to 45 degrees using a very good block plane and a shooting board.

The edge/shelf for the tray is cut specially and fixed into a rebate and hand planed to the right size not routered.

I also used the same wood as the tray for the shelf for the tray. There is a pic of the jig I made on my blog, it is just a bit of chipboard and some scrap really.

I hope this has been useful, Cheers David

-- "These are my principles. And if you don't like them, I have others." ... Cheers, David from Sydney Australia

Looks like a nice build. Good job.

-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.

That is gorgeous Sir. Excellent job!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Good job. Great work on your first box.

-- Brock, Illinois

It’s beautifull with all those spacers inside.

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

Very Sharp Box, This box has lots of style and fine craftsmanship using a good number of skill sets, Great design showing off the variety of wood, Great job, thanks for sharing

-- It's Mic Keep working and sharing

A fine a first box I ever seen. Congrats and we warned… Boxes are addictive…lol

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

A lot of nice detail in this ‘first’. Hope to see more from you. You can’t build just one.

-- Robert, so much inspiration here, and now time to work!!!

It’s hard to believe it’s your first box,this is one cool box,

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Wow! Beautifull and elegant!

-- “There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” ~ JRR Tolkien

Two Thumbs up!

-- Steve O in Oregon

Awesome job!

If that is your first box , I can’t wait to see the next one. A really great piece.

-- dnick, North Hollywood, Ca.