| Project by Jim88 | posted 12-21-2013 10:31 PM | 1513 views | 1 time favorited | 7 comments |  |
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So this is my first jewellery box, thought it’d make a nice gift for the girlfriend at Xmas. Its made from European Oak and Sapele, the timber cost £25 and took around 12hrs to make over 3 weeks. Was good fun to make however I didn’t have a decent thicknesser at the start otherwise I would have used 15mm width wood instead of 20mm, But its certainly a solid piece so I think it’ll last well. Finished the box off with button polish and then a good buff with brywax furniture polish to darken up the grain and give a nice sheen.
Any tips or feed back would be good hear
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Monte Pittman
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#1 posted 12-21-2013 10:32 PM
Nice job.
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#2 posted 12-21-2013 11:46 PM
Great job, and welcome to LJ’s
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#3 posted 12-22-2013 06:08 AM
Very nice first box build. Good job. Welcome to LJ’s
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#4 posted 12-22-2013 11:41 AM
Very nice box Jim, beautiful wood and finish and very nice dovetail joinery and design. My wife likes it because it has purple in the box so it is a winner in her eyes…great job and thanks for sharing.
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#5 posted 12-22-2013 11:52 AM
Nice work Jim. You must plan on keeping that girlfriend around for a while. She will love it.
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#6 posted 12-22-2013 12:34 PM
Wonderful work, anyone would be pleased to receive such a nice gift.
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#7 posted 12-05-2017 11:49 AM
Wow! Looks fantastic and something I’m sure she’ll cherish
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