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Golden Wedding Jewelry Box

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No WIP photos as this one was a rush job - my parents had a Golden Wedding anniversary last weekend and were going to be away for it. Plans changed the week before and they wanted family to come to their house for a bit of a do instead, so quick prezzie needed! Quick root around in the workshop and I came up with some walnut, a bit of veneer (mahogany I think, but could be wrong) and made the following:

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It is not quite as deep as I would have wanted, only 70mm as that was the size of the timber I had, so no removable tray, just fixed dividers. Maple splines and a black banding around the veneer. I also didn't have time to thickness the walnut and let it settle, so the sides are a full 20mm thick, but I offset this visually by a rebate for the veneer so it only shows with the lid open. Hinges are a couple of butterfly hinges I had in the cupboard, but I couldn't find a handle that suited so haven't added one yet, but the lid easily lifts as is so may never get round to it!

Finish is a couple of coats of osmo poly-x satin then a clear wax on top. I think the veneer would have been better under a gloss finish, but box seems to have been well received, which is the main thing, even if I was concerned the osmo would still be wet in the internal dividers since I finished it the morning of the do!
 
Nice. Lovely piece of veneer. Not surprised that was well received.

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It's the black stringing around the veneer that makes it, for me....and it's that which I would have had kittens over doing.
 
Mike G":1emnwll1 said:
It's the black stringing around the veneer that makes it, for me....and it's that which I would have had kittens over doing.
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I did that on the top of SWIMBO's chest of drawers a couple of years; careful work with a router needed :eusa-whistle: - Rob
 
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