Art Deco Ring Box

[Chris McGee]

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/picture.php?albumid=249&pictureid=2446
Just finished this art deco style ring box to accompany my marriage proposal.
I was inspired by this plastic one I saw on ebay.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/picture.php?albumid=249&pictureid=2451

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/picture.php?albumid=249&pictureid=2447
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/picture.php?albumid=249&pictureid=2448

Made from Afzelia Burl and finished with natural danish oil, used 5mm barrel hinges. Used the router with a few templates and jigs.

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[gary Zimmel]

Going to have to be a mighty fine ring to go with the box Chris.

Excellent job on the ring box.

[Darrell Bottoms]

Talk about hedging you bet! Absolutely beautiful Chris!

[Zach England]

Beautiful.

[John Keeton]

Chris, that is some fine work - and beautiful wood. Looks like you are putting the icing on the cake with this proposal! ;)

Of course, you are also letting her know that she can expect some excellent woodworking from you over the years - and then you could end up like Sarge. Poor man never gets a minute of rest. He keeps turning out great furniture, and all the while his wife is busy thinking up the next project for him!! :eek::D Don't tell him, but I think he secretly enjoys it!

[Randy Walker]

Chris
Beautiful work truly a "labor of love" lol

Best wishes

Randy Walker

[Mark Valsi]

Not my style, but very nice indeed !!!!

[Brian Effinger]

Beautiful, Chris. I'm sure she'll love it.

Would you mind showing us some of the jigs and set-ups you used?

[Nick Hoffman]

How about some black silk inside?

[John Thompson]

Nicely done, Chris. The grain and finish are exceptional!

[Chris McGee]

Beautiful, Chris. I'm sure she'll love it.

Would you mind showing us some of the jigs and set-ups you used?

No problem, tho they are quite crude, I generally throw them together on the fly as I work through each step/ problem, I consider most to be disposable.

Picture 1 top: jig for top radius of box, just used with two different length pattern bits in the router table, used scraps of laminate for spacers to adjust the height.

Picture 1 bottom: jig for front of box, now I know I could have accomplished both the top and the front with one jig, but I didn't think about that when selecting the random scrap piece for the first jig. Same deal with pattern bit on the router table and laminate for shims.

Picture 2 and 3: mortising jig for inside top of box and bottom ring setting area, used with pattern bit in the plunge router. This is the quickest way that I have found to make perfect square and rectangular mortising jigs, rip some 1/2 or 3/4 stock to the dimension of the smallest side of the square or rectangle, cut two pieces, sandwich between two other pieces of stock , slide /adjust till the other dimension is dead on then nail to some 1/4 ply or hardboard, run the router inside to clear out the hardboard, perfect template. I use this for small templates, to small to plunge cut on the tablesaw. The 1/4 mdf scraps on the bottom (pic 3) are just to center the box.

Picture 4 another view of the top jig and pattern bit.

Picture 5 a quick taper jig to cut the box in half on the bandsaw, as you can probably tell by now, if scraps and off-falls in up in the trash in my shop they don't stay there for long.;)


Thanks everyone for all the feedback!:)