East Indian rosewood ring box

[justin byers]

This is my second go at a ring box, took about a day to build and a month to finish. East Indian rosewood, grain filled and coated in 10 coats of nitro gloss lacquer. Brusso brass knob, Lee valley pin hinges. Gloss polished with mirka polarshine 10, VF5 and finally 3. As much as I hate the process of gloss polishing, the piano finish is hard to top.

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[Andrew Hughes]

That’s super nice Justin. I like making small boxes.
I can appreciate how much work going into small boxes.
You also did good with the camera despite some glare.

[justin byers]

The pictures make a massive difference. My wife takes all my pics, so I most certainly can’t take any credit.

[Lee Schierer]

Really nice job. I like the color and the nice finish.

[Mike Henderson]

Very nice job. What's the medallion between the two cavities?

Mike

[justin byers]

It’s the washer side of the magnetic latch

[Frederick Skelly]

Beautiful, and I love the piano finish.

[Christopher Charles]

Impressive for sure. I haven’t heard of “piano finish” before but certainly fits.

[Tim Andrews]

Beautiful box Justin!

[mark mcfarlane]

That is an awesome box Justin. I love the wood selection, design and finish. Beautiful work.

[Bob Riefer]

Count me in as loving this piece of functional art.

Quick design question as I haven't worked with a magnet latch like that... Would the magnet be strong enough that it could be concealed under a thin veneer of the same wood (like a super thin "plug")? Careful grain matching during that process could possibly make the magnet essentially invisible. Just an idea that I wanted to get your opinion on. Thanks!

[justin byers]

Depends on the magnet. The attractive force is exponentially proportional to the degree of separation, bigger magnets tolerate a further distance better. I use super thin magnets so they wouldn’t tolerate it at all

[Ron Citerone]

That is a classy piece there! The finish is amazing.