Cherry and Maple Box

[Mike Hill]

The pictures that follow are of a Jewelry box I built for my Son to give to his girlfriend at Xmas time. The lid is book matched Curly Maple. Resawed it on the Band Saw and have enough for a few more lids. Carcase is Cherry matched on 3 sides and the Keys are Maple. This is the first box I have lined with Faux Suede. It takes some practice, but comes out well when finished. The box has 2 coats of BLO, 4 coats of sprayed gloss lacquer and one coat of Satin Lacquer.

Mike

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[Lee Schierer]

Wow, that's a serious present. I'm sure it will be treasured. Nice job on matching the pieces.

[Jim Becker]

Beautiful work! (And I like how you used the holiday motif for the photos... ;) )

[Jerry Strojny]

Very nice. The accent strips are a nice touch.

[Brad Kimbrell]

Wow Mike, that's a sweet box!

Your son's gf will be very pleased. The maple strips and keys really contrast well.

And the inside is done well also. The lift knob is a nice touch.

[John Buzzurro]

Awesome looking box, Mike. Excellent work.

[Travis Porter]

Excellent woodworking and photography!

[Zahid Naqvi]

super nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Corey Hallagan]

Very nice Mike as always. Keep'em coming!

Corey

[Jeff Cybulski]

Nice work Mike!!

[Jason Tuinstra]

Mike,

Very nice box. I like the contrasting woods. I like the way you took the pictures as well. Makes for a nice shot. Good job.