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My granddaughter is getting married. My wife has lots of ideas for presents. This keepsake box is from me. The proportions were chosen for it to be used for accepting wedding cards at the reception....

This box is a great example of beauty-in-simplicity. The wood, the proportions, and the finish make a beautiful heirloom!

This is the ninth in a series of large walnut keepsake boxes that I have made for family members. This one is the fanciest, with curly walnut veneer, backed by Okoume, both from Veneer Supplies. The...

If you want to go to the next level and spend less than $100, here are some tips:
1. Go to a camera shop and buy a roll of 18% gray backdrop paper. This does two things. It removes distracting...

I hate to throw away scraps and so have piles of them! Here are two tissue box covers. One is bloodwood and holly, the other is canarywood. The finish is General Finishes High Performance water-based...

The latches are from Lee Valley.

Previously, I had made a Lacewood necklace cabinet posted here, and had some extra wood from the board. So I made this Lacewood keepsake box. It is 13" x 8" x 5". The keys are Holly, both for accent...

Many thanks for your kind comments. She likes it!

My wife needed a better way to store her necklaces, so I built this cabinet for her for Christmas. It is made of Lacewood from my local Woodcraft. The finish is one coat of General Finishes...

Absolutely gorgeous! How did you bend the trim to fit the curved top?

Thanks for your comments. I agree that the latches are the weak elements.

Thanks to all for your comments. I have to admit the latches are the weak elements here.

I had some quilted walnut veneer left over from a bigger project. It was just enough to make a keepsake box 13" x 9" x 5". The previous project was finished in General Finishes Seal-a-Cell and...

Many thanks to all for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated!

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated!

If you make the tissue box covers with veneer on half-inch substrate, the weight of the cover keeps it in place for a "one hand pull" removal of a tissue.

Tissue box covers are very popular among the female members of my family. These are made from scraps. From the left: walnut veneer; quilted maple with walnut edging; quilted walnut; canarywood with...

These "Treasure Boxes" are made from scrap, left over from larger projects. The left one is made of walnut and quilted maple veneer. The right one is frame-and-panel construction. The frames are...

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your kind compliments! I am thinking about changes for the next box. Would it look better if the height were reduced slightly, if there were a frame on the bottom to mimic the...

The handles slide in a loose tongue-and-groove. A bloodwood strip is glued to the bottom edge of the canarywood handle and bears against the bloodwood strip at the top of the tray in the extended...

The box faces are book-matched canarywood panels in bloodwood frames. The panels stand proud of the frame by 1/16". The raised portion of the panel is 1/8" smaller than the inside of the frame. The...

Yes, the adhesive-backed velvet looks great, but is tricky to install. And it is nearly impossible to install after the project is assembled. Here's what i do: first apply final finish to the...

Thanks, Scott. It is 24"w x 12"d x 9"h, not golden ratio, but following the dimensions of the original.

This is from the department of "no good deed goes unpunished." When my wife and I were first married fifty years ago, we furnished our home with farm auction castoffs. One of them was a walnut...

Hi Frank,

Thanks for your comment. I should have mentioned that the front, sides and back are attached to each other with splined miter joints. They really help in keeping pieces aligned during...