Jewelry Box Project 2

I had gotten better after the practice project. There is more detail of construction here than the practice project. Same three species of wood - bamboo, walnut and marble wood. Starting with a single piece of bamboo flooring, I ripped it to width at the table saw. Click picture for a larger image.

Tilting the saw blade to 45 deg with a digital angle gauge.

Cross cut to the four mitered sides.

Before glue up I cut grooves (rabbet) on all four sides to accommodate the bottom panel. The panel helps to align the joints and provide support not only during glue up but as part of the structure.

Dry fit the joints for squareness, then glue up with band clamps.

The marble wood, from three pieces glued together, is glued to the box as its top.

Cutting the corner rabbets to receive the walnut re-enforcement is done at the router table.

Key to this construction method is to split the box into its top and bottom components accurately and safely. The jig shown below straddling the saw fence makes that possible.

The other important thing to this method is to provide spacer wedge sized to the thickness of the saw blade to provide support as the box is ripped all around.

Two jewelry box practice projects

I had my bi-annual teeth cleaning not too long ago. I asked my hygienist what they did with their old dental picks because having one of those in the workshop would be very useful in a variety of ways. She said the hardened tips are re-sharpened over and over and only those that are really worn out over time are thrown away. I told her to keep me in mind if and when they'd throw one away in the future. Well, after she was done cleaning my teeth, she remembered that she still had her old set of picks when she was in dental school. After a little of searching among some boxes at the bottom drawer she found them and gave them to me - all four gleaming, Made in USA, well preserved implements. And all I wanted was one! They're such a jewel of a set that it deserves a "presentation box". I do use them but they will never be misplaced. Click picture for a larger image and check it out.