Boxes

Mar 19, 20212 min read

Mark and drill

I make some jewellery boxes that have a lid that pivots up. Read about how I do this in this technical Blog post

Nov 20, 20202 min read

Inlays, curves and tapers....the story of jewellery box lids

I do like making jewellery boxes that have curved tapered lids. There is another blog post talking more about how the curve is done. Here...

Dec 27, 20191 min read

Making dust (and noise too!)

Noise and dust is made shaping a walnut jewellery box lid..

Apr 29, 20191 min read

A place to store time - part 3

It is always exciting to visit the veneer merchant and select some veneer for a project you are working on. Just to break the illusion of...

Apr 15, 20192 min read

A place to store time - part 2

In the last post in this multi-part blog entry, I was showing how the core of the jewellery boxes were made, and some of the veneering...

Apr 5, 20192 min read

A place to store time - part 1

I had this idea that I would make some jewellery boxes that could (and I say could) be used to keep cufflinks, collar stiffeners and...

Nov 15, 20181 min read

Ripple ash jewellery box

I have just finished making this ash jewellery box. It is a commission for a gentleman who wanted it as a birthday present for his...

Oct 7, 20181 min read

Spotlight on - smaller jewellery boxes

Day four of four. You should know the drift now. Today, panel lid jewellery boxes, ring boxes, cufflink trays. The panel lid jewellery...

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