Mar 1, 20212 minTape and glue does the trickOne thing that often needs to be solved when making boxes (or anything really) is how to hold the item that is being worked on. Sometimes...
Apr 29, 20191 minA place to store time - part 3It 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 minA place to store time - part 2In 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 minA place to store time - part 1I 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 minRipple ash jewellery boxI 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 minSpotlight on - smaller jewellery boxesDay four of four. You should know the drift now. Today, panel lid jewellery boxes, ring boxes, cufflink trays. The panel lid jewellery...
Oct 6, 20181 minSpotlight on - oak burr jewellery boxDay three of four of my spotlight series of items I have at Handmade at Kew. This jewellery box is made from oak burr that wraps around...
Oct 5, 20181 minSpotlight on - gents jewellery boxDay two of Handmade at Kew 2018, so this is the second “spotlight” post about a box I have on display on my stand. Yes, men need...