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Mar 1, 20212 min read
Tape and glue does the trick
One 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Oct 6, 20181 min read
Spotlight on - oak burr jewellery box
Day 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...
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Oct 5, 20181 min read
Spotlight on - gents jewellery box
Day 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...
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