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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...

Apr 15, 20192 min read

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

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

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

Day 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 min read

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...

Oct 5, 20181 min read

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...

Oct 4, 20181 min read

Today is the first public day of Handmade at Kew 2018, and this is the first “Spotlight” blog post about one of the boxes I have on my...