Stuart's Custom Box

This box was a custom order for a fellow artist. 

He does pen and ink drawings and makes business 

cards using miniatures of his art. That's what all of 

the compartments are for. He's in China at the 

moment, so I was able to text him photos. I was 

texting him back and forth and it was like he was 

next door and not 12,000 miles away.

Inventory Woes Being Corrected

Wow that can really gets around. These are an 

Extra Large Ring Box and a Large Ring Box ... 

Fancy names, huh. Where did the wood for the 

Large Ring Box come from? I'll bet you can guess.

These are of Maple and Purple Heart. I finished
12 Extra Large Ring Boxes and 37 Large Ring Boxes.

Follow Up On Never Enough Clamps

 We left off with never having enough clamps. 

Above is when all those boxes come out of

those clamps. As you can see, I never make one

box at a time. If you look at these boxes above, the joinery

is "Proud" of all the edges. This is done intentionally

as I sand everything smooth for a much better affect.

 Someone asked if I could put something in the photo

that would enable the viewer some perspective as to

the size of the boxes. The larger boxes are "Knick Knack

Boxes", and the smaller are "Party Favor Boxes". They've

been sanded smooth and I'll round over all the edges, hand

sand, and then open them up on the band saw.

Here they are all cut open, finished, and the

hinges put into place.
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UPDATE!
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Oops, I forgot I didn't post too many clamps here. That was at
Facebook instead. I really need to link these to guys together.
Below is the photo.

See you next time. 

Next project ~ Stripe Lid Jewelry Boxes

Here are the six Stripe Lid Jewelry Boxes started in 

the previous post. They've all been sanded are ready

to cut open.

Getting Ready For The Summer Show Season.

We are racing around here trying to get ready for our

first show on the 4th of July weekend. We got so far

behind, so now it's work, work, work!

 Here are Stripe Lid Boxes drying after Danish Oil

has been applied. Can you see why I call them 

Stripe Lid Boxes?

With the Stripe Lid Boxes in the background I have

the next project milled, cut, and stacked in the foreground.

Closest to us are the four sides of six different boxes.

To there left are the lid panels waiting to be cut to size.

These new boxes will be the larger cousins to the

Stripe Lid Boxes. These are called Stripe Lid Jewelry

Boxes ... go figure.