I had some Tasmanian Blackwood, which is great for fine furniture construction, and some off cuts of Silky Oak that I used to make the box The plans were :- Dimensions The Dimensions supplied were actually in cubits or imperial so I didn't/couldn't possibly include them but it was approx 5" x 8" The finished dimensions were 165 mm high 221 mm wide and 150 mm deep, the drawers were 205 mm The lid The lid was 220 mm x 150 mm x 16 mm, the Lid also had a 3 mm recess to sit in the top of the box, and attached on the inside was a mirror as well. The profile on the edge was 11.25 deg The sides The sides were 135 mm x 140 mm x 10 mm The back The back was 205 mm x 140 x 10 mm. All were constructed with very narrow T&G, about 3mm with corresponding T&G at a depth of 10mm As I didn't want open grooves showing I used a support stick to hold the individual small parts and close grooved them. The base The base was 220 mm x 150 mm x 16 mm The drawers The drawers were frames of 185 mm x 130 mm The bottom drawer storage area front section was 30 mm x 165 mm The two areas at the rear were 80 mm x 75 mm equally The top drawer storage areas were 30 mm x 165 mm at the front and central area of 75 mm x 45 mm The four areas either side were 50 mm x 30 mm equally 35 mm. Both drawers were flocked black and the top area red The profile on the edge of the drawers was by router, (not sure what its profile is called) I originally stained the pine drawer frames Maple but it looked ... well not good. Consequentially the final stain finish was redone Jarrah. See pictures at the beginning for the more acceptable finish Sanding, yep did a bit of sanding and then fitted drawer pulls. The little fellas I had were too long so I had to make jig to reduce their size My first attempt holding them with pliers replicated Boeing's Rocket launch some where into the neighbourhood, so the knob jig came to the rescue. Speaking of Jigs Just about all the processes required the use of Jigs, this was to ensure I didn't ruin any "good" pieces Then time for a finish product. I had some Liberon Superior Danish oil finish available but ran out, hence the tin being neck chopped to get more out. After visiting Carbatec I was informed by the staff that its no longer available in Australia. So I used Organoil (funny name !) Danish Oil to finish off. P.S. I did only get it on my hands in case you wondered! Enjoy
Hey Ruth, may I call you "Babe"? Batting outside your ballpark by deviating from packing crate material... Looks great and will serve all your jewelry well.... though no obvious space for your tiara.
Wuz gonna have a go at you about your "stained chipboard" separators, till I read you flocked it... then I had a look at one of my pictures of a past flocked job, and realized in the photo, it also looked like stained chipboard... but I'll be flocked... it still looks presentable in real life.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
Flocked Piggy banks Nov 2014. Flocked Rare bird May 2011 What it looks like today
a fairly messy activity granulated plastic or some sort of coloured material A base coat of similar colour A puffer to shoot the material onto the wet paint ( a recycled honey dispenser) Sometimes more than one coat is needed Needs to be done in a tub so the excess can be recovered for reuse Its not that wear durable but it hides lots of opps's I hope this helps
Nice pic post RC. I like the Silky Oak, and Tasmanian Blackwood, they play off of each other well. The pulls turned out very nice, and I agree Jarrah instead of Maple for the drawer sides.
