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Blackie

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This is a men’s valet box, can be used as a ladies jewelry box but I had the man in mind when making it, the woods used in this box are Native Texas Cedar Elm and Nogal, the base or inner part of the box is Alder, it’s a bandsaw box and miter joint box combo, I call it my Hybrid, The lid, pulls, splines, bottom of large tray and the hinges are Nogal.

It offers two lift out trays one small and one large, two large drawers, a hidden drawer and a large hidden compartment under a false bottom door, the small tray is the key to opening the false bottom door by way of magnets, if you notice in the pictures a small notch cut in the center top of the back wall, that is for a phone charging cord to lay in with the lid fully closed, the hidden compartment measures 7″ × 5 3/4″ × 2″ and can house all pocket sized pistols and most compact size pistols the wooden pistol shown below is in the exact image as my 9mm Smith & Wesson Shield.

This box measures 13″ × 9″ × 9″, finished in a single coat of tung oil, two coats of my on mix wipe on poly (satin) and a final wipe of paste wax.

Thanks for viewing.

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

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Wheaties - Bruce A Wheatcroft ( BAW Woodworking) commented about 9 years ago

that is really sharp.Looks like a lot of work and planning went into it. Very nice

Wheaties

a1jim commented about 9 years ago

Very cool design and a super build ,extra nice work Blackie

woodworking classes, custom furniture maker

Bob commented about 9 years ago

I see you are moving on as well.

Bob – Woodville, Tx

Bob - Woodville, Tx

Blackie commented about 9 years ago

Thanks guys

Bob, things are getting out of hand over there, you might say.

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

Matt_Rob commented about 9 years ago

Very nice but did you think about making a spring loaded “emergency” drawer?

Blackie commented about 9 years ago

Matt, if you are referring to the hidden drawer, it’s held in place by a magnet as well, you can tilt the main drawer to where the hidden drawer is hanging upside down and it stays in place, I added a pull handle for it.

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

lanwater commented about 9 years ago

Interesting design.
Nicely done.

Abbas, Castro Valley, CA

jim webster commented about 9 years ago

nice job you done

jim

James L Wilcox commented about 9 years ago

Very creative and nicely done. Good job, great work.

Jamesw

kiefer commented about 9 years ago

Nice project love the wood .
Good to see you over here Randy and a big welcome !

Klaus

HorizontalMike commented about 9 years ago

All I have to do is look for these very fine crafted boxes in order to find Randy, AKA Blackie! Great job as always, and welcome aboard WoodworkingWeb!

HorizontalMike

Madts commented about 9 years ago

Great looking box. Lots of functions.

Madts.

Tor and Odin are the greatest of gods.

Blackie commented about 9 years ago

Thanks everyone.

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

Boxguy commented almost 9 years ago

Blackie, thanks for the note. I have been unexcited about adding to Jocks since you and Cajon were removed. It seems like I lost some dear friends. I don’t know if I really want to re-invest in another site. Is there a way to contact you or send you a message on this site?

Alan

Big Al in IN