Jewelry Box

I created this jewelry box as a gift for a friend.  It has a clear top to display pictures through the lid.

Step 1:

Sides were cut to desired length.  Rounding the sides required the blade to be at a 45 degree angle with a guide setup with clamps on the table saw, also at 45 degrees.  

Step 2:

A cardboard template was created to guide the blade height.

Step 3:

The curved piece after pass through.  It was easier to start with a low blade height and pass each side through and then raise the blade a turn until the final curve was achieved.

Step 4:

Notches for shims.

Step 5:

Sides together to insert glue and shim to strengthen the corners.

Step 6:

Lid edges were cut to same length as base and notched to allow for the plexi-glass.

Step 7:

Ripped 1/4" grooves to slide in the bottom.

Step 8:

Used a chamfer bit router bevel the edge where the bottom and top meet.  A rounded bit was used for the top and bottom. 

Step 9:

Bottom and sims glued and inserted in.  Shims were trimmed with a coping saw.  Plexiglass cut to fit bevel in lid.

Step 10:

I was originally going to use trim to hold the plexiglass and pictures in place but I opted to cut a 1/4" piece of plywood to hold it in place.

Step 11:

Wooden feet glued and inserted on bottom.

Step 12:

Grooves cut for hinges.  It was important to test the depth to ensure the lid opened and stopped at the proper angle.

Step 13:

Prep for stain.

Step 14:

Step 15:

Base to hold the plexiglass was glued with rubber cement and wrapped in velvet.

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Step 17:

The velvet top on the inside of the lid.  Fit snugly enough it did not require anything to hold it in place.

Step 18:

Cardboard cut to fit in bottom was also wrapped in velvet.

Step 19:

Lid wrapped in velvet.

Step 20:

Finished with and without velvet insert in lid.

Step 21:

I created 2 trays.  1 full sized to fit the bottom and the other half sized.

Step 22:

Trays were grooved and glued.  Cardboard was cut to fit the bottoms and wrapped in velvet.

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