With all the cool jewelry you'll be making from the instructables in this contest, you'll need a place to keep it. This snazzy looking wooden box does a perfect job of keeping everything organized. It can also be used for things beyond jewelry storage (I use mine to hold change). Although the segmented turning method for the box looks difficult and complicated, this instructable includes a few tips to simplify the construction. This box can make a great gift too.
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Signing UpStep 1: Materials used for the box
Materials used include:
- 1 maple screw plug button
- 2 purple heart pen blanks
- 2 padauk pen blanks
- 4 black walnut pen blanks
Pen blank size is 3/4" x 3/4" x 5"
WARNING: Always wear a dust mask and face shield when machining exotic and domestic woods. Purple heart's dust has been known to cause nausea.
- 1 maple screw plug button
- 2 purple heart pen blanks
- 2 padauk pen blanks
- 4 black walnut pen blanks
Pen blank size is 3/4" x 3/4" x 5"
WARNING: Always wear a dust mask and face shield when machining exotic and domestic woods. Purple heart's dust has been known to cause nausea.
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Agree that tools must be sharp so my second project after my first bowl was a sharpening jig.
As for the table no pics yet hopefully it'll be at a stage soon were it looks good. I'd been given a hunk of purple heart and black walnut about as big as what you need for your box as a gift. I cut them down to about quarter inch strips and used it line some groves I'd cut in the surface of the table with a router. Also used a chunk of purple heart as a dutchmans patch to fill in a big missing chunk.