Custom Jewelry Chest
"One of a
Kind"
Signed and Dated
Each Jewelry
Chest is custom built, one at a time by me. I spend a lot of time
choosing just the right woods to complement each other. Most are Exotic
woods and none are on any endangered list. I use only solid stock, there
is no veneer in any of these boxes, unless specified. All of the woods
are their natural color, I use no dyes or stains. Every thing I make
gets a "Hand Rubbed Oil Finish". Usually five to eight coats. This is a
blend of five oils that provides the best finish possible. The finish
was developed for the marine environment. The base is polyurethane.
This custom “One of a Kind” Jewelry Chest is made from
Paduak (Pterocarpus soyauxii) also called Vermillion; this
decorative hardwood originates in Africa and the Andaman Islands, with
one major variety native to Burma. This wood is naturally red to orange
in color with dark streaks running thru it. Works well, is used for
furniture, flooring and architectural accents and “one of a kind” boxes
of all kinds. Who says there are no red trees! The center piece in the
top of the Chest is Canary flanked with Quilted Maple and then a piece
of Cocobolo and front and back edges are Lacewood. The corners are
inlaid with Ebony and Holly. A unique "One-of-a-Kind" Jewelry Chest
signed and dated. Each Jewelry Chest gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane
oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.
There is plenty of room in this Jewelry Chest. Full top tray with small
tray inside and below this tray, there are two full trays and storage
below them. Removable dividers make arranging compartment easy to hold
small to large pieces of jewelry. Bottom of Chest and all trays are
lined with real velvet. All the wood used to make the trays and dividers
are natural in color and consist of Pau Amarillo, Paduak. Holly,
Cocobolo, Walnut and Mahogany.
Size is approx. 9 x 12 x 7 inches. Item # ted_774
Cost $625.00 (free shipping)
(Sorry, this Item Sold)
This custom “One of a Kind” Jewelry
Chest is made from Bloodwood
(Satine) (Brosimum
Paraense)
native of Brazil is a very heavy, close-grained, strong wood. This wood
is naturally red in color and twice the density of Paduak. The wood is
very durable and works quite well for cabinetry, furniture and boxes.
This wood is sometimes called “Cardinal Wood”.
The corners have been splined, which make a very strong joint as well as
being very attractive. This wood has a sweet smell when
machining, and is a great wood to “turn” on the lathe.The top is “book-matched” with Ebony
inlay in center. The top is banded with MACASSAR EBONY (Diospyros
celebica), which is one of a group of ebonies from the East Indies,
ranging from Sri Lanka to Indonesia. This close- grained, heavy hardwood
machines and turns well, but tends to dull tools and is difficult to
glue. Used for turned and carved items, inlays, and contemporary
furniture. Ebony is so expensive; they sell it by the pound. Holly
inlays in front and back edges of chest. The inlays in the ends are
American Holly. This Chest was build
so the grain "wraps" around the Chest and matches on all four corners,
matching three is easy, but matching four takes some woodworking skill.
A unique "One-of-a-Kind" Jewelry Chest
signed and dated. Each Jewelry Chest gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane
oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.
There is plenty of room in this
Jewelry Chest.
The top lift-out tray has one small tray inside it. Below
this tray, there are two full trays and storage below them. Removable
dividers make arranging compartment easy to hold small to large pieces
of jewelry. Bottom of Chest and all trays are lined with real suede.
Size is approx. 8 x 12 x 5 inches.
Item # ted_681 Cost $549.00 (Free Shipping)
(Sorry, this Item Sold)
This custom
“One of a Kind” Jewelry Chest is made from Paduak (Pterocarpus
soyauxii) also called Vermillion; this decorative hardwood
originates in Africa and the Andaman Islands, with one major variety
native to Burma. This wood is naturally red to orange in color with dark
streaks running thru it. Works well, is used for furniture, flooring and
architectural accents and “one of a kind” boxes of all kinds. Who says
there are no red trees! The stripe in the top of the Chest is sap wood
and really makes the Paduak stand out, good contrast. The joiner work
is “Double box joints” which is very strong and very attractive.
A unique "One-of-a-Kind" Jewelry Chest signed
and dated. Each Jewelry Chest gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil
finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.
There is plenty of room in this Jewelry Chest. Full top tray and below
this tray, there are two full trays and storage below them. Removable
dividers make arranging compartment easy to hold small to large pieces
of jewelry. Bottom of Chest and all trays are lined with real velvet.
All the wood used to make the trays and dividers are natural in
color and consist of Pau Amarillo, Paduak. Holly, Cocobolo, Walnut and
Mahogany.
Size
is approx. 9 x 11.25 x 5.5 inches. Item # ted_736 Cost $525.00 (Free
Shipping)
This custom “One of a Kind” Jewelry Chest is made from
Paduak (Pterocarpus soyauxii) also called Vermillion; this
decorative hardwood originates in Africa and the Andaman Islands, with
one major variety native to Burma. This wood is naturally red to orange
in color with dark streaks running thru it. Works well, is used for
furniture, flooring and architectural accents and “one of a kind” boxes
of all kinds. Who says there are no red trees! The top is made from
Quilted Maple and banded with Ebony and Holly. This Quilted Maple has
the most pronounced “Rays” that I have seen in a long time. Quilted
Maple is getting very hard to find due to the fact that most logs go to
the veneer mill and finding quality Quilted Maple lumber is getting
harder and harder to find and is now one of the most expensive domestic
woods there is followed by Birdseye maple and then tiger and
fiddleback.The corners are inlaid with Ebony and Holly. A unique
"One-of-a-Kind" Jewelry Chest signed and dated. Each Jewelry Chest gets
6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give
them the best finish possible. There is plenty of room in this Jewelry
Chest. Full top tray with small tray inside and below this tray, there
are three full trays and storage below them. Removable dividers make
arranging compartment easy to hold small to large pieces of jewelry.
Bottom of Chest and all trays are lined with real velvet. All the wood
used to make the trays and dividers are natural in color and consist of
Pau Amarillo, Paduak. Holly, Cocobolo, Walnut and Mahogany.
Size is approx. 9 x 12 x 7 inches. Item # ted_775
Cost $599.00 (free shipping)
This custom
“One of a Kind” Jewelry Chest is made from Paduak (Pterocarpus
soyauxii) also called Vermillion; this decorative hardwood
originates in Africa and the Andaman Islands, with one major variety
native to Burma. This wood is naturally red to orange in color with dark
streaks running thru it. Works well, is used for furniture, flooring and
architectural accents and “one of a kind” boxes of all kinds. Who says
there are no red trees! The front and back edged in the top of the Chest
is sap wood and really makes the Paduak stand out, good contrast. The
inlay(s) in the front of chest are Ebony and American Holly. The joiner
work is “Double box joints” which is very strong and very attractive.
A unique "One-of-a-Kind" Jewelry Chest signed
and dated. Each Jewelry Chest gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil
finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.
There is plenty of room in this Jewelry Chest. Full top tray and below
this tray, there are two full trays and storage below them. Removable
dividers make arranging compartment easy to hold small to large pieces
of jewelry. Bottom of Chest and all trays are lined with real velvet.
All the wood used to make the trays and dividers are natural in
color and consist of Pau Amarillo, Paduak. Holly, Cocobolo, Walnut and
Mahogany.
Size
is approx. 9 x 11.25 x 5.5 inches. Item # ted_739 Cost $535.00 (Free
Shipping)