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 Cocobolo. The top has been “Book-matched.
Cocobolo is in the “Rosewood” family of which there are over two hundred
species. Cocobolo is one of the most expensive woods in the world and
getting harder to find, not because it’s on any endangered list, but
because most of the premium logs are going to veneer mills to be
processed into veneer (plywood) and the solid stock is getting harder to
find. 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_740 Cost $585.00 (Free
Shipping)
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 Canary. This wood comes from
Brazil. This wood has streaks of Red, Yellow and Black running thru it.
Canary is a wonderful wood to work with and finishes very well. This
wood is getting harder and harder to find, most lumber is made into
veneer. This Chest was build so the grain "wraps" around the Chest and
matches on four corners, matching three is easy, but matching four takes
some woodworking skill. This is a beautiful wood and takes an excellent
finish. 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. The inlay is holly. All my Jewelry
Chest get 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 more trays. 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 approx. 8 x 10 x 5 inches.
Item # ted_581
Cost $489.00
(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 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)
Any questions, please call or e-mail me.
Please remember, I am a
one man shop and I'm out of the shop quite often. I also do a lot of Art's and
Craft shows and on most week-ends (Thursday thru Monday) I will be away.