Custom Jewelry Chest

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This custom “One of a Kind” Jewelry Chest is made from Quilted Sapele, (Entandrophragma Cylindricum).  When Sapele has this grain structure it’s referred to as “Pommelle Sapele”, pommelle from the French word meaning "Quilted" which graphically describes the convoluted grain structure of this wonderful wood. Sometimes this wood is also called “Marbled” Sapele. In any event, this is the most wonderful grain pattern that I have ever seen and the first I have ever had in my shop or in fact the first I have ever seen. I knew about the wood and had seen photos of it and was very happy when my wood broker found a small amount and helped me purchase it. There was enough wood to make two Jewelry chest. The wood is also the hardest to work with of any wood I have ever dealt with, the grain structure is so twisted and irregular that machine planning is impossible and work to smooth out consist of sanding (lots of sanding). 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 “Dovetail Keys” in the corners are Ebony 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. Full top tray with small tray inside and below this tray, there is a 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.

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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 and sometimes there will be dark streaks running thru it. This Chest was build from the same board so the grain "wraps" around the Chest and matches on three corners. Paduak is easy to work with and 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 Brazilian Rosewood which has been “book-matched”. The light colored wood in the center is sap wood. Brazilian Rosewood is in the “rosewood” family of which there are about 250 species, with Brazilian Rosewood being one of the most valuable, just under Kingwood and Ebony. Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia Nigra) comes from Brazil. At present, the export and import of wood is banned per CITES II treaty. To export one requires permission from the Department of Fisheries. The wood weighs 48 to 52 lbs./cb.ft, but has more color variation than East Indian Rosewood. It is known for its interlaced grain pattern. It is easily identified by its smell, which is very unique and sweet. This wood has a wonderful tone wood and is at present extremely high priced. It dries very well and is used for guitar fingerboards, backs and sides, laminate tops,bridge blanks, turning squares and fine furniture. This unique "One-of-a-Kind" Jewelry Chest is signed and dated. There is a full lift-out tray with storage below, with adjustable dividers. This Jewelry Chest has 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give it the best finish possible.

 Item # ted_765 Size is approx. 7 x 10 x 4 inches. Cost $385.00 (Free Shipping)

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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 Cardinal wood, a wood from Mexico, is naturally Red in color, and is very dense. Is much more dense that Paduak. This wood is sometimes called “Bloodwood”. This wood has a sweet smell when machining, and is a great wood to “turn” on the lathe. The inlays in the ends are Ebony and American 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_587  Cost $415.00 (Free Shipping!)  

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This custom “One of a Kind” Jewelry Chest is made from Zebrawood, (Zebrano - Microberlinia brazzavillensis) this coarse, heavy African hardwood is named for its zebra-stripe appearance when quarter- sawn. Very attractive, but difficult to work because of alternating hard and soft grain. Used for furniture, veneer, game boards, small boxes and decorative items. Zebrano has the most fantastic grain pattern of any wood that I work with. Most people know and will identify this wood very quickly. It’s easy to see why they call it “Zebra wood” once you see it. 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) 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, wall paneling, inlays, and contemporary furniture. This wood is so expensive, that they sell it by the pound. 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 small trays, another full tray below the two small ones and storage in the bottom. 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. 10 x 11.5 x 5.5 inches. Item # ted_615  Cost $479.00 (Free Shipping!)  

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