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This custom “One of a Kind” Men’s Valet is made out of Wormy Chestnut and is my best selling wood because there are no more American Chestnut trees alive. The top forward and back edges are 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 in face of Valet is Cardinal wood. The American Chestnut was killed by a blight that was introduced into the United States in the 17th Century by some plants infected with the blight brought in from Japan. By the mid 1930's there were not many trees left. The only way to get any Wormy Chestnut timber is to find an old barn or some type building and salvage what you can. The going price of Wormy Chestnut is around $12.00 dollars a board foot, as is, nails and all. By the time I tear down a building, dress the lumber, my yield is about 40% usable wood. That is not counting all the saw blades and planner blades I lose due to hidden nails. The cost of Wormy Chestnut at this point is probably around $30.00 dollars a board foot as best as I can figure. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Valet" signed and dated. All my boxes get 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible. This Valet will become a family heirloom to be passed on from generation to generation hopefully. There is a full lift out tray with plenty of room for coins, keys, wallet and cell phone. Bottom of Valet and tray are lined with real Velvet.

Size is approx. 7.5 x 11 x 3.5 inches. Item # ted_720 Cost $253.00 (free shipping)

This custom “One of a kind” Valet is a rarity and is three of four made from MACASSAR EBONY (Diospyros celebica) which is one of a group of ebonies from the East Indies, ranging from Sri Lanka to Indonesia. I was lucky enough to find enough to build four valets, each different in its own way. 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 accents on high-end furniture. The wood is so cost prohibitive that building a box using Ebony is not done very often. This wood is so expensive, (about 100 dollars a board foot) that they sell it by the pound. Working with Ebony is like working with coal. There is no grain pattern that can be seen and sanding and polishing is like working with stone. The interior is lined with American Maple, which is a great contrast to the Ebony. This is a very classy Valet. This Valet will become a family heirloom to be passed on to generations to generations hopefully. There is a full lift out tray with plenty or room for coins, keys, wallet and cell phone. Bottom of Valet and tray are lined with real suede.

Size is approx. 8 x 10 x 3.5 inches. Item # ted_677 Cost $385.00 (free shipping)

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This custom “One of a Kind” Men’s Valet is made from Quilted Maple, this wood 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, more costly than Birdseye Maple. 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. The top ends are 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. . 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" between coats to give them the best finish possible. This is a very classy Valet. This Valet will become a family heirloom to be passed on to generations to generations hopefully. There is a full lift out tray with plenty or room for coins, keys, wallet and cell phone. Bottom of Valet and tray are lined with real suede.

This custom “One of a Kind” Keepsake box is made from American Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) is among the most desirable hardwoods. Walnut has long been the favorite of furniture makers for building high-end furniture. There is something about Walnut that speaks quality and most people know and love this wood. This medium weight, attractive wood is sawn into a variety of figures, including crotch, burl and fiddleback. Works carves and turns extremely well. Prized for furniture, clock cases, gunstocks, and musical instruments and “one of a kind” boxes of all kinds. The joiner work used is the “Box Joint” type which makes for a very strong joint. The top is make from Canary wood, (Centrolobium spp, family: Leguminosae) from Panama to southern Brazil. Yellow to orange in color, typically variegated with light to dark red streaking. It has a medium to high luster. It can be somewhat variable in density; it is mostly a hard, heavy and strong wood. Works very easily with both hand and power tools and finishes very smoothly. This is an exceptional exotic wood from Africa. Uses: Boat building, turnery, decorative veneers, cooperage, furniture, cabinetry, and custom treasure boxes of all kinds. Canary wood is my favorite wood to work with, it’s easy to machine with all tools, finishing very smoothly but attention must be paid to sanding to get the smooth finish that shows up the beauty of this wood. The strip in the center is Paduak with sapwood on each side. A unique "One-of-a-Kind" keepsake box signed and dated. Each Keepsake box gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible.

Size is approx. 7 x 10 x 3.5 inches. Item # ted_751 Cost $188.00 (Free Shipping)

This custom “One of a Kind” Men’s Valet is made from Purpleheart, (Peltogyne pubescens) also called Amaranth or Violetwood; this colorful South American hardwood is strong and heavy. Its deep brownish color oxidizes into a deep purple after exposure to air. Box joint construction make for a very strong joint. This wood gets more comments than any wood I work with; it’s hard to believe there is a wood that is naturally purple in color. This works with some difficulty, but bends well. Used for furniture, flooring and architectural accents. A unique "One-of-a-Kind Valet" signed and dated. Each Valet gets 6 to 8 coats of polyurethane oil finish that is "Hand Rubbed" to give them the best finish possible. There is a lift out tray and both tray and bottom of Valet are covered with velvet. There is plenty of room for rings, coins, a watch and other small things. This Valet will become a family heirloom to be passed on to generation to generation, I hope.