Making a Stunning Zebrano Jewelry Box | Woodworking

[@CrazyCatLady1968]

The minute it was done I could see it on a man’s dresser with his watch & wallet going in. Very elegant!

[@GM_Design]

thanks, glad you liked it 😀

[@dpmeyer4867]

nice work

[@GM_Design]

Thanks 😀

[@KilgoreTrout4343]

Beautiful box and gorgeous wood. Nicely done.

[@GM_Design]

Thank you very much! 😀

[@mags8014]

Lovely wood, beautiful box. Thank you'

[@GM_Design]

you’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@kspencer_handcrafted]

Super enjoyed this build and love the box design. May take a stab at it myself!

[@GM_Design]

thanks, so pleased you enjoyed it, give it a go 👍

[@tomowens2720]

Another brilliant outcome. Gotta love zebrano. Well done.

[@GM_Design]

thanks 👍

[@elizabethsuggs993]

Beautiful!

[@GM_Design]

Thank you!

[@ccbphoto]

Beautiful work as always! I appreciate that you only use power tools when needed.

[@GM_Design]

Thank you very much! 👍

[@MarTay1079]

Love the choice of wood. It looks very elegant. Stella work as always.

[@GM_Design]

Thank you so much 😀

[@WoodworkingTop535]

Looks good, thanks

[@GM_Design]

thanks, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@JoséCarlosRibeiroSilveira]

Seu trabalho é maravilhoso. Não só o resultado mas a forma como foi realizado. Sou seu fã. Parabéns ❤

[@GM_Design]

obrigado 😀

[@johnwolffe8473]

You do nice work 🙂

[@GM_Design]

Thank you! 🙂

[@feltonite]

Nice work. Regarding the cross-grain gluing on the lid, perhaps you could use breadboard or a floating panel.

[@GM_Design]

thanks 😀 and good suggestions they could definitely work 👍

[@grandmajosephine383]

Sliding dovetail.

[@theofarmmanager267]

I have long admired these style boxes for their hinge movement. Perhaps I prefer the style where the cut sides are shaped to reflect the curves of the front and back - but that adds a lot of time. My only reservation about this style of box is the amount of end grain on show at the front and back. I’m old fashioned and it was always taught that, rather like children, end grain should be there but not seen. You can certainly reduce the amount of end grain significantly with mitred ends on the lid piece and/or brass bands on the front face. It’s probably just me making this point and I’m quite happy that most users won’t make a judgement on the end grain. The strength of end grain to long grain is interesting. I’m not convinced that it is as weak as some might suggest but I don’t take the chance. Before the domino, I would use dowels. Then, along came a biscuit joiner and I used those cut down but it seems to me that the domino loose tenon is the best balance between time and efficiency once you’ve taken out that second mortgage to afford to buy the machine. I would suggest that finish is partly personal preference and partly the piece itself. Do you want Matt, satin or gloss? Will the piece get a lot of war? Even, does it need to be food safe. I think it’s hard to beat shellac is you want a fairly clear high gloss sheen on a piece that won’t get a lot of use (unlike, say, a table). If I had to state my favourite finish, I couldn’t give just one. I’ve recently completed a piece with red eucalyptus contrasted with ebonised oak (using wire wool and vinegar). It’s the contrast that I wanted to go for and, as it’s a piece that will get wear, I finished in hard wax oil. I Laos very much like using lye on timbers such quarter sawn oak as that method really makes the mediator rays pop. But, it’s all personal taste. Lots of right ways and a few wrong ways. I don’t know if you line your boxes. For most items like jewellery, dividers and lining are essential to stop knocking. Perhaps it would be interesting to show these techniques.

[@GM_Design]

thanks for sharing you thoughts, suggestions and techniques. It’s very much appreciated. I’ve made dividers on previous boxes, I’ll have to make another with both dividers and lined 👍

[@geoff4791]

Excellent video, very enjoyable. Beautiful box. I don't know if that cross grain glue up will cause any issues, I hope not. I don't know how you could have got around it. Maybe a small sliding dovetail?

[@GM_Design]

thanks so much 😀 I hope not too but might in time, a sliding dovetail could work 👍

[@owenroberts1168]

Absolutely brilliant mate. You are a very talented man.

[@GM_Design]

Thank you so much 😀