Orchid Gift Box
Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
Orchid Gift BoxBox number 34 in my recent box series. This is another commissioned piece.This box is the result of a client selecting certain features from my previous builds and asking for a design that brings those features together. The wood selection includes walnut, ash, a tiny bit of leopardwood and the tray is built from poplar. The top ingot/inlay is a piece of quilted maple burl.
Inlays on the lid and base are walnut and leopardwood. I have installed a lid stop for the 105 degree cant for the open lid. I used inch dowel that accommodates a larger sized cove cut into the rails and stiles of the lid.
I used machines to mill the wood and to cut the angles and dimensions and used a router to get the basic form of the coves for the legs and lid. A scrollsaw was used to cut the orchid parts. The hand cut splines on the lid are walnut. There was not as much hand sanding on this piece because I was able to use various scrapers including the set from Flextools which I really like and recommend.I used the Tage Frid method for the double dovetails which were hand cut using a Dozuki saw and a Japanese dovetail chisel. The double dovetail part/kerf was created using a saw I've recently made and a Japanese float with a 1/8 inch kerf. The dovetails were then subtly rounded with rasps and files.The orchid is made from cedar and yellow pine and sits in a routed and chiseled pocket in the walnut base.
The jewelry box has one tray that rests on posts that create a lower space. The interior of the box and tray are cork and fabric lined and the tray is also re-enforced with splines.
Dimensions are as follows…
Outside dimensions of the Orchid Gift Box are 9 inches wide by 7 inches deep and 7 inches tall. The actual box (without lid and feet) measures 7 inches long by 5 inches wide and 5 inches deep.
The jewelry tray is 6 inches long by 4 inches wide and 2 1/2 deep.Finish is an oil based fruitwood stain and a wipe on mixture of oil based poly and mineral spirits buffed out with a brown paper bag. I used Trewax brand paste wax for the matte sheen that it can be buffed out to reveal.Happy & Healthy 2021!!!
Thanks for looking.
As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.
Jon
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