A unique jewelry box
Finally finished a box I have been wanting to do for quite a while. First trick is the lid insert. I took a piece of walnut and carved out a 4x4 square region .250 deep in the center. Then I inserted a piece of redheart wood in the hole. After I had planed it flat, I glued the birdseye veneer over the whole thing. Then I used a vector pattern and carved the rose where the redheart was, so you have a red rose with no paint. Worked good except no veneer left in the center, will fix that in the future.
For the front and sides I used the machine to cut the ovals all the way through, then after sanding them smooth I put a small profile around it on the router table. I put the veneer for the windows on the same MDF panels used for the inside, then glued the cross on the front. On the back I painted the red rose to go with the lid.
The tray was carved from a solid block of spalted soft maple 1-1/4" thick, carved as deep as possible. Vector carved a couple highlights in the center. All in all it came out pretty good. It looks nice, always loved the contrast of walnut and maple. Cut the box joints on a router table jig, finish is spray shellac. Inside of box measures 6x10.5, base is 9x14.
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