One of My Christmas Projects

[David]

This is crafted from cocobolo (or bocote--I can't remember, and they look the same) and maple. I've used dominoes at the mitered corners for structural integrity and made them "through dominoes" for decorative purposes. The top is crowned.

 

[Bud]

The front side doesn't look like cocobolo. I've use a lot of it in various projects.

[David]

Yeah, I'm beginning to think it's bocote.

[Green RT]

Need something in the photo for scale. What are the dimensions?

Very nice looking piece.

[David]

Thanks for the compliment.

 

It's 6" x 9".

[Ohio48]

What does it hold?

Very nice work by the way.

[David]

Thanks, Mark. It's a jewelry box. I'll be putting "flocking" inside.

[Ohio48]

Were is the order form???

[roydog007]

Nice work David, Congrats on your book too, 5 star rating, impressive. I'm gonna pick it up as soon as the dust settles from the Christmas over spending.

[David]

Thanks, Roy!

[VinnyR11]

The grain match on the light wood on top is beautiful. Is that bleached/stained? Really nice work. Great choice of woods making for an excellent contrast.

[David]

Vinny, both of those woods are unstained and came just like that from the tree. One is hard maple (the white) and the other is a rare Central American wood called bocote.

[KTM Doug]

Great item! Nice job.

[Jerry Johnston]

OK, where'd you buy it.........

 

 

 

Nice work as usual!

[johnlt]

I haven't seen a domino joint used in a mitered corner before. Very interesting. Nice work David,

 

john

[Joe Frickin' Friday]

David, you're awfully productive; you've been cranking out item after item for a while now, but I haven't felt the urge to do woodworking since I finished my coffee table a couple of years ago.

 

(nice work, BTW. )

[Mike]

Beautiful piece of work. I wish I had 1/10 the talent and patience you have. My woodworking skills begin and end with a circular saw, hammer, and 16-penny nails.

[David]

I haven't seen a domino joint used in a mitered corner before. Very interesting. Nice work David,

 

Thanks, John. I kind of wondered how it would look, but I enjoy breaking the rules and trying design ideas.

[David]

Mitch, let's do a wood tech day!

[Joe Frickin' Friday]

Mitch, let's do a wood tech day!

 

 

[John Ranalletta]

Very nice, David. The patina of time will make it even more so.

[David]

I used two coats of poly acrylic and then a final coat of very hard wax, which I hope will give it just that patina.

[subvet]

Thanks, Mark. It's a jewelry box. I'll be putting "flocking" inside.

 

 

David. Nice work. I've always admired the talent required to create stuff like this.

Woodworking will be my next hobby but I need to unload a few other things before I can get serious about it.

 

Post pics of the inside of the box when complete...I'd love to see how nice a flocking job you did.

[TyTass]

Very nice work, David. Yes, it's definitely bacote. I worked a good bit with bacote back in my woodworking days.

[JohnnyJ]

 

Great piece!

 

Without me having any experience with domino joinery, I've been trying to figure out the process. Is it one domino per corner angled all the way through, or two separate dominoes? It doesn't look like there is enough room on the edges for two separate dominoes, or maybe I am misinterpreting the scale.

 

I am in the very early stages of learning furniture grade woodworking and I always like learn something new.

 

 

JohnnyJ

[David]

Johnny, these dominoes are 50mm long (the box is 6" x 9"). I chose dominoes that long just so that they would be "through" dominoes (that is, showing on by sides). So it's one domino in each corner--the trick is to get the holes aligned perfectly because you have to cut the hole before you join the box.

 

Then you trim them with a bandsaw, leaving them "proud" (sticking out a little) and sand the rest off.

[JohnnyJ]

Very Unique... The degree of difficulty must have been very high.

 

 

JohnnyJ