Mahogany Jewelry Box

Its time to jump into the next project, this one has been on my list for a while now, I've got the stock on the rack so its time time get it done.

The initial design, this may change slightly as we go along but the dimensions and overall shape are close. The box will be built out of mahogany for the sides and lid. the sides will be resawn out of 8/4 mahogany to allow a full grain match at all four corners. The lid panel will be made out of birds eye maple and the feet and mitered keys will be ebony.

Bench Vise and Dog Holes

At the 2010 woodworking show I picked up a quick release vise from peachtree and had yet to install it; I decided to remedy that this past weekend.  Here are the steps I took to retro fit it to my current bench:

Shop Made Jointer Knife Setting Jig

I wish I could take credit for this jig but I can't, the jig came from John White at Fine Woodworking, it consists of two pieces of 3/4" plywood and 6 magnets.  The magnets John uses and the ones I used can be found at radio shack.  They are super strong and cheap; just be careful as they are on the brittle side.

Weekend Report - 2011 06 19

Shop Cleanup ...

With all of the house projects complete (at least for the time being) I vowed that this weekend would be fore getting the shop clean and back together so that I can get started on the next woodworking project.  And that is exactly what happened.

#3 - Around the Net - Shop Built Shoulder Planes

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Show Notes:
In this episode I share 3 resources I found describing how to build a shoulder plane. If you love looking at tools that woodworkers have made for themselves like I do, you will enjoy these posts.
Garage Woodworks: http://www.garagewoodworks.com/video.php?video=v22
Div - http://lumberjocks.com/woodspark/blog/series/3994
Mafe - http://lumberjocks.com/projects/49132