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Albatross
Altar
Amboyna Turning
Angels
Ash Sphere
Beds For My Boys
Big Woody
Bookcase
Brass Balls
Church Windows
Dovetail Box
Gold Dolphins
Grandfather Clock
Hope Chest
Hope Chest Testimonial
Jewelry Store
Jewelry Store Testimonial
Lacewood Bowl
Lacewood Desk
Mendocino Vessel
Pipe Smoker's Table
Plant Stand
Pocket Watch Case
Predator
Rickshaw
Rocking Chair
Rocking Chair Frame
Rolltop Desk
Spalted Vase
Stagecoach Chest
Stopper & Vessel
Telephone Stand
Telephone Table
Violin Case
Walnut Vase
X-ray Devices
Ron Renner
Geppetto's Woodworks
Vancouver, Washington
360-606-2949
Website by ~ Neal Lubow
As in many projects, I’m left to my own devices to derive the end result. In this piece I determined that I’d use small, handcut dovetails.
ABOVE: The finished case is approximately 2.5 inches on a side and 5.0 inches tall. It is made from old growth quartersawn White Oak.
BELOW LEFT: It was especially difficult because of the fit I wanted to generate, not only side-to-side, but vertically. I didn’t want the vial to be loose in the case.
BELOW RIGHT: At the bottom left of the photo, near the base, a small round disc is visible in the wall of the assembled inner case. It’s a rare earth magnet. I placed a corresponding magnet on the inner wall of the outer case wall (that is being assembled, with dovetails showing, above it). I did this on two opposite side walls. The magnets are offset by a half-diameter so there is always a “pull” to keep the case closed. It works magnificently.
BOTTOM CENTER: The finished design incorporated two boxes in a slip case format.
