Small Jewelry Boxes
Moonrise Hawaiian Koa Box
The solid wood lid of this box features a maccassar ebony
variegated sky, studded with genuine silver stars, and a holly
moon rising behind two ranges of koa mountains, in an ebony
frame. The top is an enlarged version of my popular
bookmarks.
The stars sparkle when your perspective shifts. The box is sized
as a writing implement box, but with it's black velvet liner it
makes a wonderful small jewelry box or presentation box,
especially for necklaces. The lid pivots on brass pins inserted
through the ebony side extensions, and is held open in vertical
position by carefully machined stops. The solid koa sides are
through dovetailed with precise, delicately cut joints. A
contemporary crafts classic.
9 1/4 " x 3 1/2 " X 2.5H"
Moonrise Hawaiian Koa Box
This hand made box may be ordered with an empty interior, or with custom dividers, or with both dividers and a small tray, as shown here, so it can be used as a small jewelry box. The dividers may be removed, but they support the tray.
9 1/4 " x 3 1/2 " X 2.5H"
Hawaiian Bouquet Two Drawer
Jewelry Box
This box, combines koa with its Hawaiian companion, mango, along with accent lines in ebony, and cameos from holly and Balinese black palm. The top is crosscut a full 1/16" thick off a solid block, built bit by bit from solid lumber.
This close-up of the decorative detail, allows you to see the precision I am able to get with my innovative technique.
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Here's an open shot, (the two drawer version here, same system is used on the no drawer and one drawer versions), showing the innovative necklace storage and earring storage systems. The necklace box has a spring hinged, padded top section that places gentle tension on necklaces to prevent tangling. This may be easily opened and closed with a flick of a finger. The earring tray allows about 20 pairs of earrings to hang, both studded ones in the two rows of slots, and hook style in front through the holes. There is a two slot ring pad on one side , and flat storage on black velveteen in back on the other, with a handle in the middle for lifting the tray. For those of you who don't wear earrings, I can ship this box with a more standard mitred tray with ring storage instead. The bottom dividers form nine compartments inside the box.
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Here is a corner detail, of an open lid, showing the mango butterfly spline that secures each corner. These are driven into the miter joints at assembly from the bottom, forming a joint that needs no glue (I glue them anyway). Another extraordinary detail on an extraordinary jewelry box.
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Since koa has such bold and variable figure, it's especially important to match grain, and select wood carefully. My koa boxes are often made by re-sawing a piece long enough for one short side and one long side, and so I get a perfect grain match all the way around, with two book-matched corners, and two simple continuations of the grain. Pictured is a book-matched corner.
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Since koa has such bold and variable figure, it's especially important to match grain, and select wood carefully. My koa boxes are often made by re-sawing a piece long enough for one short side and one long side, and so I get a perfect grain match all the way around, with two book-matched corners, and two simple continuations of the grain. Pictured is a book-matched corner.
Hawaiian Bouquet Jewelry Box
Since koa has such bold and variable figure, it's especially important to match grain, and select wood carefully. My koa boxes are often made by re-sawing a piece long enough for one short side and one long side, and so I get a perfect grain match all the way around, with two book-matched corners, and two simple continuations of the grain. Pictured is a book-matched corner.
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