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    Figured Sycamore Jewellery Box

    Oct 06, 2021 5 minutes

    Ever since I discovered the work of Japanese master craftsman Kenji Suda, I have wanted to make my own version of one of his pieces. My chance came when a client commissioned me to make a jewellery box. I named this the MYH box, which are the initials of its new owners.

    I wanted to make a carcase with no visible joinery, so I used secret mitre dovetails as the main joinery. I decided to use some beautiful quartersawn ripple sycamore from a wood store that I’ve had in my workshop for almost a year.

    Because I didn’t have enough for the whole carcase, I used the ripple sycamore for the top and the sides and just a pair of strips to cover the bottom front part. For the hidden part of the box, I used some not-so-figured sycamore. The back was made

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