Wall Cabinet for Jewelry

[gee-dub]

Hand Screws come in handy yet again for small parts holding.



The rough stages of shaping the pulls.

The base coat goes on.

Now it is just a matter of building film, finishing the finish, and adding the jewelry hangers.

[gee-dub]

Sorry I wandered off. Oh well, giving a new finish a little more time to cure is never a bad thing. I thought I would be ready to assemble but I found something in the finish on the door that I didn't like. I fixed that but will have to wait a day or so now before handling. In the mean time . . . there will be three necklace / bracelet hanger fixtures inside the cabinet. The two on the back wall will be attached from behind so no fasteners will show. I also want one on the inside of the door. Rather than have screw heads show I will plug these holes. I will make the plug heads proud and somewhat domed.

I take a piece of the same material as the hanger board is made from. This is a slightly figured and fairly open grained material. I often make plugs, square and round, from lengths of material that I can handle like a pencil. I want face grain on these plug heads so I had to get inventive. I use a Veritas tapered plug cutter for these 1/4" plugs.

I cut out a piece of scrap and drill a 1/4" hole about an inch or so deep in the end. I drill an 1/8" hole from the base of the 1/4" hole at an angle so it blows out the side.

I stick the raw plug into the holder to shape and polish it.

When I am happy with the plug I can poke it out using the 1/8" hole.

I end up with a plug that has a combination of the open grained material and a polished look.

This will all make more sense when I mount the hangers.

[gee-dub]

So close . . . Didn't quite get to the door hanging today. Should finish up tomorrow.

Helpful hint if you have a lot of hooks to put in. Find a socket that slips over the hook. Experience has taught me to add a dab of cement, super glue, or clear nail polish to the threads of the hooks. This helps resist any twisting or misalignment over time as things are placed onto and taken off of the hooks.  I squirt a little puddle on top of a small cup and just dip the pointy end in before installing each hook.

The necklace and bracelet hangers that mount to the rear of the cabinet are in. Again, experience has taught me to leave some clear area for the bottom shelf. Ring boxes, paperwork, and jewelry paraphernalia end up there.

The tilt-out pull is on; walnut and bocote with a brass pivot rod.



The ring tilt-out looks like this when open.

Gravity pretty much holds the tilt-out closed but I added a hidden felt-padded magnet catch anyway. It "feels" better when it gives a little oomph as it opens.

[Coop]

Pretty darn sweet! 

[wtnhighlander]

I like the ring tilt-out design. Is the pivot another brass rod, or a dowel? Hard to tell in the photo.

[Coop]

I don’t dare show this to my wife as she’ll wonder why she doesn’t have that many rings! 

[gee-dub]

On 8/30/2023 at 7:27 PM, wtnhighlander said:

I like the ring tilt-out design. Is the pivot another brass rod, or a dowel? Hard to tell in the photo.

2-3/4” long brass rod @ 1/8” diameter, each side. 3/4” through the side, a brass washer to maintain the reveal, and about 2” into the tilt-out.  I’ll get some detail pics once it’s finished.

[gee-dub]

On 8/30/2023 at 7:54 PM, Coop said:

I don’t dare show this to my wife as she’ll wonder why she doesn’t have that many rings! 

No kidding, right?  I believe the request for so many ring posts is to display a number of family rings that have been passed down.  The owner is sort of the archivist of her family.  Many families have someone who stumbles into that role.  I got nominated for ours .

[gee-dub]

Now I get to find out if everything goes back together the way I expect.

Here's how the door helper works. I was pleasantly surprised that this thing really does help.

Door closed. I have a small magnet catch in the upper right hand corner. I was prepared to use one in the lower right as well but the one magnet seems to do the trick. I will put in a stop in the lower right so the door is supported when closed.

Borrowed some items to show how the thing is supposed to work. Neither of us have enough rings to populate the ring pegs in the tilt-out but you get the idea.

Detail shots.



So, primarily walnut and maple. Ebony plugs on the sides, brass rods for the tilt-out and pull pivots, brass screws for the pulls, and antique brass for the hanger hardware and hinges. The pulls are walnut saddles with bocote pendants.
Overall shots.



It is always nice to bring a project to a close. I am laready pondering what is next. I stay busy in self defense; I hate yard work.

[pkinneb]

Another beautiful piece @gee-dub!! I love the pulls you made!

[treeslayer]

Very nice and top notch work as always, those pulls are great and worth all the effort, we’ll done!

[Coop]

Pretty darn cool! 

[Von]

Very nice!

[Mark J]

Beautiful! 

[gee-dub]

Thanks all.  You're too kind

[gee-dub]

Off to Texas . . .

 

[wtnhighlander]

I don't know who you're shipping with, but employees of a certain company based in my end of TN would take those 'Fragile' warnings as a challenge. 

[Mark J]

How did you build the crate? 

[curlyoak]

It is an heirloom piece! It needs a signature and a date!  Fine woodworking! The gift is you share your work with us. Besides the work, the presentation here to all of us is magazine quality. 

[gee-dub]

Thanks again guys.

@MarkJ, @Von - I used a couple of "dog towels" (towels that have been washed so many times that they don't have any lint left to offer) to wrap the piece.  I used 1" rigid foam to protect and isolate the piece.

I used spray adhesive to attach the foam to some 1/4" plywood panels and just blue-taped other pieces of foam in place.  The 1" x 1" pine frame pieces are glued and air-stapled to the plywood parts.  These assembled panels are then glued and screwed together except for one panel that is screwed only.  This not-glued panel is labeled "open here".

The crate is sized so that the piece is held pretty tightly.  Material for the crate was about $50.  The piece weighs an even 30 pounds and the crate is 28 pounds.  I don't scrimp on the glue or screws as we all know how careful some material handlers are between points A and Z.

[gee-dub]

It made it in one piece and is on the wall.

Client is happy, so I'm happy.

[wtnhighlander]

Looks like a convenient location, with floor space still available for other stuff, should need arise.

That really is a beautiful cabinet.