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Albatross
Ash Sphere
Bookcase
Dovetail Box
Gold Dolphins
Grandfather Clock
Jewelry Store
Lacewood Bowl
Lacewood Desk
Mendocino Vessel
Predator
Rocking Chair
Rolltop Desk
Spalted Vase
Stagecoach Chest
Stopper & Vessel
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.
