Building Wooden Jewelry Boxes Part One
Building a wooden jewelry box can be as easy as 1 2 3. All that it takes is the right knowledge and a couple of steps.
The first step in making a wooden jewelry box is to decide how you want the box to look like. Getting a general idea of what you want the finished product to look like is a great idea. This is not only helpful in visualizing the final product, but it also helps to find which materials you will need.
For example if you wanted to build a girls jewelry box painted white with pink flowers then you would assume that you are going to need at least wood, white and pink paint, and a paint brush.
The whole idea is to just get a general picture of what you want the jewelry box to look idea to look like. The best way to do this is to brainstorm and pick out which characteristics that you like. The whole idea is to imagine what it will look like when it is all said and done.
After you have a good idea of what it is that you want your jewelry box to look like, it is time to make a list of all of the materials that you will need and gather them. Some of the most basic materials that I always use are: wood (I usually use cherry, oak, cedar or mahogany, these types of woods tend to give me better looking boxes),screws or nails (my personal preference is to dove tail the boxes but I do use finishing nails a lot as well),wood glue, a spray adhesive, a saw ( I try to use a jig saw, band saw and a chop saw these make my life so much easier), sand paper/ sander(I use a fine grit and rough grit) u can use a hand saw if this is all that you have access to), hammer, two small hinges, measuring tape, utility knife and a pencil or pen.
After picking out your materials for the exterior of your wooden jewelry box it is a good idea to pick out the interior materials. These materials can be made from felt, silk, velvet, leather or anything else that you can think of. The only word of caution that I might exhibit would be to make sure that the material that you choose is both pliable and durable.
This is the end of the first portion on how to build a wooden jewelry box. In the next article we will be talking about how to put all of the materials to their intended uses.
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