My wife has a large collection of jewelry, especially clip-on earrings. This armoire is my design, and consists of two cherry floating boxes mounted on hidden fasteners to a cherry frame. The bottom drawers are traditional style with modified (Route-R-Joint) dovetails and false fronts. The false fronts are made from a cherry base with thick spalted maple veneer glued to the front. I then routed a cove on the edges and excavated the center oval to reveal the cherry backing. The pulls I made from walnut stained black with India Ink. The drawer interiors are lined with cotton muslin and have walnut dividers. The top box doors are maple framed around spalted maple floating panels. The pulls are also made of stained walnut. The screens inside slide out and are made of walnut half-lap frames and wire mesh cut from shelf drawers (IKEA). They slide completely out and pivot for viewing of contents. Clip-on earings hang very nicely on the screens. Two of the screens have posts mounted for necklaces and bracelets. The decorative flairs on the sides are maple with silver string inlay. The entire exterior was wiped down with linseed oil and then spray-coated with precatayzed laquer and sanded with 600 grit waterproof and oil. I have kept my description brief to prevent boredom, so please post specific questions if something is a mystery. Thanks (also posted on Bt3Central)
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