Jewelry Cabinet

I made this jewelry cabinet around the time I was making my "Top 20 CD Cabinets", as you can see in the base design. In this case, it's made of solid purpleheart including the drawers, which are of course dovetailed, which was insane; purpleheart is the last wood you want to use for finicky hand work. The inside of doors are lined with padded black velvet for rings. The handles are hand made with ebony.   The thing I liked about developing this design was the opportunity to make a "suspended crown". This was a continuation of my fascination with accurately suspended / separated elements, as in my liquor cabinets and my mantel clocks. This crown has got a bit of the feel of classic dental molding, but you can see through it. One day I want to make a full size piece with this crown detail.   (Old photos, it's actually more purple than red.)

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