If you’re looking for a pretty trinket box as gift, take a look this new padauk and maple wooden trinket boxes, made on the lathe.
All three are slightly different in dimension, and has subtle changes in the lid and decorative elements. I was experimenting a little while making these trinket boxes, and I’m not really sure which one is my favorite.
These are now available on my Etsy store.
The wood I used, Padauk, is of African origin. It has a nice reddish-brown color which darkens over time. I contrasted this with hard Maple, for a two-tone look.
All three are made from the same stock, so the beautiful wood grain is consistent in all of them.
My wife has been asking for a trinket box for quite some time now. I’ve always wanted to make her one, but every time I got on the lathe I either made Slimline pens or handles for my chisels and tools.
I think I might let her have one of these! Although they are small for a trinket box, you can still fit lots of small jewellery inside. I might make my wood trinket box slightly larger in the future, but I am limited by the wood blocks I can get my hands on.
Which one of these trinket boxes do you like the most?
I feel like they each have their own personality and I going to appeal to different people. I have stock of Walnut, Maple, Sapele, Sena and even some Spalted Tamarind for these small wooden boxes.
I’m really thinking of specializing in making wood boxes. I’ve already made a wood jewelry box and a wood watch box. There’s something about box-making that I really enjoy, whether it’s on the lathe of flatwork on my Bosch table saw.
There are infinite possibilities when making boxes. There are also many different techniques to master. The wood trinket box was a good achievement, but I’m itching for more.
