A few Christmas gifts out of the shop

[HowieTheHat]

Just put the finishing touches on this jewelry cabinet today after work. A buddy of mine ordered one for Christmas to give to his girlfriend – who happens to be one of my cousins. This is the fourth jewelry cabinet of this type that I have made this year. Two are being given as Christmas gifts to two nieces and the other one was a gift from Ack to Mrs. Ack. The only difference with this one is that I used black velvet lining in the drawers and as a ring holding feature instead of the red that I had used in the previous three.


Here are a few other small gifts that I have been fooling around with in the shop to give to friends for Christmas. The four boxes in the forefront are walnut cigarette and a cigar holding boxes. I had a bunch of scrap laying around and wondered what I could do with it and came up with a few of these. The taller one in the back is the cigar holder. They have snap on and off lids.


The square box with the walnut inlay was for another buddy who doesn’t smoke and I made this one out of some red oak and walnut scrap pieces that were laying around the shop. If I had made the cigar and cigarette holding boxes for the other guys and didn’t make something for this guy, I would have heard holy hell, so I came up with this little box. I guess he could use it for spare change at the end of the day and place this box on his bedroom dresser. In the back are two of the many tissue box covers that I recently made and a number of them were purchased by fellow UJ members.

[Section8]

nice

[Plue]

I think Howie's boxes led to INH and BC's break up.

[helmet]

I think Howie's boxes led to INH and BC's break up.

her lust for good wood?

[HowieTheHat]

I think Howie's boxes led to INH and BC's break up.

For Christs sake I hope not, but it sure is nice to think that BC told INH that my wood was nicer. A man can dream can't he

[HowieTheHat]

Here is a close up of the cigar holder. It was made to hold Middleton Black and Milds and the others just like it. It will hold two packs of them (10 cigars).

[HowieTheHat]

For Christs sake I hope not, but it sure is nice to think that BC told INH that my wood was nicer. A man can dream can't he

And for the record......I was rooting for them to patch things up and live happily ever after.

[SystemofaClown]

That is some kick ass stuff Howie. I assume the jewelry box is for your daughter in law, so allow me to show you what your grandson will do to it.

[HowieTheHat]

That is some kick ass stuff Howie. I assume the jewelry box is for your daughter in law, so allow me to show you what your grandson will do to it.

Actually, the two are for two nieces, one is my god daughter and the other is Mrs. Howies god daughter. This particular one is for my cousin, a girlfriend of a buddy who goes to the races with me weekly during the season. I do appreciate the humor though.

[Jigly]

Is that just for decoration? It's hard to see in the pic

[HowieTheHat]

Is that just for decoration? It's hard to see in the pic

No. Necklaces are to be hung inside the door and they would hang down behind these two brass rails and keep them from tangling with the drawer knobs.

[spunky]

Here is a close up of the cigar holder. It was made to hold Middleton Black and Milds and the others just like it. It will hold two packs of them (10 cigars).

can't believe jigs missed this...

[Jigly]

No. Necklaces are to be hung inside the door and they would hang down behind these two brass rails and keep them from tangling with the drawer knobs.

Nice. I couldn't really see what was going on there from the pic.

[Jigly]

can't believe jigs missed this...

I got my dugout, don't you worry.

[Inhumane]

Can I have a present?

[SystemofaClown]

Actually, the two are for two nieces, one is my god daughter and the other is Mrs. Howies god daughter. This particular one is for my cousin, a girlfriend of a buddy who goes to the races with me weekly during the season. I do appreciate the humor though.

He will still get to it.

[HowieTheHat]

Can I have a present?

Of course.....but you and I both know that the shipping would be killer.

[Inhumane]

I think Howie's boxes led to INH and BC's break up.

[HowieTheHat]

He will still get to it.

Yup....and me being the grandfather that I am - I would forgive the little tricycle motor/rugrat/curtain climber.

[SystemofaClown]

Yup....and me being the grandfather that I am - I would forgive the little tricycle motor/rugrat/curtain climber.

You will reap the benefits when he becomes the greatest American artist ever.

(and he will moonlight as the greatest nascar driver ever)