jewelry box critique please (OMG PICTURE'S!!!!!)

[mike s]

this is a cherry jewelry box i made for my aunts birthday
i didn't have any exotic wood wide enough so the finial is just spray painted oak.
dimensions:
height (with finial): 13.5cm (5.3")
height (without finial): 8.5cm (3.3")
finial height: 5cm (2")
width at base: 9cm (3.5")
width at top: 13.5cm (5.3")

what do you think?
thank you

 

[CHJ]

Very neat and crisp rendering, whose going to be a popular nephew then.

 

[Blister]

Very nice Mike

Quite a substantial piece

Well done :wink:

 

[Leo]

Very nice, she must have a lot of Jewellery. She's gunna love it !!!!

 

[PsyMan]

Hopefully thats just for her diamond collection, very nice indeed

 

[gus3049]

Great looking box. I find the finial a bit heavy but then its masquerading as a knob init?

 

[mike s]

the first finial i made for the box was quite tall and sleek but it was quite fragile.
i intend for the box to be used so i made a more robust knob that is a little more interesting than one you would normally see.
thank you for the kind words

 

[Jonzjob]

Mike, you certainly are going to be popular! Not many people know this, but I'm not u sually a fan of finials :roll: but that one suits the box really well!

Something to think about is that if you have put a third black line on it and placed it right on the join it totally hides it.. Like this on a sewing kit that I do.

Which end comes off and becomes the thimble?

 

[myturn]

Lovely box Mike, your aunt will be thrilled with that and it will give her a good excuse to buy some more jewellery :twisted:

 

[sooty]

Very nice box you should be proud of it.

Phil