Inlaid Sewing Box

The woodworker has been busy making a special order sewing box. The first picture shows the top of the box with the inlaid portion. The box is made of black walnut. The inlay includes poplar, black walnut, bloodwood and purple heart wood. The edges of the top are rounded to give it a nice finished look.



The person who ordered it wanted to be sure to be able to see the grain of the wood, so the woodworker found this nice piece for the front.



In these two pictures you can see the hand cut dovetail joints.





The inside of the lid has a padded area for pins and needles. Fabric covers the bottom of the box as well.



Here you can see the compartmented tray that sits inside the box for storing sewing notions.

Finally, the box is finished by rubbing in multiple coats of wax. Good job!