[AD] Making A Jewellery Box For A Special Gift This Christmas With Bosch Part 2

This is the second of my projects in which I have teamed up with Bosch Home and Garden. The first project was making a clock from wood using some old skirting board. You can take a read here.

My second project is making a jewellery box from some old hardwood that I found in my garage. It is really important, if possible, to recycle any old materials that otherwise may end up in landfill.

There is nothing more special than giving somebody a handmade Christmas present and I’m sure, like me, there is somebody in your life that has a lot of jewellery and nowhere to put it, so instead of buying a very expensive jewellery box why not make one by recycling materials you already have in the home at a fraction of the cost and give a Christmas present that has a very personal touch.

Making The Jewellery Box

First of all I needed some hardwood which I found in the garage to build the frame of the box. Measure the lengths of wood you require. I did this using the Bosch Yamo laser measuring tool. You will need to make mitre cuts to the wood. I used the Bosch cordless circular saw which can be set at 45 degrees to give perfect cuts. I would recommend that you practice on some spare wood first to make sure you get the angles right, but I will say it was very easy.

Once you have all four sides of the box cut, cut two pieces of more wood for the bottom and top. Next up is to build and glue the box together by using a strong wood glue. It helps if you can get somebody to hold it as you glue it all together. Once that’s done I would recommend you leave it overnight so that it sticks solidly.

Once it’s all dry I used the Bosch Multi-Sander to sand all the sides and if required you can use wood filler to fill in any gaps. When sanding use a grain size 120 of sandpaper.

The box is now ready to turn into a jewellery box. This is really simple. All you have to do is create a lid. This is done by using the Bosch circular saw. You need to measure down each side of the box to a depth of 3cm using the Yamo laser. Now using the circular saw cut each side until the lid can be lifted off, and then sand all the edges using the Bosch multi sander.

Next fit a hinge to join the lid to the box. You can use either a piano hinge or as I have done, two small butt hinges. I used the IXO to fix the lid. I then stained the jewellery box in stain varnish (walnut) to give it a lovely, stylish finish. Then leave to dry for a couple of hours.

While the varnish is drying, this is a perfect opportunity to make the lining for the jewellery box. What you need is plywood (4mm). Simply cut the sides using the Bosch cordless circular saw.

I had some red velvet feeling material in the house to use. Just lay the pieces of plywood on the material and cut the material slightly wider. Then fold the material over and using the Bosch cordless tacker, I stapled the material. Once they are all done, simply slide into the jewellery box for that finishing touch. The very final touch is to add a clasp to close the jewellery box.

Making the jewellery box was relatively easy and as long as you took your time, especially with the mitre cuts and making the lid, the whole process went very well. What made the job much simpler was the quality of the Bosch tools that I used and being cordless made the whole process much easier.

That’s my jewellery box all made so now I have to decide who I will give it to for Christmas. I think I will probably gift it to my mum as I know how much she loves something that is handmade.

I was loaned all the Bosch tools required to make the jewellery box. If you would like to know about any of the tools I used in making this jewellery box or if you’d like to purchase them, the links are all here: Zamo laser Measurer, cordless Nano Saw, Cordless circular saw, cordless multi-sander, the IXO screwdriver, IXO drill adapter and the Cordless tacker.

The total time to make the jewellery box was around 4 hours and because I sourced most materials from around my home the cost was around £20.

Have you used the Bosch lithium-ion cordless range of tools? I would love to hear your experiences in the comments below.

This is a paid collaboration with Bosch.

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