and cedar planters

Below are planters made of cedar. I used 1x4's and the bands are cut down 1x4's. The bigger boxes have cypress siding. Neither will rot very quickly. I sold one of the middle sizes already and hope to have another sold this week. Time will tell.

Little Jewelry Boxes

I like making little boxes like these. These are made of walnut and coated with polyurethane.
I take the same size pieces but one of them I split in half. The thickest one has a large hole drilled in it and a small hole for the pivot dowel.. I drill the top piece at the same time as it is attached to the middle thick section. I sand then glue and clamp the bottom blank on the thick middle section. After it dries, I sand again and make sure dowel is set correctly and glue that into top. Sand some more. Once I am satisfied with everything, I coat with polyurethane.