This was my first box project, built several years before I started the Swenson Woodshop website and YouTube channel. It was also my first project using veneers, shop sawn veneers to be specific. The inspiration for this project came from watching the Fine Woodworking video series “Veneered Boxes with a Twist” by Adrian Ferrazzutti. I …
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Marquetry Jewelry Box
I built this jewelry box several years ago, before I started the Swenson Woodshop website and YouTube channel. Unfortunately, I wasn’t thinking about shooting video at the time, however, I did take some pictures with my cellphone to share with friends at work, and those pictures are the media for this article. My first real …
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Getting Started Online
This turned out to be a longer post than I had originally intended, but I was having so much fun writing, I couldn’t stop! My decision to become an online content provider didn’t happen overnight. It had roots in previous attempts at documenting projects over a span of many years. My first attempt was with …