Jewelry Armoire

I wrote earlier about building this jewelry armoire. It started when I found the beginnings of an old project in a corner of my shop. I decided to make the abandoned case into a jewelry box. (Click on photo to the right for more information about the armoire.)

jewelry chest in progress
jewelry armoire


However, once I finished the outside I decided the inside of the jewelry chest was boring and not particularly attractive, so I decided to add a mirror. This article discusses how I did that.

I began by making a frame to hold the glass. I used used cherrywood to match the rest of the interior.

Because only one side of the frame holding the glass is visible I decided to make the frame using simple miters strengthened with a hidden spline.


I cut the miters on my table saw using a cross cut sled set up to cut 45 degree angles.
making jewelrey box
half lap joinery

Then I cut a rabbit to hold the glass in place within the frame. I added a center style to the frame using a half-lap cut to fit in the same groove that I had just cut for the glass.


With that done I had the frame ready for the glass. I laid out the glass and marked it to size.

Then I cut the glass to fit.

cutting glass
cutting glass

After that was done, I made a strip of quarter-round molding to hold the mirror in place. I attached the quarter round with small brads, being extremely careful not to crack the glass! I also pre-drilled for the brads so as not to split the thin quarter round.

I then screwed the frame into place inside the case.  I didn't want to attach it perminantly in case the glass ever did need to be replaced. I added removable plugs over the screws and that was that.


jewelrey chest mirror

Just that small step and voila: the jewelry armoire was suddenly more interesting.It was a good reminder to me about the importance of details.




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