A box with a bow.

[MarieC]

I have seen this done on here before so I decided to give it a try.  I am celebrating my daughter's birthday tomorrow and I needed a box to put her jewelry in.  It really was a fun project to do.   It is a Carole Rothman pattern.  I used walnut for the box and Holly, Purple heart, Canary wood and Bloodwood for the ribbon.

 

 

[Peter N White]

Very well done I am sure she will love it.

[Mike Crosa]

Wow! Lovely box!

[Scrappile]

Very beautiful Marie.  Glad to see you post a project again.  When are you going to come and show me how use this Hawk scroll saw I purchased.  Getting a little more comfortable with it.  BUT!  

[preprius]

talk about ribbon cutting, that stuff is hard. 

More details please....

What blade did you use for ribbons? how many hours of cutting just the ribbon?  Did you use band saw?

Me.

Mark Eason

 

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

I love it. These were on my list of things to try this year but health issues have slowed me down. Where did you get the pattern for the ribbons? Do you have a pattern you can share ? Is that real felt or did you do a Flocking?  Looks real nice and am sure it will be a hit. 

[barb.j.enders]

Another stunning heirloom piece @MarieC

[Gonzo]

Wow! That is beautiful!

[scrollerpete]

I also made this box for my wife many years ago and she still cherish it, another great pattern by Carole 

[daveww1]

fantastic job, it's beautiful

[rjweb]

That is beautiful piece, happy birthday to your daughter, RJ

[jerry walters]

WOW Marie, you do beautiful work.

Jerry

[MarieC]

On 3/14/2025 at 4:40 PM, Scrappile said:

Very beautiful Marie.  Glad to see you post a project again.  When are you going to come and show me how use this Hawk scroll saw I purchased.  Getting a little more comfortable with it.  BUT!  

Thanks Paul, It was good to get back on the scroll saw.  I was planning on coming down to your neck of the woods this coming Wednesday and was going to ask if you and Patti would mind if I stopped in....However, It looks like it might be the following week.  I will let you know and see if you are going to be around.  I did all my scroll work for that box on my Hawk...I really do like it.   Thanks again

[MarieC]

On 3/14/2025 at 5:14 PM, preprius said:

talk about ribbon cutting, that stuff is hard. 

More details please....

What blade did you use for ribbons? how many hours of cutting just the ribbon?  Did you use band saw?

Me.

Mark Eason

 

Mark, thanks so much!   It really wasn't very difficult.  I made a jig to hold my piece together during the compound cuts.  That also helped me to not cut myself.  I think the hardest part was cutting the pieces of wood really thin using my band saw before gluing them together.  I have a Laguna 18" 5 HP monster bandsaw so resawing those little itty bitty pieces on that seemed a bit scary.  I ended up gluing bigger pieces of scrap wood to them to hold them while I cut them into thin strips.  Hot glue works great for that as I can heat it up with a heat gun and they come apart easily with out breaking the thin pieces if that makes sense.  The blade I used was a #9  I think Pegas Reverse tooth?....I used my Hawk G4 26 which allows me to tighten the blade crazy tight to reduce drift, plus I practiced all my "stop drift" techniques I learned from all of the folks on here .  Cutting the ribbon didn't take too long really.  I did go through probably 8 blades though because of that darn purple heart.  I am not really sure how long the entire ribbon took me though because I had a bunch of interruptions.  Thanks again.  mc 

[MarieC]

On 3/14/2025 at 4:30 PM, Peter N White said:

Very well done I am sure she will love it.

Peter, Thank you!  I gave it to her today and she really couldn't believe it.  It was well worth seeing the smile on her face when I gave it to her.  She was more excited about the box than she was about the expensive necklace and earrings I put in the box.  

[MarieC]

On 3/14/2025 at 7:25 PM, JTTHECLOCKMAN said:

I love it. These were on my list of things to try this year but health issues have slowed me down. Where did you get the pattern for the ribbons? Do you have a pattern you can share ? Is that real felt or did you do a Flocking?  Looks real nice and am sure it will be a hit. 

Thank you so much!  You really should make one once you are back on your feet.  It was super fun seeing it develop and you are so talented that it wouldn't be difficult at all for you. 

I did use flocking on the inside.  I work for Woodcraft and we sell alot of colors in our store.  But sometimes it is hit or miss.  I was lucky to get purple.  I bought a used book for the pattern and instructions.  She is really pretty good at describing the steps.  It was interesting that she was a cake decorator prior to being a woodworker so she had a good idea of how to make ribbons out of frostings ....Here is the book I used: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/creative-wooden-boxes-from-the-scroll-saw-28-useful--surprisingly-easy-to-make-projects_carole-rothman/3293769/item/58617746/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax_high_vol_scarce_%2410_%2450_17400876848&utm_adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwytS-BhCKARIsAMGJyzpI6Foa32hGFXiidQ8ziy-dKftGxSScXvg2qW1lzHqzqucJScGHuR0aAvZFEALw_wcB#idiq=58617746&edition=7974845

 

[MarieC]

17 hours ago, barb.j.enders said:

Another stunning heirloom piece @MarieC

Thanks so much Barb, coming from you that is quite the compliment!  Thanks again

[MarieC]

17 hours ago, scrollerpete said:

I also made this box for my wife many years ago and she still cherish it, another great pattern by Carole 

Pete, did you make any of the other boxes in the book?  If so, which one....mc

[trav90]

2 hours ago, MarieC said:

Mark, thanks so much!   It really wasn't very difficult.  I made a jig to hold my piece together during the compound cuts.  That also helped me to not cut myself.  I think the hardest part was cutting the pieces of wood really thin using my band saw before gluing them together.  I have a Laguna 18" 5 HP monster bandsaw so resawing those little itty bitty pieces on that seemed a bit scary.  I ended up gluing bigger pieces of scrap wood to them to hold them while I cut them into thin strips.  Hot glue works great for that as I can heat it up with a heat gun and they come apart easily with out breaking the thin pieces if that makes sense.  The blade I used was a #9  I think Pegas Reverse tooth?....I used my Hawk G4 26 which allows me to tighten the blade crazy tight to reduce drift, plus I practiced all my "stop drift" techniques I learned from all of the folks on here .  Cutting the ribbon didn't take too long really.  I did go through probably 8 blades though because of that darn purple heart.  I am not really sure how long the entire ribbon took me though because I had a bunch of interruptions.  Thanks again.  mc 

 

Hi I'm new here, I just bought the book with this pattern in it. 

How hard would you say this is for a total newbie if I make the bows in one type of wood? 

Also can you explain about the jig you made? I've been wondering about how to make one, or if I'm looking to make precise straight cuts. 

Thanks! It's great to see your box made and inspiring also

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Thanks Marie I believe I have that very book somewhere. Need to find it. Will give these a try. Yours came out perfect. I have done some flocking and it is a good fit for things like this. Thanks for showing. 

[MarieC]

12 hours ago, trav90 said:

 

Hi I'm new here, I just bought the book with this pattern in it. 

How hard would you say this is for a total newbie if I make the bows in one type of wood? 

Also can you explain about the jig you made? I've been wondering about how to make one, or if I'm looking to make precise straight cuts. 

Thanks! It's great to see your box made and inspiring also

I think it would be a bit difficult for a brand new scroller because the ribbon is a pretty thick cut so you need to be careful not to let your blade and wood drift.   It wouldn't hurt to try though... @artisanpirate who is a member on the village shows his Jig which is similar to mine in this video:   Hope this helps.  mc

 

[Charlie E]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

[MarieC]

14 minutes ago, Charlie E said:

Absolutely beautiful!!!

Thank you Charlie, so I decided to do the ribbon cutting because I am trying to figure out a way to do something similar with the Celtic Heart you sent me....but I cannot yet figure out how to do that.  I have a couple ideas...I need to hurry up since their anniversary is coming up.  Thanks again.

[jimmyG]

VERY nice.....   I should have stayed with the hobby a little longer..