One of the projects in my jewelry class last semester was to make a box. It can be hinged or not and about 2x2 as the biggest.
Mine ended up being larger than it should have but I still like the end result.
It has a curved front and a flat back. The copper is the face plate and the lid. The rest is made of brass.
I started with a picture drawn on paper and then glued it onto the copper so I could cut it out with my jeweler's saw. I have to keep it simple, I can't draw very well. I was originally going to do a type of Halloween kitty, but chose a simpler design.
After cutting out the design, I wanted to do an etching design on it, since I was just starting to play with that stuff. Before putting in the etching solution, a black Sharpie pen is used to mark the areas that are not to be etched.
The brass part was really hard to solder, as the size was pretty big. I ended up having my husband help me with his hotter plumber's torches.next part was to rivet it on and make the lid. Unfortunately I didn't take more pictures like I should have.
This is the end result. I work at an animal hospital, so asked one of my vet friends if he had any bones I can have. he gave me this cat jaw bone and from there the idea of the box came to life.
The jawbone is attached by wire and the pyrite skull and hematite moon and star beads attached by wire as well. The lid just sets on, there is no hinge. I love the end result and my teacher even said I should put it in the school art show, which surprised me!
So that's the making of my box for school. It was fun, but I won't be making another one.
