Dan Kelm's workshop

I was lucky enough to be invited to a Dan Kelm workshop at Mary Taylor's studio back in November. He is the master! Just look at some of his work here.

I went there with a vague idea, and Dan helped me along greatly.

So these past couple of days I finally had time to implement what I had learned from the workshop, and I'm well on my way making the "round book box", for lack of a better title for now.

I am using an old industrial spool, 10" in diameter and 7" high, for the internal structure.
On the bottom it will have four trays, and each tray has a different number of partitions.

The bottom on which the trays will sit, and the top.

The underside of the covered bottom ( a lot of cutting!)

Be careful to not cut the notches too close to the board, or you'll get these little "frays". You should stay away one board width + 1/8"

The tray part is beginning to take shape.

The makings of a tray in close-up.

 The pieces of lining and partitions.

The lining glued in place, with grooves for the partitions to fit into.

 The partition slotted into the groove to check the fit

 The tray covered with paper, the grooves clearly visible.

 The trays drying, and with the damp fronts tied around them to shape them before covering and gluing.

 The covered fronts with little drawer pulls, ready to be put on the trays.

All the trays in place on the bottom housing.

Bottom housing.

My very professional "jig" for shaping the round doors.