Here is a list of tools & materials that I used:

• 1/8” thick brass flat stock

• Brass screws

• Brusso hinges

• Aerosol Activator

• Osmo Top Oil

• Howard Wood Polish & Conditioner

• Microjig Grr-ripper

• Woodpeckers 851 Square

• Starrett 6” combination square

• Starrett 12” combination square

• iGaging Machinist Square

• Stick Fast medium CA glue

• Titebond Quick & Thick

• Titebond Liquid Hide Glue

I’m not a watch collector.  But for some reason a watch display case has been a bucket list project for me.  Maybe it’s the complexity of the built.  There is a sneaky amount of woodworking involved in something like this.  There are design elements, but also functional considerations.  The box has to hold watches, and do so in a way that truly shows them off. 

I was thrilled when I was given the opportunity to finally make one.  I decided to mix walnut and brass.  It’s a combination made in heaven.  I incorporated brass splines in all of the corners.  The glass in the lid is held in place with brass screws.  And I used some beautiful brass hinges from Brusso Hardware.

I could have purchased watch pillows, and I made the spaces inside the box so that the client could add pillows later if desired.  But I thought it would be a nice touch to make my own watch holders.  These were a little tricky.  I decided on an oval profile, with a flat surface on top.  These were then wrapped with leather and capped with ends that elevate the watch.  I learned as much making the watch holders as I did making the box itself.

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