How to Select the Ideal Handmade Jewelry Box | Fine Gold Jewelry

How do you select the perfect handmade jewelry box? It can be easy to select the perfect jewelry box once you know what you need it for and how much you have set aside for it.

It is vital that you are familiar with the various types of wood that are used in the creating of jewelry boxes. The jewelry boxes that are created with exotic wood from other countries is markedly costlier than the ones made with local wood. Cherry, White Ash, Birch, Mahogany, Koa, Maple, and Walnut are favored locally. The really expensive jewelry boxes are those made of sandalwood, ebony, kingwood, rose wood, jatoba (Brazilian cherry wood), padauk, wenge, bocote (similar to cocobolo), olive wood, bloodwood, and lace wood, which are brought in from other countries.

The price of a good handmade jewelry box is determined by the type and quality of the wood, and the craftsmanship. When the box is embellished with ornamental inlay work, etchings, and brass work, the price is bound to shoot up. Mother of Pearl inlays in the hardwood of jewelry boxes made of Korean wood are very expensive too. And those made of a very exotic and rare wood called Kauki can set you back quite a bit.

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