Three months, you can do this!  Regarding felting of drawers (getting a
little ahead of wood selection here)

I usually cut a piece of card stock to fit in the drawer bottom, then wrap
that with the felt or fabric you plan to use, wrapping the edges and taping
the material down on the back side of the card stock.
Do a test with your materials to check if glueing down the fabric will
bleed thru or alter the feel of the material.

I would give a design nod to what you were shown, but that is just my
opinion.

Michael

On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 11:21 AM Brian Welch 
wrote:

> Galoot emergency!
>
> My wife has decided she needs a new jewelry box. She sent me some links for
> ones she likes. They are expensive and awful (from a woodworking
> perspective). I refuse to spend our hard-earned cash on any of them.
>
> Christmas is 3 months away. I need ideas. I need pictures. I need tips
> (especially on felting drawers--I know that must be in the archive
> somewhere). I need lessons learned. I need someone to tell me I can do this
> in 3 months.
>
> This will be antique hand tools only because I don't own any tailed demons
> or new tools.
>
> Step one: take a look at the wood stash tonight.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Brian
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Michael