Probably could have held the drawers while turning with hot melt glue.
Take some pics while on the project and... good luck!

Prometheus wrote:
Hello all,

I'm nearly finished with my latest project on the lathe, and figured
it might be interesting enough to share the idea.

For our third anniversary, I wanted to make my wife a jewelry box- but
to be quite honest, I'm tired of regular retangular boxes, and wanted
to try something on the lathe. I had a plank of 5/4 butternut laying
in the shop, and decided to make a segemented turning. She is a big
movie buff, and likes (among other genres) fantasy films with
barbarians and castles, so I decided to go with a castle tower for the
design.

One thing I haven't seen, but thought might be interesting, is a
turning that incorporates slide-out drawers- so I made one.