Necklace Jewellery Box

    I couple of seasons ago I made a prototype of jewellery box to store necklaces.  My wife has dozens of necklaces from all over the place and for a long time the strings of beans etc. lived a tangled life in a shoe box.  Sometimes it took longer to get the accessories sorted out then getting all dressed up. 
  

   The solution was a box that featured a bunch of hooks and room for things to hang.  The version is made from left over poplar and actually nailed together, left unfinished.   This is definitely a prototype.

   After a while, a year?? I have got going on making a quality version of this jewel case.

   This is the fully clamped and drying box that I started with to make the new case.  This example is built from oak, roasted oak and the corners are mitred.  

    Next I cut the box apart I got two equal halves that will be hinged on the left side. I bought the hinges last evening and I need to figure out some nice feet.

    After the feet are designed and attached I will begin the finishing process. 

Prototypes: Yes, No, where to they go?

   Over the course of my wood shop life I have made products for resale or as gifts.  Regardless of the intended future, generally speaking I need to make a prototype to work out the details and proportions, something I learned from Norm Abram on the New Yankee Workshop.
  
  Sometimes the prototype ends up as fire wood if it didn't really work out and other times the project finds new life in a secondary use. All shops need storage and will take whatever they can get. So the various shelves, book cases and credenzas are full of tools not knick knacks or linens. 

    The prototypes that turn out pretty well then get gifted to my long suffering friends and family. After all, I put in some serious time to create the project and if things go well the only difference is it is cheaper wood or painted instead of the stain finish of the "good copy".
  
   So my question:  Do you build prototypes and where to they end up?