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July, 2012-I was inspired by other Lumberjocks members and their boxes with wooded hinges. These are pretty simple to make. The dowel is 3/16-inch. The hinge provides enough friction to keep the lid open at any angle up to about 180-degrees.

The body of this box is made from an unusual piece of poplar, spotted in the poplar stack at Home Depot. The hinges and legs are soft maple, left over from another project. The top is a glue-up of assorted scraps of wood, and planed flat. The bottom of the box is 1/4-inch plywood sitting in a slot in all four sides.

The corners of the box are mitered. Then the corners are trimmed flat in order to allow a surface to attach the legs to. This technique has two advantages: It makes the corners stronger and it hides any "slop" in the miter joints. The style of the legs is my own design.

The box has multiple coats of clear satin polyurethane, brushed on. I hope to make more intricate wooden hinges in the future.

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Nicely done
wood hinges are a real challenge but fun to execute.
 

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Beautiful box design. Like the way you did the corners and LOVE the hinges. They will be copied by many!

Great job!
 

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they suit the piece very nicely, im not sure how good they would look on something more sculpted but they really do compliment this box very nicely, great job :)
 

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i'd say you got a winner all around

very well done

congratulations
 

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A very unusual piece of poplar with nice grain following. Hope you continue to have fun with the hinges.
 

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Love the wood colors, as well as the way you joined the legs to the box, nice job!
 

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Wow that sure if different. I just love the way our minds come up with these different ideas. Keep on sharing with us…
 

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Yes- that is a super box- even if it isn't a band saw box. I have a book on making wooden hinges and some day I'm going too make some.
 

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I like very much the hinges. It look like the one on a manhole commonly installed on watertight doors too.
Excellent. Welcome to the boxmakers.
 

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I like everything about this box Art, very nice I'd like to take a crack at those wooden hinges too a nice job you did.

Art mind if I ask what are the measurements of this box are?
 

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Art, You have done it now! Life will never be the same in your shop as you are now officially inducted into the brotherhood of wooden hinges. That is a great box design and some really cool poplar and you already know I love the hinges! Our big box stores don't have any interesting woods; just pine, grossly overpriced red oak, and cedar.
 

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I like the whole thing. Them legs are very kool. The grain, way kool, and the hinges also….
 

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Very nice project,very inspireing!
 

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Nicely done. I like the inverted wedge look. How do you think the hinges will stand up to expansion/contraction?
 

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Well what be second attempt be ?
Hard to not like beat this one Art .
 
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