Project Information
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.
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.