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Cedar is such a pretty wood and this little box shows it nicely.

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That is a great box. I love the color and tone of the wood. What size box joints and finish did you use?

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Aye, I like the Look and Smell of Cedar.

Very nice also, I like it, Very well constructed from what I see.

I like the Non Hinge method, means less Fasteners, more stable IMO.

It’s also a good asset for a home of pets, it helps repel Fleas.

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Thanks for the kind comments! Chris, I cut the fingers of the box joints individually, with the scroll saw. Any size will do, so long as each mating corner is matched. What I did for this one, for instance, was simply put my steel rule across the width, and tilted the rule until I had a divisable increment of 1/4”. This particular project was a little different because I tried a trick I read about. As I wanted a lidded box instead of hinged, I remembered reading that you can make a lip on the cover and the bottom by sawing halfway through the inside of the sides unassembled, assembling, kicking the saw fence over a blade’s with, and sawing the remaining half way through. So when I thought of the size of the fingers on this one, I made a choice in there somewhere to make one of the fingers, where I wanted the lid to be cut, an 1/8” larger because I’d be losing that from the saw kerf. So I also had to add that to the overall when I marked them with the steel rule. As far as finish, I just used spray-on gloss polyurethane, four coats. Some don’t like the high gloss but I figure they’re not going to look new forever, but should look it when they are….

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Truly beautiful box from beautiful wood!

Thanks for sharing.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Beautiful little box, I can smell it from here.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

The first thing I noticed was the stepped lip between lid and box… thanks for the extra detail about that.
Looks great. Never would have thought of using the scroll saw for the joinery.

-- All the test cuts in the world won't stop you from cutting the outside when you meant to cut the inside. doh!