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Nice box Mike, i like the heavy look

-- Occie down in Costa Rica. come down and see us some time. I'll keep the light on for you Occiegilliam@yahoo.com

Good posting Mike … nice project, and especially enjoyed your blog about making the hinges.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Looks good Mike, I second Dan I liked the info on the hinges.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Thanks, Guys!
Occie: 14 daughters!! My Grand Dad had 4. You have him beat by a mile! Holy Moley!!
Dan & Innovator: Glad you enjoyed the Blog! Those are fun to do but take longer than the work itself…
When I have another go at them, I think I’ll cut the throats of the bottom half of the hinge a little deeper, so it opens just a little wider. The lid on this one stops at 90 degrees and stays, but I’d kinda like it to go just a tad beyond. My Father told me he has some brass rod I’m welcome to (Thanks, Dad!) and I’ll probably use that for the pin the next go-around. These squeak! I guess I should have waxed them or rubbed them on a bar of soap or something…Live and learn!!

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Nice job, Mike. I’m going to tackle those hinges one of these days.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice work.

You indicated that no glue was used except the hinges. What fasteners did you use to bind the box together? These boxes would stack nicely together (assuming the base was designed to fit within the borders of the box lid. I could also easily see this design working well as a storage container for blades , sandpaper, etc (maybe with partitions within the box). Thanks for the post.

-- TheQueTip, Round Rock Texas - All tools I've purchased from Harbor Freight eventually become a hammer.

One additional question. Is the popular stained or was that the natural color of the wood? Thanks

-- TheQueTip, Round Rock Texas - All tools I've purchased from Harbor Freight eventually become a hammer.

hey mike , nice box !
and a keeper blog on the hinges ,
i made a toy box for my son years ago , that was 2 ft. cubed .
no glue no fasteners , just dowels and t&g joints ,
the hinges on it were ” industrial size ” with a 1/2 dowel pin .
you could jump up and down on it !
20 years ago his mom told me it was still good !
i guess he still has it , but since he won’t talk to me im not sure ?
keep on cookin’ .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Thank you, Charlie. By all means, try ‘em out, you’ll like them. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?
Que Tip: The corners are all pinned
I used to put a dab of glue on the pins for this, but have found it to be unnecessary. I wouldn’t want to have to be the one to try to take this apart after the press-fit pins have been tapped in, short of smashing it with a hammer!
As far as stack-ability, the raised section of panel doesn’t extend beyond the height of the sides. I made it that way so that a book or anything flat can be rested on top of it without teetering…The bottom is made the same way…
David, my friend, how are you?! Just saw your comment come up while I was answering! Praise from the Praiseworthy is Praise indeed!! Thank You! Yeah, Family. I could write an Opera about mine, never mind a Soap Opera…

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Very cool box. Gotta try this someday, no glue. That is a novel approach to building, anything. Way cool…........

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

That sure came out nice.
Those hinges are really cool.

-- Eric