| Project by mjasper | posted 112 days ago | 626 views | 6 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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I’m certainly not the first to make one of these things, but I was bored and had a blast doing it. I reviewed coloradoclimber's method but ended up developing my own, more simplified variation to his method using just a plywood template and collar for the compartment, and then the router table to form the joint and lid. I also preferred to tune the final fit of my lid by hand with the block plane. That being said, his method is perfect if you want to turn out a bunch of these. I purposely cut the blank out of the board to include a few of the worm holes in the ambrosia maple and I am delighted with the result. The piece is 2 in X 3 in X 3/4 in with a 3/8 in depth on the compartment. The lid is literally a shave under 1/4 in. Finished with a few coats of tung oil.
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a1Jim
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posted 112 days ago
cool sliding box
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
scrappy
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posted 112 days ago
Very nice box. Takes skill to get that lid to fit properly without being too loose. (tried three of these and they are all firewood now) haha And you did it with a hand plane!
Great build.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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coloradoclimber
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posted 112 days ago
That is a nice looking box, maple and bloodwood are one of my favorite combinations. You start showing that box off to your family and friends and you’ll end up making more than just one of two :).
Dudley
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posted 112 days ago
That’s neat. I like it. I think I’ll try one a little bigger out of maple with a cherry top. BZ
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David65
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posted 112 days ago
Awesome colors I personally like the worm holes I use them often on work peaces for the contrast well done…
-- David '65
Achiko
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posted 112 days ago
Very nice box, both design and execution. I’ve always had a problem with card and peg storage for my cribbage boards. I think I’ll try to adapt this design for that purpose. Thank you.
Douglas Krueger
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posted 111 days ago
Like the sliding dovetail lid, definitely going to try that one in the future.
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mcoyfrog
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posted 110 days ago
Nice
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renaissance_guy
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posted 108 days ago
Nice! Getting a good fit on the sliding top is an interesting process. I admire your ability to do the job with a hand plane.
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