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This is one of the ring box I made for my fiance to propose with. It is made from a block of maple burl. I used 5mm barrel hinges and a set of small magnets to keep it closed. I just used a minwax finish. Needless to say, she really like the box and ring which I have custom made.
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Dennis Zongker
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posted 96 days ago
Sweet! Thats a great looking ring box. Welcome to Lumberjocks!!!!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 96 days ago
I take it she said yes? :-)
Nice box!
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huff
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Beautiful box….Beautiful Ring…...I “hope” she said yes. lol. I really like the way you did the inside of the box. Tell me the secret of using the 5mm barrel hinge. I ordered them a long time ago, tried once to use them and didn’t have much luck. They look great on your box.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
itsme_timd
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posted 96 days ago
What a great and meaningful project!
-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA
a1Jim
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posted 96 days ago
The box outshines the ring well done
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Innovator
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The ring and the box both came from the heart.
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andybechtel
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posted 92 days ago
The 5mm hinges are pretty easy to install. I like to drill the holes first and then chamfer the 45 degree required to open the top. The hardest part is setting up a jig to drill the holes in the exact location on both top and bottom since the holes are reversed when you flip the top over to drill. I found using a carbinde tip 5mm drill works really good too. I usually use on of the bit that goes into a line boring machine. It drills a press fit hole and requires very little glue which you want to use so the hinges don’t seize up.