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A letter box for my daughter

Project by coloradoclimber posted 86 days ago 539 views 0 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

My daughter is a letter saver. She probably has every card, note, and random letter she has ever received. Heck, she probably has the actual winning Ed McMahon Sweepstakes letter crammed in there somewhere.

Anyhow, she needed something to put them all in, and since they are important to her I thought something more than a cardboard shoe box was in order. I put in a lock so she could keep them private if she desires. The woods are ambrosia maple and walnut. The dovetail corner post was cut using an incra router jig.


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scrappy

1618 posts in 325 days


posted 86 days ago

Very nice. Great choice of woods. That incra jig makes awful nice corners. Great design and great build. I am sure she will love it.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

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degoose

2001 posts in 249 days


posted 85 days ago

I love the Incra post.. very cool.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

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ChrisN

155 posts in 668 days


posted 85 days ago

Very Nice. Looks like a good size, what are the dimensions?

-- Chris N, Westford, MA - "If you won't eat something from your fridge that turned green...why would you eat something that started out that way?"

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Innovator

3125 posts in 308 days


posted 85 days ago

Beautiful looking box.

You are right for something that is important to her you made the right choice.

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

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mcoyfrog

809 posts in 489 days


posted 85 days ago

interesting design i dig it..

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

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a1Jim

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posted 85 days ago

Looks great but how does she keep e-mails in there? :-))

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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coloradoclimber

448 posts in 963 days


posted 85 days ago

ah hell Jim, you’re probably right. It wont be long before I’ll be making a tiny little box for her to put a little memory stick in with all her life’s communications. Seems like everything is going that way more and more.

I guess it’s a good thing she’s saving these paper letters, wont be long before they are unheard of. She can show her kids and it will be like showing our kids a LP or 8 track. They just stare at you in disbelief.

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Karson

25801 posts in 1295 days


posted 85 days ago

Great looking box. Nice job on the construction. I love that Ambrosia Maple. That bug makes great colors.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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hardwoodflooring

85 posts in 92 days


posted 83 days ago

That is a nice looking box. I need to make one for my wife and daughter as well

-- hardwood, South Carolina, http://www.palmettohardwood.com

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