Walnut & Cherry portable communion kit

‘nother beautiful project … very nicely executed!

-- -- Neil

well done unique Isaac

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Very nice. I like the contrast between the lid and the box.

Great job!

-- Dennis, http://www.maplegrovewoodworks.com/

nice wood working. i like the looks of it.

-- PAPLOU

very nice box i like the lid looks to be pined on the sides well done

thanks eddy,

yeah the lid is pinned in from the sides. i’d been thinking about hinging a box in this way for a while then the idea finally came to me (partly because necessity is the mother of invention, i didn’t have money for hinges) anyway i used the 1” Kreg screws because they only have threading about half way up so the rest of the shank makes a good pivot as it passes through the box side. and it makes it real easy to adjust the tension of the lid. i’ll definitely use this method again down the road.

~isaac

-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold

A+ on the project and the intent. Good show, Issac.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Nice project .. .. a small point, but I would be a LITTLE worried about that tongue sticking out past the face of the side. I think I would make it flush .. then undercut the bottom to enable getting a finger under it to lift the lid. It SHOULD get very gentle use, so it’s not a major issue, but you never know who/what might bump that little handle and damage it.

Hey good point Fuzzy!
i was also worried about the “tongue” handle but i hadn’t thought of under-cutting a finger notch in the walnut and making the tongue flush. even if i don’t do it to this box, i’ll definitely do that in the next one i make that’s along these line.

thanks,
~isaac

-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold

Very Nice. Certaintly much better than any commercial product I’ve seen out there.

-- -Peter

thanks Pete,
so far it has worked well.

~isaac

-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold