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Hi everyone, Thought I would post this Doug Stowe style box that I copied from an article he wrote critiqing an Aussie made jig called the gifkins jig. It allows you to make finger joints and dovetail joints, get this, upside down on the table router. He chose to make his with finger joints. I don’t have the jig but I really liked the box he made. My version is made with brown cedar for the sides and red cedar for the top and bottom. The hand made hinges are bacote and held on with epoxy. The box is finished with two coats of poly. My version is 9”X6”X4”. Thanks for looking.
-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.
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Greg The Cajun Box Sculptor
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#1 posted 1033 days ago
Very nice box. Your red cedar has a very nice look to it and the handmade hinges really stand out. I am trying to picture ho someone would make something on a router table upside down but i cannot seem to visualize it. It makes the blood rush to my head just thinking about it.
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#2 posted 1033 days ago
Neat box. I like that you used different cedars. The wood hinges are a nice addon..
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webwood
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#3 posted 1033 days ago
the cedar is very nice – well done
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#4 posted 1033 days ago
Very neat. I like the hinges.
jack1
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#5 posted 1033 days ago
what size are the fingers? look like 1/2” or better.
-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!
donjoe
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#6 posted 1033 days ago
jack, they are 1/2”
-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.
jack1
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#7 posted 1033 days ago
Thanks. Bye the way nice work and the finish is great.
-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!
Jim Crockett (USN Retired)
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#8 posted 1032 days ago
Nice job on the box – Doug would be proud! The cedars add a very warm touch to the box – you’ve heard of comfort food… well, I think of cedar as comfort wood.
Jim
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FloridaArt
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#9 posted 1032 days ago
This is an exceptional box! I like your choice of woods. The hand made hinges are very special and make this unique. Thank you for sharing the dimensions. I’d like to try making one something like it.
-- Art | Bradenton, Florida
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