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I had some leftover scrap cherry which contained the wain off a board and so I practiced resawing it into two 3/8” thick slices.
Then our woodworkers club was having a workshop on Finger Joints so I thought I’d take my cherry slices over to make finger joints on them.
There was one thing unique. The boards were not the same width, one end was wider than the other end. So here was the challenge in the class “Make finger Joints where all corners were a different height” As you may or may not be able to see each end has three pins and tails however the top one was not trimmed off with the router bit, it was left to be trimmed with a chisel to the proper height.
I proved it could be done. I had to use a belt sander to get the slope correct for the lid to fit flat.
The Box is cherry, The bottom is Ambrosia maple, you can see the Ambrosia beetle holes in the wood. The top is Chechen from Mexico, with a snakewood riser for the handle. It is sloped and also is a different thickness from one end to the other. The handle is Blackwood, Like Ebony in color but is used quite often to make clarinets and bag pipes.
-- 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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Don
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posted 1029 days ago
Nice, Karson. And thanks for showing the bottom. If I may, I will borrow your idea for the little leg plugs. Are these inset or simply glued into the corner?
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/
Karson
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posted 1029 days ago
They are glued into the corner but when I went to get it to take the picture one of the legs had popped off. so insetting them could be better and could also be a design if they were visable from inside the box.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Don
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posted 1029 days ago
That’s what I was thinking – would look nice with Ebony.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/
David
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posted 932 days ago
Karson -
Thank goodness for the shuffle feature! I miss this one. What a beautiful jewelry box.
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mot
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posted 881 days ago
Karson, thanks for posting this one again! Just fantastic! I love the Hand Crafted Stamp as well. Very nice box! Also, thanks for posting the “matching corner howto,” in another box thread!
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woodspar
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posted 881 days ago
Yes, that is how I got here. Thanks Karson.
-- John
Don
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posted 877 days ago
Karson, always good to come across an old friend. I just love small wooden boxes!.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/
MsDebbieP
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posted 873 days ago
hahaa I’m getting a moment of insight here: I think Don loves small wooden boxes
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Don
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posted 873 days ago
Mmm… interesting observation, Debbie. LOL
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/
MsDebbieP
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posted 872 days ago
I’m pretty pyschic!!! lol
:)
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Blake
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posted 648 days ago
This is really nice, Karson. I hadn’t seen this one yet.
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rikkor
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posted 648 days ago
I am glad this came out of the archives, too. I like the box and the choice of woods you used. I am looking hard at box ideas right now. (Even though I will have to bury it)
mcoyfrog
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posted 455 days ago
Nice simple design i dig it..
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