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for wood buddy's birthday present

A wood buddy of mine Napoleon is having a round birthday one of these days.
So I wanted to give him a little present.
Know he had no trammel points, so I got some from UK, but how could I give him just that?
So I made him a little box for them, an old fashion sliding lid box, with a rare earth magnet lock, that makes it slam in with a loud click.

Pictures:
1. A little dot in dark wood marks the opening side.
2. Opening the sliding lid.
3. The gift.
4. A box (these texts are really informative).
5. Corner joints mad on my jig.
6. And a personal hello at the underside.

Happy birthday Napoleon..

Hope it can be to some inspiration,

Best thoughts,

MaFe

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I am fully aware this is not a tool, and there are no pipe? lol.
 

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What a thoughtful gift

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Good job.
I like the splined miter joints.
I've been wanting to make one of these boxes for a while now.
I've never seen it done with a rare earth magnet before. Great idea!
The top won't slide out with the magnets. I love it.
Thanks for sharing this with us.
 

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Very clever placement of the magnets! I love these neat little boxes à l'ancienne :)
Thanks for sharing!
 

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Sweet! Mads you are a GOOD friend!
 

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still count as a loaded toolbox ….. LOL
what a beautyfull thought of you Mads I´m sure Thomas will preciate them very much
both as tools but allso they were given by you

take care
Dennis
 

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Very very nice. The detail is great.
 

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I had to Google trammel 'points' aka a beam compass, so your box made me learn something this Sunday afternoon…that is quite a task for me, learning on a weekend!
Nice box, but even better thoughtfulness on the gift
 

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A cute little house for Napoleon's new favorite trammels!
 

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Mads, I feel the warmth. What a nice gift. Just like Scott, I have no clue what that doohickey is in the box.

Happy birthday Napoleon! The link below if for you!!



Pabull.
 

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sweet

two good friends
two good trammels

one strong bond
one small box

one large circular friendship
 

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A gift that shows careful attention to detail! What a wonderful friend!

I love the magnet closure and the way the trammels fit so nicely.

For those that don't know what these useful items are, look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_compass

-Brian
 

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Very cool. How do I get on your birthday friends list?
 

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Nicely done1 Very sturdy looking trammel points, but of course the box held my attention. Very nice construction. I will have to "favorite" this.
 

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Nice box, nice gift, good thoughts all around. Happy birthday Thomas.
 

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Very sweet. What a nice gift, too with the trammel points!!! I love the magnetic catch, too. I may borrow that design. I have an idea for a wooden glasses case and that catch would be sweet on it!!

Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!................Jim
 

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those are some very clean joints. Thanks for the inspiration this Monday morning.
 

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The best part with that little beauty of a bow is thats its MINE :D thanks a lot Mads that means a lot to me.

And thanks for all the gratulations,but its first the 18maj the big day is :)
 

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Well done Mads.
What can I say after David´s poetry. So tidy and nice, everything too cute.

Happy birthday Nap.
 

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You're the best Mads we're all proud to be your friend
Best
Trevor
 
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