First keyed miter box

Looks good. Now you just need to add some hinges.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

This is a nice looking box. I wish you had mentioned that you wanted to take a box making class first because I would have warned you that these have been proven to be addictive.

Thanks for the post. It makes me want to get out in the shop and make some sawdust.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Great first box, Jon! Start making your second one really soon and help to imbed what you learned into your little gray cells!

The base looks to be cherry – that comment is based on the appearance of the heartwood/sapwood in the first picture, the grain pattern, the fact that you were at Woodcraft and I can totally see them pairing walnut with cherry, and the coloring… of course, it is always a little harder to tell when looking at a picture.

-- Ethan, http://www.merganserwoodworks.com, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Hey, very good! The art of boxmaking is open to endless possibilities. You will have a lot of fun with this. Nice job.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Thanks for looking, and for the kind words.
According to the instructor, the base was either birch or beech. The photos are a little dark.

The neat part (for me anyway), was that we turned the boxes into trapezoids after the assembly was complete.
The extra face bevels are me trying to cover some nicks in the keys.

I can see that box making is going to be very crack-like. So many things I want to try. Stay tuned!

-- To do is to be

Outstanding stuff, I wish it wasn’t so cold today or I’d be making something!(my shop lacks the necessary heat required to make it a comfortable work place) Thanks for sharing it. I like keyed miters, I built a siimple sled once, but wore it out. I will be making a new one.

Like so many things in boxmaking – solving the nicks in the keys resulted in a leally interesting shape!
Nice box.

Very nice box Jon. I’m messing around with box making myself. I bought Doug Stowe’s book ‘Basic Box Making’ from Taunton and am trying to follow it step by step. More than anything getting a good fitting bottom has given more the most fits. Have fun!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

Nice job, Jon! It is addictive allright. As soon as I’m done with one, I’m thinking about the next one.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice first one Jon. I have to echo what others have said. STOP now or enter the vortex of boxmaking at your own risk…LOL

-- My mind is like lightning...one brilliant flash and then it's gone.

nice job, jon. as others have said- box making is addictive. i lay in bed at night thinking about what to do next…

tex

Nice! A box making class at woodcraft was how I got back into woodworking in the first place!

You did a really great job. I think you have a knack for this keep going.

-- Billp

Excellent “first box”, Jon. The extra bevel on the corners adds a touch of flair to the whole appearance. The choice of woods is a good match. Don’t stop woodworking. Can’t wait to see what else you build.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

Nice job

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