Australian Cedar Document Box.

Never seen the like… way nice…

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This is an amazing box. I like how the splines flow well with the hinge design. The hinges themselves are very unique and eye catching. I’ll bet getting all the dowel holes aligned is tricky. The internal hinging door thing is a nice touch as well.

i love it thanks for sharing with us

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Some amazing work, love the way you changed up the splines and incorparated them into the hinges. Great looking wood as well and the inlay looks great. Well done…A++++++++++++++++++++++++

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

This is an amazing box! Highest score on design, woods used, craftsmanship and not least some very unique and beautiful hinges that I’ve never seen the like of before.

-- Mike, American in Norway

luv the hinges & lid lifter..it makes this box stand out from the norm…thanks for sharing

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This is superb looking, I love those hinges and the cranky grain cedar is beautiful. Awesome build.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Superb looking box! Those hinges are really neat, I must try them. Are they difficult to make?
JIm

-- It always looks better when it's finished!

Really really nice job!

-- Nancy

Excellence. That’s what I would name this one. Everything is incredible, from you choice of materials to your execution. I would not be surprised to see a few copies of this one show up.

Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for your comments. The piece of Cedar that I started with was a $20 slab that i then cut and sliced into usable boards. The cranky grain was a challenge.
JR45..Jim, the hinges are not straight forward and they do require accuracy but nothing that is too difficult. The first stage is to rout out the hinge detail in the back panel. I do this almost as the first step in making the box.This is done before I even mitre the corners and I allow for the kerf thickness that will be lost when the box is cut into lid and base later..I made a jig to drill all the inlays for the hinge pin hole.The base inlay glue up has to be done first and I do that with the hinge pin in place to assure perfect alignment.
The hinge pin is then removed and the upper inlays are assembled in order with the hinge pin in place. At this stage, the lid can then be fitted on to the lid inlays. For this glue up I use a 24 hour slow set epoxy as you need some time to get all the pieces correctly in place with a perfect fit between lid and base.If you need further information please let me know.

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Very flashy. Very nice. Lotta gr8 detail/s

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Just speechless.
Except for a plea for a tutorial on the hinges.
Wow!

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

Outstanding! You have incorporated a lot of cool details on this one.

I would love to see how the hinges were done. also

Thanks for sharing

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It’s functional art! Top to bottom, an extremely nice box.
Thanks for sharing.
Well done.

-- Central Ohio, Still got 9 and 15/16 fingers!