| Project by Nick_R | posted 274 days ago | 939 views | 1 time favorited | 3 comments |  |
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It all started with my frustration with dovetails and dovetail jigs and the problematic process when using thinner stock. After my post on the LB forums, I took some advice and cut them by hand, not dovetails but square box cuts. After burning through some stock, I found a comfortable pattern and started getting better.. by the end of my journey I had to rectangular boxes with no use… Sooooo I cut a slit, ran them around the router a few times and ended up making un-openable banks for my older sons (21 and 19) who need to save some money some how.
I told them not to open them till they were full and then spend the money on something fun… I also put a secret note in the boxes so they have a nice surprise message from Dad in future..
Not a great project but it was fun and a learning experience.
-- Hope for the best but plan for the worst. - 7 finger Nick :)
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Tom Godfrey
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#1 posted 274 days ago
Neat idea and neat box. Like that design.
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Monte Pittman
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#2 posted 274 days ago
Nice job. Good use for them.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability
Boxguy
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#3 posted 273 days ago
Nick, I like the playful practicality you have shown in the projects you have posted. Have you considered that cutting off the top and adding a hinge would make this a very useful design for a box? This is the technique. Clickhttp://lumberjocks.com/Boxguy/blog/30208.
And here too. Clickhttp://lumberjocks.com/Boxguy/blog/30263.
Keep boxing and keep posting.
-- Big Al in IN
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