TV Remote Box

Great box, however, in my house unless it is bolted down, the box with the remote inside would still be lost

-- Norman

Definatelly ’’must have’’ category.

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

This is such a pretty box – but a beautiful handcrafted box for . . a TV remote? It just seems wrong to me. But it does hide the hideous TV remote, so I will give you kudos for that!

-- Kay - Just a girl who loves wood.

Nice digs for the humble remote !

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

Great idea and well done : )
added to my favorites.

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

DWW, I like purpose-driven boxes. This is a lovely design and an interesting choice of contrasting woods. I especially like the arched top and the companion arch on the end pieces. Congratulations on being a “Top Three.”

I do have some questions. Are the maple sides and bottom set into the purpleheart ends? How is this hinged? Because the picture is a bit fuzzy I can’t tell if you used a pin or a metal hinge. Did the ends start as a thick piece you split in two with a band saw to make the angle or did you work down from a separate piece for each end? I would love to see a closeup of the lift-lip. It looks very nice. Including dimensions really helps readers judge the scale of you work.

Keep boxing and keep posting.

-- Big Al in IN

Hi Boxguy!

I posted 3 new images above. 1 top-down, 1 back and 1 from the bottom.

To answer your questions…

The front and back pieces of maple are set into the purple heart sides using dowels.

It is hinged using plain old box hinges. You’ll see it in the newly added photos.

The end angles were cut using the bandsaw. Nothing tricky.

As far as dimensions, I don’t have the box anymore so I can’t give you exact measurements. I made it as a gift for my grandfather. It’s about 13” long, 4” high.

Thanks for your interest! I love talking about woodworking!

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DWW, thanks for taking time to answer and improve the post. Dowels would do nicely. FYI This on hinges. Click and Click

You might look at this box. Click In this box I did something similar to your work except I made a dado to receive the side in the end of the box. I filled in the top and bottom of the dado with a small cherry strip.

This project uses the same technique. Click I find that this gives me a very solid joint and for me is quicker than setting up a stopped dado.

-- Big Al in IN

You certainly weren’t drunk when you made that!

-- Harry, Western Australia

nice design; great look

-- The Best Intentions Bring Undoubtabliy Something Less But Nontheless Something..."

HIDE the remotes? We can’t even FIND all our remotes. Nice project, though, I’d just have to call it a trinket box.

-- Dan V. in Indy