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For quite sometime, I've been intrigued by miter cuts other than 90 degrees. The question that lingered in my mind was how to determine the miter angle. One website gave a formula which goes like: divide 360 degrees by the number of sides you plan to make. Then divide that angle by two. For six sides: 360/6/2=30. So the miter must measure 30 degrees. I tried it out using a miter saw and it turned out to be quite simple. For a newbie like me that was quite a discovery.

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A very nice little box for anything. Would look good anywhere. Nice build
 

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Super job Ed thanks for the formula .
 

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Send me the box. My wife needs to inspect it for a couple of years.
By the way, if you notice, on most of your saws, you'll see marks for such cuts.
 

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Fine job, Ed!!.............Jim
 

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Nice Box my Friend!!
I have to try one of those someday… :)
 

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One of the most beautiful box I have seen … The edges just caught me.
 

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Unique. I always love unique.
 

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Unique. I always love unique.
 

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Hi Ed,
Good try Ed! You are advance in a way that you had made a compounded cut. Actually, making a tapering hexagon or even pentagon like that above will have a different cut angle using table saw. You will find out that it will be different. I tried a compound of 45 degree to 60 degree then the cut was 37 degree using the flat side. I agree using the miter saw is much easier in this kind of trapezoidal hexagon box.
Mabuhay!
 

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Nice build. Thank you for the information.
 

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Thank you, Guys for the compliments and the critique. The critiques are well taken.
 

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Beautiful box ed,the edge details are perfect.Well done!
 
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