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Project by Bigbuck posted 547 days ago 615 views 2 times favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This was my first attmept at making a small box using miter joints. I used the table saw to resaw some 1” stock and then planed it down to 6/16”. The corners are mitered with maple keys and rounded over with a 1/4” roundover bit. The bottom has a 45 degree camfer.

-- Glenn, New Mexico


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CharlieM1958

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posted 547 days ago

Neat little box!

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

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Woodhacker

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posted 547 days ago

Very Nice Glenn. Good Job! I like the design.

-- Martin, Kansas

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Yettiman

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posted 547 days ago

Nice box,

Can I ask a quick question, I have tried to make a mitred box but had real problems with short grain on the inserts – any advice?

Thanks for posting

-- Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper and the coffee hot

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GaryK

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posted 547 days ago

Cool looking little box. I like the banding.

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

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Bigbuck

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posted 547 days ago

Yettiman

Are you talking about the end grain on the keys? They will tend to chip, to avoid any problems I cut them a little big and then after the glue dried I used a block plane to get them flush before sanding. Using the plane I didn’t have any problem with the end grain on the keys.

Hope that helps, if anyone else has any other suggestions feel free to give em.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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trifern

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posted 547 days ago

Beautiful box. I like your choice of contrasting woods. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Colin

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posted 547 days ago

Yes, a very nice box, I too like the banding

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

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juniorjock

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posted 547 days ago

I like the dark box with the lighter keys….... looks real good Glenn.

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.

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Dusty56

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posted 547 days ago

sweet lil box !!!

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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Scott Bryan

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posted 547 days ago

This is a beautiful box. The maple banding and keys make a nice contrast.

Thanks for the post.

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

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Bradford

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posted 547 days ago

You have made a nice box. I like the contrasts also. The splined miters reminded me of an native indian look I saw in montana once (a hide lamp shade stitched up with contrasting strips) Nice job.

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

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Blake

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posted 546 days ago

This is a great box. Those miters came out just fine. Those “stripes” across the top and bottom add a lot of visual interest. Nice job.

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 546 days ago

Thats a nice box.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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davidtheboxmaker

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posted 546 days ago

I like your box – the contrasting woods are really nice.

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jockmike2

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posted 544 days ago

Nice box, the miter cuts really go well with the overall project, that light color is a nice contrast. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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jeanmarc

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posted 473 days ago

beautiful box.great job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 473 days ago

Looks nice Glenn. I have to agree that the combination of woods are appealing.

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

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 473 days ago

A great looking box.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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