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I was out in the shop a few weekends ago testing out some scrap on my new dovetail jig I recently bought from Rockler.
My daughter arrived and asked what was I making and I replied…'just trying out my new dovetail jig'. Not wasting any time she asked if I would make her a box to store her letters. So, I used some scrap oak 1/2" plywood and made the box. I used some 1/4" oak for the bottom. I trimed out the bottom sides and top with some scrap cherry. The lid is a solid piece of cherry. I then gave everything some light cherry stain and finished with poly.
I made a template for the bottom pieces and used a flush trim router bit. I had heard of the danger and difficulty in routing small pieces so I made a jig with holddowns to keep my fingers away from the bit and do it in as safe a manner as possible.
I at first was going to use hinges for the lid but later decided just to route part of the lid so it would fit the box. Overall, it is about 12" x 5" and tall enough to hold letters.
My daughter arrived and asked what was I making and I replied…'just trying out my new dovetail jig'. Not wasting any time she asked if I would make her a box to store her letters. So, I used some scrap oak 1/2" plywood and made the box. I used some 1/4" oak for the bottom. I trimed out the bottom sides and top with some scrap cherry. The lid is a solid piece of cherry. I then gave everything some light cherry stain and finished with poly.
I made a template for the bottom pieces and used a flush trim router bit. I had heard of the danger and difficulty in routing small pieces so I made a jig with holddowns to keep my fingers away from the bit and do it in as safe a manner as possible.
I at first was going to use hinges for the lid but later decided just to route part of the lid so it would fit the box. Overall, it is about 12" x 5" and tall enough to hold letters.