Its that time of year again: HOLIDAY PROJECT TIME! So this year, I decided to make a few little keepsake boxes, thanks to some advice from The Great WOODini. I also took inspiration from a box Nicole keeps on her nightstand and developed a new design that is much more practical for the average woodworker to make. The boxes feature a secret locking pin. Once removed, the lid slides off on a sliding dovetail. And as always with these holiday gift projects, you can modify them by trying different sizes, shapes, and wood species to make your own one-of-a-kind box. And since they are so easy to make, its no problem batching out a bunch of them in a single weekend. If you decide to make some, please send me pics of your variations.
Topics Covered:
- Creating sliding dovetails
- Using a dowel-centering pin to locate holes
- Cutting a recess with a pattern bit
- Sanding end-grain
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 1327 days ago
Interesting project always a professional production well done Marc
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Cory
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#2 posted 1327 days ago
The project is cool, but the mustache makes it. I’m thinking that should be a permanent fixture on all future episodes!
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thewoodwhisperer
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#3 posted 1327 days ago
lol consider it done! :)
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thewoodwhisperer
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#4 posted 1327 days ago
Guess I can’t delete this double post…. bummer.
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jockmike2
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#5 posted 1327 days ago
Very cool box. Worth making some. Thanks
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RexMcKinnon
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#6 posted 1327 days ago
Another winner Marc.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
Brad_Nailor
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#7 posted 1327 days ago
I think the great woodinis’ magic carpet landed on his upper lip…
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Bob Kollman
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#8 posted 1327 days ago
Now I have an excuse to by the rockler circle cutting templet!
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#9 posted 1327 days ago
I’d like for the Great Woodini to visit me to grant a few wishes :-)) Did he come from a wooden box in the forest? Great show ol’ chap!! I’m a great fan of sliding dovetails instead of hinges for most everything from small boxes to the patch boxes on Kentucky rifles.
-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
Julian
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#10 posted 1327 days ago
Thanks Mark for posting this. I like the idea of this as a gift!
-- Julian, Park Forest, IL
Gary
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#11 posted 1327 days ago
What if I can’t grow a mustache??
-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill
john
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#12 posted 1327 days ago
Great job on the video Marc !!
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Arnold
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#13 posted 1327 days ago
Love the brief interruption to educate us on how to repair sudden unforseen scratches that may surface. Has “Someone” found out yet?
thewoodwhisperer
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#14 posted 1327 days ago
Hehe, well she knows now! lol
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Woodwrecker
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#15 posted 1327 days ago
Great video Marc.
Thanks for the holiday gift project suggestion!
-- Eric
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