How do you make this?

If the interior of the case is flat then I would think the box was built square and then rounded with a bandsaw. the interior of the drawer would be made square and reference against the square interior of the cabinet, but the drawer front would be cut to match the outer curve. That how I would do it anyway, I too would love to hear what others think.

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I saw a box similar to this in FWW issue #139
He used a small block plane to knock down the sides, then a profiled scraper to come to the final shape.

another one in FWW 107 using a router jig to make the profile.

and in FWW 90 they used curved molding and applied a veneer.

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You could create it as you said with a belt sander after the box is built. You could also shape it with a plane or you could also use a router planeing jig with curved rather that flat rails.

I’m assuming that the curve is only on the outside so that the drawer front is pretty thick. If you want a thinner drawer front you would have to work the inside of the drawer front BEFORE you created the drawer. You could cut a cove on the inside of the drawer front using a table saw.

-- Leon -- Houston, TX - " I create all my own designs and it looks like it "

I don’t believe it is just a box. The ebony handles are for the lid (top) and I think a draw (bottom). If I were building it I would start the same way I make ogee feet. I would start with a long board and rough shape it with a table saw, band saw and finally a plane and sandpaper. See http://www.srww.com/six_pane_oak_hutch/images/Shaping%20With%20Block%20Plane.jpg . Then I would cut it into pieces and join them. See http://www.srww.com/six_pane_oak_hutch/images/Six%20Feet.jpg and http://www.srww.com/six_pane_oak_hutch/images/Feet%20Ready%20For%20Glue%20Up.jpg .

-- Joe.....

I think you guys are right about the inside of this box being flat as you can see in the picture below. I think Joe is on the right track with making one piece all the same first. I think that would give you an advantage in uniformity however I imagine it presents some difficulty for glueing up. I love the tray that lifts out as the lid rises. Reminds me of a tackle box in a way – just way nicer!

So when are you going to start. A nice design

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Not until I understand it better Karson. I bet I would build it square first and then think it looked pretty good that way and not go any further. Perhaps I should build two at once so I have some insurance.

Here is a very similar box (without the drawers) made from cocobolo with the construction details:

http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=99047&highlight=cocobolo
http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=99719&highlight=cocobolo

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I did something simialr one time. I ripped the wood on a 12 degree cut, 3” down from the top then inverted it. It gave me a shape similar to that box only, since I inverted only one peice, it was just angled in at the top, not the bottom. Could have rounded it easily by sanding.

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas

just searching around fine woodworking website and found this free plan

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/FWNPDFfree/011139060.pdf

I think it might be just the ticket for what your trying to do.

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