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And speaking of frugal, the hinge came from a large coffee can full of hinges I picked up at a yard sale. :-)

Unique project Brian.

Brian, great job on the box, takes a lot of skill to build those tiny projects.
I like frugal !!

It looks cool!

I thought it was lacewood for a second until I finished reading the text.
The maple gives it a nice contrast.
well done Brian.

Thanks. I put it up on Facebook and everyone is complaining about the hinge. Not much I can do with 1/8" thickness.

Nice work Brian, love the color and texture of Ekki. Since it so dense is there any problem with the glue holding?

I was worried about that, especially with mitres, so I used polyurethane glue.

Wooden hinge glued would probably work.
I have seen some made very thin.

one of a kind , very nice

If I do another one I’ll try a wood hinge. I wonder if I can find 1/16" brass rod at the hardware store. Hmmmm… Maybe I’ll start that today.

Great looking cig case Brian. It’s even cheaper if you quit smoking. Just a thought.

We’re all allowed one bad habit.

Good looking inlay.

=Madts.