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ChuckV
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Birthday Gift Box
This box is a birthday gift for my sister-in-law. It is based on a design in the book "Box-Making Basics" by David Freedman. I made it from curly maple and black walnut. The dimensions are about 10" by 5" and 4" in height. I finished this box with Danish Oil.
The plans in the book use biscuits to join the carcase pieces to the legs. I used mortise and tenon joints instead. Here are some pictures of the joinery that I used. The pin in the first photo is used as one of the two hinges for the lid.
The plans in the book use biscuits to join the carcase pieces to the legs. I used mortise and tenon joints instead. Here are some pictures of the joinery that I used. The pin in the first photo is used as one of the two hinges for the lid.
The legs are tapered on the two outside faces. I rigged up a shooting board to make the tapers with a hand plane. Here are some pictures of the contraption that I came up with. After fine-tuning it on a test piece, this method worked very well on the small legs.
When it came time for glue up, I realized that clamps might not work well because of the tapered legs. I could have made some more tapered pieces as shims to create flat clamping surfaces. But, I decided that I should not need all that much pressure when gluing. If I did, that would mean that I messed up something earlier. I had good results using eight rubber bands.
Locating the holes for the pins in the sides and lid was the most exacting part of building this box. Since the lid is meant to be flush with the carcase top and there is a reveal all around, there is no where to hide a misalignment. The goal is 1/32" reveal on the sides and 1/16" on the front and back.
Posted elsewhere Apr 24, 2011
Posted elsewhere Apr 24, 2011
“Fake quotes will ruin the internet” — Benjamin Franklin
17 Comments
Very nice, Chuck! A real eye catcher, and before my time, so it’s new to me.
May you have the day you deserve!
Really like the lines on that box. Thanks for reposting it!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
beautiful box chuck,love the contrast of the woods. hey dont forget the box contest ?
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Very nice. And thanks for the rubber band "clamping" example - storing that in my minds how to list.
Super nice box. great design, excellent material choices. Really good work.
-- Soli Deo gloria! ( To God alone be the Glory)
Great job of using contrast & shape!
Beautiful Box, and well crafted, I was thinking that the pins would be a difficult task in the build (you pinned it). Well done. And the rubber bands are a good solution, we come up with options at times.
Main Street to the Mountains
Thank you for all the kind comments. Looking back at this project from the past makes me want to build another one. That's a bonus from moving projects to this site!
“Fake quotes will ruin the internet” — Benjamin Franklin
Yep, and we can start marking the ones that inspire us for future projects.
Main Street to the Mountains
Awesome box Chuck, showpiece wood used well, and with great fit.
Just saw this and I think this type of hinged box is the hardest for me to make. I have never been happy with the way the reveals looked if not centered and I also have trouble getting the top to open without binding. Nice job and beautiful looking box.
.................. John D....................
Very nice Chuck! I like that you used mortise and tenon. Good choice.
Nice little box! Walnut and curly maple are hard to beat.
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
Very elegant box ChuckV, superb all around: wood selection, design and execution. I agree with your decision to use mortise and tenon joinery, and I like your tapering method - real old school hand crafting.
Thanks for all the comments.
It was fun to see this old project dragged from "over there" pop up on the front page here!
It was fun to see this old project dragged from "over there" pop up on the front page here!
“Fake quotes will ruin the internet” — Benjamin Franklin
Nice work and design Chuck.
Petey
So nice. Wood type, model and execution.
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