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Texas Cedar Elm Box With Phone Charging Accessibility

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Texas Cedar Elm Box With Phone Charging Accessibility
Texas Cedar Elm Box With Phone Charging Accessibility Texas Cedar Elm Box With Phone Charging Accessibility Texas Cedar Elm Box With Phone Charging Accessibility Texas Cedar Elm Box With Phone Charging Accessibility

I made this box using Cedar Elm, this particular elm is native to Texas and northern Louisiana only and I got lucky on this batch since it’s not sold commercially, it was a dead tree standing on my parents neighbors property and I got lucky enough to grave several good size logs, it was mostly already dried as well.

Made the hinges from the same wood and dowel pinned them.

The notch cut in the center of the back wall is so that a phone charging cord can pass through with the lid fully shut. It measures 12 1/2″ × 8″ × 5 1/2".

Thanks for viewing

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

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9 Comments

David commented almost 9 years ago

Very nice box That looks like some of my projects

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a1jim commented almost 9 years ago

Cool box and wood.Randy

woodworking classes, custom furniture maker

Blackie commented almost 9 years ago

Thanks for the great comments everyone.

Very nice box David, if you work your hinges right you wouldn’t have to use chains for your stops. it’s all in how you round the ends, I’ve never had to add any stops to any of my lids, my lids only open up so far with a slight backwards angle.

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

Tom Tieffenbacher/aka DocSavage45 commented almost 9 years ago

Hey Randy,

Looks like you finished the box you were working on. Hope it finds a good home.

Thomas J. Tieffenbacher/aka docSavage45

Blackie commented almost 9 years ago

Oh and Dave, I just noticed something else about your hinges, you have the wood grain on the hinges running horizontal, you take a great risk with the hinges breaking in this application, you should always run your hinge wood grain vertical.

Yep Tom, I finished the show shine box the box pictured here and almost have a third box complete. :)

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

Blackie commented almost 9 years ago

Oops Show = Shoe

Randy - If I'm not on the computer than I'm out making sawdust.

kdc68 commented almost 9 years ago

Very nice work ! The figured grain in the front sets it off…. Well done !

Measure "at least" twice and cut once

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