re: Compatible Woods in Small Boxes

Don’t know if I am biting off more than I can chew, but I just picked up these Granadillo boards for making a small finger-joint box. I know the going wisdom is to not use this thin of board for box-making, but I couldn’t resist!

Help me out here. I would like to incorporate either the Ash or Maple into this box. Got the box-joint jig worked out for the sides. I am “assuming” that I will need to either laminate the tops and bottom and/or make the top a lift-off top. Trying to hinge 1/4" boards appears to be an obstacle at the moment.

I want to finger-joint the sides, but am OPEN to ideas for top and bottom joinery.

• Thinking of laminating the bottom, cutting a rabbet that would flush with the bottom of the walls and fit in a dado in those same walls.
• Should I think about doing same for top and then cut off top? How should/could I hinge 1/4" walls to top? Hinging is my big concern…
• Should I consider making the base out of a more massive piece of ash/maple dado’d to fit the outer walls of the box? And maybe a matching lid frame w/Granadillo insert? Still how to hinge?

Any problems joining/laminating hard and soft woods together? Anyone done this?
Granadillo = 2450 janka
White Ash = 1360
Soft Maple = 1000