re: Compatible Woods in Small Boxes

Well,… after much procrastination blah, blah, blah, I got off my 6 and started cutting up the Granadillo board. I was really strongly thinking about laminating 1/4" Soft Maple (as seen in the background) to all the Granadillo and go from there (so I could have ~1/2" thickness to work with. BTW, I have plenty of scrap Maple to do that.

FWIW, I adjusted my LxWxH in order to take care of 1/8" TS cuts and the like and judiciously cut up the first board and did a “mock-up” of the future box. Remember, this will be my FIRST finger-jointed box so I want to keep things simple. It’s only 1/4" thick (like cigar boxes), so it is NOT an industrial tested box… ;-)

Front Left

Front Right

Back

Oh yeah, I have the Maple to cut a piece for the bottom of the box (hidden until opened—and even then if felt covered, invisible). Shoot! Keeping it simple will allow me to make TWO similar boxes instead of one AND not waste any of the exotic wood!

Now planning on adding a laminated “button” where I need to attach the snap-catch as well as the two hinges, most likely in maple.

QUESTION: Do I actually need a skirt surrounding the bottom? Or leave it naked? Should I finger-joint the front and back “bottom” piece as well? I understand the possibilities are endless, but for small boxes I am a rookie!… Have mercy!…