The Woodshop Shed

Floating Box

Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)


This was a box I dreamed up one night that was planned to be round with a square interior. The design would not work round with the integral hinge I had designed so it became square with the top turned and the bottom turned on the lathe. I had never made a box like this or seen one anywhere else.It is 5”x5” x5” and made of mesquite. The hinge was made with a 1/8” pin all the way through it and assembled into the back before the box was glued together. The top that was previously doweled to the integral hinge was doweled and glued on last. The tray and handle are also made from mesquite and the box and tray are lined with green felt. It is finished with Danish oil and clear satin spray enamel and waxed. The wide splines that also serve as the tray supports are made of maple.I have a few shots of it in progress below.cheers, Jim

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