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Trio of Boxes, Keepsake Boxes

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Trio of Boxes, Keepsake BoxesThis trio started as a project with doing handcut dovetails in a box. They measure 13” x 9” x 2” all stock is 3/8”. The sides are Ash with dovetails, and groves to hold the top and bottom panel in place (floating) the top is Walnut and the bottom is Maple (when I purchased it, they called it Hard Rock Maple).The box was glued up as a complete unit, inside was a grove which created the lip on the lower part. Once dry, I used a router with a 3/32” bit to cut the box open, creating the recess on the upper part. Needed to cut a little at the corners to open, then using a chisel cleaned up the inside corners of the lower lip. That worked out well, where I did not have any gaps at the corners.Needed a way to attach the two halves together. Wooden hinges was the choice. Using some 3/8” Walnut stock, the hinges were cut. This is basically a box joint.Needed a jig to drill for a 1/8” brass pin. So glued up some scraps. I wanted to index the hole, and provide support to keep the two halfs vertices and tight together.
Once drilled the sides were cut to final shape. Followed by rounding over the pins. Insert a brass rod, check operation, little more sanding, recheck. Following that I shaped the face of the hinge, they were just a little bulky. The completed halfs were put together with a brass pin, then peined the ends.Hinges were glued to the boxes and clamped. Removed clamps and went the horizontal boring, and drilled small holes through the hinges into the box side. Wanted to have a positive connection, preventing future mishaps. Bamboo skewers were used for the pins.Everything was sanded to 220, applied a few coats of Danish Oil. Thinking about the finish, decided to try using Johnsons Paste Wax, and buffed, simple enough. And I like the soft warm finish that followed.The last part was to attach a catch to keep these closed, just a simple antique brass catch. Small screws, and a hand held drill of mine works great.
Thanks for looking and comments are welcome.I created a blog series if your interested in following the build, and more photos.https://www.lumberjocks.com/EricFai/blog/133444



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