A couple of weeks back, I got a commission from a lady for a "
simple box"..something to keep papers in..and she meant a couple of large stacks of 8 1/2 X 11 stuff. So this box is more like a mini-chest.Dimensions 18 1/2"X12 1/2"X6 1/2".
I had a single board of beautiful, dark, nicely grained walnut and I could just squeak out the four pieces for the sides..but it had a knot in it. Luckily, she likes "features" and told me to put the knot right in the front. Love the way she thinks.:gar-Bi
The top frame is from some wormy, but curly walnut so I worked around most of the worm holes. The birdseye maple speaks for itself and I used solid 1/2" thick tiger maple for the bottom.
I like the rounded over dovetails..the pins actually look curved and you get the gradual change in shading from the end grain to long grain. I used a Keller jig with a 1/2", 7 degree dovetail bit. I used open mortise/tenon joints for the floating panel top frame. I also used Brusso 95 degree stop hinges so there's no need for a lid support. These hinges are at least 3/16" thick, so more mortising to keep things interesting.:no:
Since the sides were cut from a single board, I was able to get the grain "tracking" around the box...except for one of the four corners. Need a circular board for that:rotflm:
Thanks for looking,
Don
simple box"..something to keep papers in..and she meant a couple of large stacks of 8 1/2 X 11 stuff. So this box is more like a mini-chest.Dimensions 18 1/2"X12 1/2"X6 1/2".
I had a single board of beautiful, dark, nicely grained walnut and I could just squeak out the four pieces for the sides..but it had a knot in it. Luckily, she likes "features" and told me to put the knot right in the front. Love the way she thinks.:gar-Bi
The top frame is from some wormy, but curly walnut so I worked around most of the worm holes. The birdseye maple speaks for itself and I used solid 1/2" thick tiger maple for the bottom.
I like the rounded over dovetails..the pins actually look curved and you get the gradual change in shading from the end grain to long grain. I used a Keller jig with a 1/2", 7 degree dovetail bit. I used open mortise/tenon joints for the floating panel top frame. I also used Brusso 95 degree stop hinges so there's no need for a lid support. These hinges are at least 3/16" thick, so more mortising to keep things interesting.:no:
Since the sides were cut from a single board, I was able to get the grain "tracking" around the box...except for one of the four corners. Need a circular board for that:rotflm:
Thanks for looking,
Don
