Thread: Keepsake box

Originally Posted by bookend

Lovely box. I'm curious about the hinges too. Are they glued in? I also can't work out how you set up the lid to stay upright when open as you aren't using anything I can recognise as a stay.

The hinges themselves provide the stay (if you make'm right!). One half rests on the other at around 100 degrees. I made a design mistake by making the red gum lid insert thicker than it needed to be. It is very heavy, and if it went back too far it tipped the empty box over. The hinges are therefore supporting a quite heavy lid.

Yes, they are glued in about half their thickness.