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  1. 26th March 2009, 07:13 PM #1
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    Hey Guys,

    Don't usually make boxes to a high standard like so many forum members do but I would like to in the near future, staring with a box to house my recently received marking tools. Just got them yesterday for my birthday and cannot have them just sitting out on the floor or in a drawer without protection.

    I would like to make a lidded box (Rock Maple) with a foam insert that has cut outs to accommodate the tools. Over the foam will be a felt or micro suede covering, further protecting the tools from scratching or denting or anything really. Also preventing them from moving inside the box.

    My Questions for you are, have any of you made a similar box to house any special tools? If so could you post a picture?

    What would be the best method of constructing the box?
    Mitered joints with contrasting splines for an aesthetically pleasing box? Or would a better, stronger method of joining be more suited. What do you do when making boxes?

    Any advise and/or help for this project would mean a lot to me as this box and the tools will be special

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  3. 26th March 2009, 09:23 PM #2
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    I used rabbets to make the frame with the bottom & top panels in a groove 15mm up from the edge I then completed the box then I cut the top off to make sure both halves matched up perfectly on the table saw. This works for me as I can't do box joints or dove tails joints
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wooden Mechanic View Post
    My Questions for you are, have any of you made a similar box to house any special tools? If so could you post a picture?
    Harlan
    Harlan, the photos are of a tool kit I made for my daughter after she left for college and discovered that despite hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of laptops, there wasn't a hammer or screwdriver on her whole floor. Not even among the guys.

    I won't post much more of it because the making of it and how-to process will be the subject of an article later in the year, but I think you can get the basic idea. Cut the shapes out of foam, and then use adhesive and Donjer spray flocking to cover the foam.

    Lucy's box is made from white oak, Baltic birch ply top and bottom covered with white oak veneer. I used a Thin Air vacuum kit to laminate the veneer to the Baltic birch after assembly.
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    Ingenious.
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    WM,

    Have a shot at making dovetails by hand. Start with scraps of wood, it isn't quite as difficult as you may imagine.

    AlexS had a thread on making a similar box - do a search for it.

    I love Doug's thinking about the box for his daughter
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