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14th October 2009, 05:41 AM #1
Birthday Present
I had a lot of scraps laying around and decided to build a birthday gift for my wife. Elm and walnut with tung oil finish. I'm going to add a chain to limit the lid's opening angle so the rear lip won't contact the back of the box and put too much pressure on the hinges.
Steve
p.s., I just popped over from the J-tools forum. As you can tell, an oriental influence with this box.
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14th October 2009, 07:57 AM #2
Great job ..... love the shape and the corner details.
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14th October 2009, 08:10 AM #3
Excellent and beautiful contrasting timbers that really compliment each other. Love the design and hope you don't mind if I copy some aspects of the box into one of my own in future. You have done a very nice job on this box. Well done.
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Cheers John
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14th October 2009, 08:23 AM #4
Hi and thanks,
Copy away - I used elements and inspiration from many others. The design also developed (in this case) by what I had available.
The inside dimensions are: 13" x 8.5" x 1.75" (my wife will use the box to hold writing paper and pens - who uses them anymore?).
Steve
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14th October 2009, 11:10 AM #5Novice
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Quite nice.
How did you attach the breadboard ends on the lid? I could not see any holes for pins.
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14th October 2009, 11:58 AM #6How did you attach the breadboard ends on the lid? I could not see any holes for pins.
You can't see it from the pictures, but the walnut feet/corners are actually 1 mm higher than the sides/front/back so the lid rests with a 1 mm space to allow air to reach inside the box and help equalize the moisture inside/outside and (I hope) minimize the movement of the lid.
Steve
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14th October 2009, 05:28 PM #7Senior Member
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Love the design on this one and the combination of woods. The walnut is so rich.
Splendid job! Bet the missus is pleased!
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14th October 2009, 05:44 PM #8
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15th October 2009, 12:16 AM #9
Thanks for all the kind words. I'm pleased with the result, but always nice to know it fits somewhat into what others like as well.
I hadn't thought of leather straps Alex, but sounds like a good idea. My wife knows the concern with the lid, so is careful (as there is nothing to limit it yet), but there may be others down the road who won't realize, so I will have to address this eventually.
Steve
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15th October 2009, 01:09 AM #10Skwair2rownd
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Love it!!
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