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  1. 20th January 2016, 01:27 PM #1
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    Default Asian inspired document box

    My neighbours were having a tidy up and offered me off-cuts of their Kwila stairs that had been built some 15 years ago, which I gladly accepted.
    They had also been giving me some very helpful computer assistance/training so I looked around for a different idea to create a box for them. In the December issue of the American magazine Woodcraft a feature article was an Asian style Jewelry box that I had downloaded via the Zinio app via my library.
    The design showed all spline joints cut on a table saw. To me the detail dimensions were not practical so I changed the design to using small biscuit joints cut with a Gifkins slot cutter and using hand made biscuits for the corner posts and mitred lid. The lid insert was fitted using a tight tongue and groove joint.
    Dimensions were changed to suit my re-sawn sizes and to accommodate A4 size documents.
    The finish is sanding sealer, spray lacquer and the buffed with canubra wax.
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  3. 20th January 2016, 01:36 PM #2
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    hey that is pretty neat kcam, not bad at all,...!

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  4. 20th January 2016, 04:25 PM #3
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    You can feel free to send that my way anytime you like because I like it very much indeed!!
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  5. 20th January 2016, 05:18 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    You can feel free to send that my way anytime you like because I like it very much indeed!!
    Thanks for the complement artme. I don't think that I will get it back from my appreciative neighbours as they already have it in use. However I do have another similar small jewellery box in the throws of being finished in spalted she oak and jarrah but that is also promised elsewhere.
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  6. 20th January 2016, 05:32 PM #5
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    Very nice indeed! What is the lid panel made from?
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  7. 20th January 2016, 06:03 PM #6
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    Very nice indeed! What is the lid panel made from?
    Thanks Alex, lid insert and posts are jacaranda.
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    Now that is a very nice box.

    I like the color combination of the timbers, they work very well together. And nicely made too. Winner all round.

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    That is a beautiful style of the Asian theme. The handle detail really completes the theme. Nice work on the biscuits.
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    Lovely job, I like the corner posts.
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    Beautiful! I love what you did with the lift.
    When all is said and done, there is usually a whole lot more said than done.
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    Not bad at all Kcam Never though of using my pile of Jacaranda in boxes but it looks good in yours
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    Kerry, I always enjoy seeing your work & this is no exception. Love the handle accent, as it really lifts the presentation of a simple very well crafted document box.
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