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  1. 15th May 2010, 01:05 PM #1
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    Default First (half decent) box

    Hi, everyone, here is my contribution; the box is a generous A4 internal, and is made of recycled Tassie Myrtle, part of a wardrobe in its fist life.
    The wooden hinges, corner inserts and handle, are (I think) mango, recovered from the tip!
    The sides were resawn from boards 20 m/m thick, to have the grain matching all round....but then I turned the back upside down when I cut the bottom scroll.I'll be more careful next time!
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  3. 15th May 2010, 02:42 PM #2
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    Raul very nice the wood looks good.
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    Very nice. You've taken full advantage of the beautiful piece of wood.
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    Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!! Love the handmade hinges and Latch
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    Agreed, the box is really nice and the hinges are a nice touch. Well done.
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    My compliments also added, (the pink effect is a nice touch as well ).
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  8. 16th May 2010, 07:17 PM #7
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    Default Thanks for the encouragement!

    Thanks, everyone, for the kind comments; now I have to make sure the next one has less mistakes in it
    I am not happy with the hinges, one of them is beginning to crak at the knucle; no solution but to rip it off and make another one, luckily I have the jig set up handy!
    All in all it is an enjoyable proccess.
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    The knuckle is a weak spot, but you can strengthen it by making saw cuts on and inserting veneers so the grain is perpendicular to that of the hinge. The attache pic shows what I mean if you look closely.
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    Thanks, Alex, I'll put that in the "box of tricks".
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    I would rate that as more than "half decent". Beautiful.
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