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30th May 2014, 05:52 PM #1
A dozen money boxes
I had a request to make money boxes for a family of a four youngsters. Each child will have 3 boxes, each one will have a different letter on it.
Box # 1 the letter L for living expenses
Box # 2 A for assets
Box # 3 R for retirement.
The parents hope this will learn them the value of money.
The 3 boxes will also be in a box.
The boxes were to be made of various local timbers, Pine, Ash, Blackwood and Redgum.
All were make from 100 x 8 mm material. After all timber machined to size, mitres were cut on my 20 year old Makita Tradesmens saw bench,( no $3 or $4 thousand table saw)with a sliding table.
Edges were mitred on a 6inch Jointer, just about my age.
All pieces were spot on when glued up. A few snaps of various stages ,items still to be sprayed on a warm day. John.
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30th May 2014, 05:56 PM #2
Some more pics.
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30th May 2014, 06:03 PM #3
They look great John..... are all the mitred corners just glued together? cheers crowie
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30th May 2014, 10:06 PM #4
Looks great John. Great principles behind it and should last quite sometime
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30th May 2014, 10:24 PM #5
Very tidy sets John Will they be staying raw or getting a finish???
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31st May 2014, 09:45 AM #6Novice
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They look great.
How do you open them?
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31st May 2014, 10:02 AM #7
Vern, the boxes will be lacquer sprayed when we have a warmer day.
Gigitt, the bottoms are screwed on. john.
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31st May 2014, 11:37 PM #9
They look great John. Do you do the spline slots before you glue the sides together?
I hope we get to see them before they go to their new home.
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1st June 2014, 01:01 AM #10
Great project and congrats to the parents for attempting to teach their kids responsibility. Many parents now days seem to forget that is their job.
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