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Another lesson learnt this evening.
I went to cut the lid off the box and made my first cut. Took the box off the saw to check the depth of the cut (needed to leave a slither of timber left to hold the lid in place). All was good.
Turn the box 90 degrees and cut the side. Picked the box up ... CRAP ... I had cut from the wrong end. So, I now had one cut near the top for the lid and another cut near the bottom for who knows what. :doh::C:doh::C
Oh well, this box was only going be for my own use anyway, so I made the same mistaken slice on the other side of the box to match. I then put in a piece of huon to fill the kerf, kind of a feature perhaps. Hopefully it turns out.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...1&d=1245139523
The small box in front is another one that I've just started. It's a piece of curly jarrah with a huon pine lid. I haven't learnt my lesson yet and am still using masking tape but I have numbered the pieces clearly, so hopefully I wont make the same mistake again.
Now ... given the thickness of this smaller box is around 8mm, can I still put in splines or is there something else I should do to reinforce the join?
Thanks,
Af.
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Hi AB,
There's probably no real need to put splines at the corners unless you particularly want to. The mitres should hold well.
Regards,
Rob