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  1. 15th August 2007, 10:02 PM #1
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    Default Just Another Wierd Box

    Pinched the idea of laminated off cuts set at 45 degrees and tried to make a different lid. Like the effect but not happy with the tolerances. A bit "gappey". Can't tell you what the laminate is made up of but the posts and top frame are New Zealand Birch.

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    Not weird....just wonderful!
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    Like Watson, I don't find it weird at all.

    I think it is very attractive and a novel desgin.

    Good way to use up some of those off-cuts
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    Good use of little bits.
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    i think it's a real beauty! nice work.
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    Another unusual box from DIY DAN. I like the lid better than the box. It shows a clearer pattern than the box.

    Did you fasten the lid at the top of one post so that you swing the lid to open the box?

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  8. 16th August 2007, 10:18 AM #7
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    Detlef,

    Yes, but the lid is not fixed. It can be removed completely. It's just a dowel in a hole in the post.

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  9. 16th August 2007, 10:29 AM #8
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    Brilliant!!! I gotta try one of these amazing boxes myself
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    What can I say, Another great example of box making
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    Looks really nice mate. Great use of offcuts, and a real inspiration.

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    Default Very Cool.

    I really like the diamond pattern on the lid. If you had had the same pattern on the side of the box with strips that went from bottom ouside corners and met at the top middle where the point of the lids diamond does it would be even cooler. Diamond tip meets diamond tip.

    A great looking box. How many hours did you put into that one?
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    I like the direction in which you are headed.

    Please keep posting images of your laminated boxes.
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    You must have put a lot of hours into that fantastic box. Well done.
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    Hi Dan,

    What everybody else said. Great box. I likes it. Well done.

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