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3rd December 2019, 10:13 AM #61GOLD MEMBER
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3rd December 2019, 10:19 AM #62GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Richard,
I’m with ajw on this. The box looks great and I’d be surprised if the recipient isn’t impressed.
For box tops I use birch plywood veneered both sides. Dimensionally stable and flat as a - err - board Andrew Crawford showed me the trick of gluing two thinner pieces of ply together forming a “superply” - that is to say a plywood with thinner layers but double the number.
Best regards,
Brian
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3rd December 2019, 02:12 PM #63GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Fumbler, i have found some times that it is the lid insert that is causing the problem and not the box timber. This will happen when i book match a lid or have a large one piece lid with a twist or the book matched pieces that have opposite bows so i am able to see straight away that the lid will have a twist which will transfer to the lid frame and then result will be the problem you had.
At this point i decide that i am going to line the inside of the lid and go about running cuts which are a little deeper than half the thickness of the lid insert both in the length and width of the piece at 10-15 mm intervals. This makes the insert piece very flexible and will conform to whatever the lid frame is doing, not fight against it.
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4th December 2019, 06:42 AM #64GOLD MEMBER
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I think another piece of the puzzle is lid height, and the strength or lack thereof once you separate from the base. I think it may have been too thin. I may just have to deepen the lid in future.
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4th December 2019, 02:53 PM #65GOLD MEMBER
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The minimum i cut my lids is 25mm
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5th December 2019, 03:08 PM #66GOLD MEMBER
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I have some good news, the client loves it (from the photos) and his son who is in possession says I’m a panic merchant and I shouldn’t be worried. Still I can’t help but be concerned.
thanks for all the support.
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5th December 2019, 04:42 PM #67GOLD MEMBER
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Great result, Richard.
Brian
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6th December 2019, 05:37 AM #68GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks Brian, I did however mention to the client that should anything go wrong, I will repair or replace, however I know exactly which part may go first and that's the Huon Pine lid inset, so I will be prepared to reset a new lid insert. I might make one now close to the size and leave for a few years to get its movements over and done with now. Anyway, back to the medal box and my daughters jeweller box.
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