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Those strap hinges look pretty decent. They don't seem as polished as the Highpoints but they're also less than half the price so well worth it by the looks of it. I have to order myself a few and...

It never occurred to me to use a countersink bit for that - great little tip, I have to try it out for myself :2tsup:

Those are some classy boxes! :2tsup:

How do you cut the little finger recess in the handle on the tray? Is it done with a core box bit in a plunge router?

David

This is what the Highpoint ones look like - they are practically identical to the old McJing ones which stop at 90 degrees.

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Yeah mine took about the same to get here back in June, but I ordered directly from Woodcraft. There must be a high demand for these hinges :D

Yeah, for some reason manufacturers don't seem too keen on making decent box hinges. Although I guess it's not that easy to make high quality ones quickly and cheaply.

After McJing ran out of...

There are a few books on just jigs and fixtures - I have this one which is not bad - The Art of Woodworking - Shop-Made Jigs and Fixtures (ISBN: 0-8094-9508-2). I can't remember where I got it from...

Yeah, I'm not paying $75 for a pair of hinges - for quite a bit less I can get some Neat Elite hinges from Ireland which are nicer than Brusso in my opinion.

I think locally, Gerner hinges are...

Those hinges turned out really nice. I've been thinking about making some myself since it's impossible to source decent ones here in Australia, but I'm worried it might end up taking too much time...

Thanks for the info Rex. I didn't think about blow out when chiselling the angle on the end of each piece but now it seems kind of obvious :D. I think I'll go the hand-tool route as well - I just...

Very nice box! I've been wanting to give Kumiko a try myself as the results can look amazing.

Did you make the Kumiko angle cutting jigs for use with chisels or a block plane or did you go the...

Yeah the Gerner hinges have a slight gap between the leaves when fully closed - I think it's about 1 mm, so really you have to mortice the hinge in about 2.5mm (2mm thickness of brass + 0.5mm for the...

I've installed a few pairs of these Gerner quadrant hinges and whenever the lid wouldn't fully close it was always due to the arm binding within the recess I had cut for it. Once the arm can move...

Very nice Paul - the lid looks exquisite :2tsup: You can tell that many hours of work went into that lid pattern.

Is the front of the box Blackwood too? It kind of looks like Myrtle.

Looks great :2tsup: I think Blackwood and Tassie Oak work very well together.

I was actually speaking with Livos Australia this morning and I asked about the issue with veneers as I use veneers quite often in my boxes. Apparently the issue is that very thin veneers could...

I used to use double-sided tape when I first started out making boxes but I found it to be fiddly and difficult to get the tape to grab properly and keep the lid from moving when drilling out the...

Hey Dallas, I use adhesive backed sandpaper rolls from the Sandpaper Man and stick them side by side in three rows on a melamine board.

I have boards for 80, 120, 180, 240 and 320 grit but mostly...

Very nice. That silky oak panel is just gorgeous!

I get mine from Gerner Hinges. They're pretty good quality and made from solid brass and are quite a bit cheaper than Brusso hinges. The butt hinges however don't have an inbuilt stop in them but the...

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I think it turned out pretty good. :2tsup:

I think I actually prefer the first one. It's a different approach and in my opinion looks more modern than the second, and also I do love Jarrah :D

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