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What a beautiful piece and a ripper of an idea for a box. I've seen plenty that are destined to be family heirlooms but never one quite so focussed on that destiny as this one. Congratulations...

Ahh Paul, sorry man. If you are having problems it is down to my explanation as it's really not a difficult process. Having said that, it's a lot easier to actually show someone who is standing...

Nicely done Pearo, you've just proved what many of us also know "It's not how good your tools are, it's how well you can use them that counts the most".

That's a lovely job, especially given the...

It's surprising what can happen when you do something different. Normally I'm trying to grain match around all four sides then using a contrasting top, but seeing this as three planed surfaces on...

Hi Paul,

The hinges will restrict the lid opening to just a bit past 90º. You can vary that by increasing the gap mentioned in the paragraph about drilling the pin holes. I suggested positioning...

Seeing both Black Walnut and Playing Card Boxes featured recently prompted me to post on a small card box that I finished a short time ago. It’s a bit different so I thought it may be of some...

Here are a couple of photos which clearly show the different size of the curl in the two pieces of Messmate that I have. I left the waney edge on the lid of the completed box because it so
clearly...

Thanks Graeme for both the information on messmate and your assistance when I was having trouble with photographs on this thread.

I'm quite sure the wood used in the jewellery box I posted is...

Okay, here’s part 3. Now that you have your hinges made, or at least know how to make them, we need to prepare the box. A major advantage to this type of hinge is that it is self aligning and the...

To continue, the next step is to remove the tape from your block of blanks then line them up as shown in photo 1 below and re-tape them together firmly. It should be evident from the photos that a...

I first came across this hinge at the Centre for Fine Woodworking, a renowned woodworking school at Nelson, about 100 km from my home. A visiting Japanese boxmaker, Norio Tanno, held a seminar where...

Okay gents, give me a day or two to get my act together and I'll post a brief how-to-do-it on the hinges.

Posting a photo on Treecycle's Messmate thread reminded me that it's a long time since my last post so I thought to take the opportunity to show some boxes made with locally grown Messmate. I'm not...

Thanks Dallas,

Photo #3 in the series illustrates best what I am talking about. I guess what appears to be the bottom of an upper section must be a shadow line which creates quite an optical...

I agree, a very nice box. I really like the colour contrast in your choice of materials but I'm a bit puzzled by the photos. For some reason the box looks twice as deep on the outside as it does on...

Hi Richard,

It's normally Titebond for me as well - III on dark woods and II on light colours to stop the glue line showing because it sometimes contrasts with the wood.

Rex

I made the jigs and used a chisel, talors. That was the only method I had seen at the time, but I think I will try the block plane next time. I will stick to using a blade rather than power tools -...

Nice box, really nice box and made from a lot of different woods that a simple kiwi has never heard of, much less come across - I know what Jacaranda is......

I'm interested in the way the name...

While I can still remember how to download photos from my computer I thought I should drop another one on the forum. There has been a lot about lately on the Internet about Kumiko panels and they do...

Adam,

I don't have photos but I'll see if I can get hold of the box and respond to your request. The magnetic latch is pretty crude - first time I'd tried anything like that - but it works very...

This is a second commission that followed the cancellation of the previous post. The customer wanted something made for his 5 year old grandson but changed his mind on what he wanted and went away...

I haven't posted anything here for some time although I've certainly made quite a few boxes in the past year. This one started out as a commission that was cancelled before I started it, but as I...

Lappa,

I don't think it will make any difference. Mine is right in the centre so I think the one in the video is just a little inaccurate. I didn't stick rigidly to the dimensions given but made...

Thanks Gents,

woodPixel, I've always thought these cutters were called bull nosed but I see that "ball nosed" is used so that's probably where I got that idea from and it does make more sense....

Sorry about that link guys. I'm much happier with a chisel than a computer. It should work now.

Paul, the lid angle is dependent on where the hinge pin is in relation to the back of the box....

​I've made quite a few boxes using wooden hinges of different types. People like these because they are novel and I like them because they are easy to make, some are self aligning and they are cheap...

Beautiful boxes - great wood, great design, perfect dovetails - what's not to like.

Rex

DavidG - Thanks for that, changes made. Is there some way to remove the errant post completely?

WoodPixel - That way madness lies, especially the first one - although the second one is strangely...

Well I finally got around to building a box with the wave lid. This time I cut the pieces with my coping saw (not the right tool for the job) which showed me how far from being skilled I actually am....

David,

Yep, me too. No plans, no drawings, sometimes not even any ideas.

Sometimes I just feel like making a box and then it evolves, often dependant on the piece of wood that falls to hand....

DD, I know what you mean and suspect we probably all have this "sometimes I like it" feeling from time to time. I've made boxes that I was dubious about which grew on me after a while and I've also...

Very nice Ruddy (again). The paper lining in the lid, I assume it is paper, is quite unusual and very effective - a striking contrast to the rest of the box.

Also unusual is the false lift on the...

I think I'm pointing out the obvious here Gents. The reason it looks like the lines taper across the length of the wave is because they do taper across the length of the wave. Print off the diagram...

Okay, it's now a week later - or after lunch in real time!

The result of all this effort so far is a small tapered cylinder of recently dried wooden pieces, joined with "jaggy joints" and held...

Masterclass! Jeez, put the pressure on why don't you. Hopefully I'll be able to explain this in a way that makes some kind of sense.

First step is to thickness the material and rip it into narrow...

WoodPixel, that sounds like a recipe for a Shetlander.

Despite plenty of effort I have been able to find out very little about these cups or associated vessels so I would have loved to have spoken...

Hi Ruddy,

Here is the first trial using veneers from my bandsaw (about 1 mm thick), cut the same way you outlined, in a stack, but using a knife instead of a scroll saw. Woods are Totara and...

Sorry Tahlee, I should have thought to give dimensions in the original post - this one is 80 mm high by 80 mm in diameter, about the size of a small water tumbler. My understanding is that a similar...

Not sure if this is really the correct forum to post this but I guess a box is a container and this is a container.

When I posted on Ruddy's "Wave box" thread recently, woodPixel reminded me that...

Thanks Ruddy,

That confirms pretty much what I thought. Small problem for me is the lack of a scrollsaw so I'll have to think a bit about how I'm going to proceed. Veneer is one option and, of...

Ruddy, that is a beautiful box. The lid is sensational and something that I intend to try as I'm not above emulating someone else's good idea. From your description I am assuming that the inlay...

I'm greatly intrigued by the hole for dust removal. It's a smart idea and seems quite logical, but doesn't it sort of defeat the main function of a zero clearance insert - minimising tearout by...

Rod, it doesn't need a base. Perhaps shallow feet to lift it just a fraction and give a shadow line beneath the box, but you have created such a gorgeous box with a classically simple shape that I...

No question that I'd be a purchaser of the hinges you are describing. I've never understood the poor quality of cheap hinges, especially those that are machined from solid. Pretty much the same...

There is a greatly over-used word that is needlessly applied to many things these days - awesome. I've come to hate the word but I find that I'm so much in awe of what has been achieved here that no...

Peter,

The box is really lovely, especially for a first time effort. It's amazing what you learn when you first start making boxes and you will find that you just keep discovering little things...

Hi again Rod,

It's amazing the way things appear even when you are not looking for them. Yesterday I was browsing on YouTube and this appeared as a side link. I thought you might be interested:
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Hi Rod,

I'm not trying to taunt you with this further photo but it occurred to me that there may be others looking at the thread who would like to see a better view of this box. I should also...

Hi Choof,

I assume you are talking about something like this.

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My father made one in 1952 (it's dated in a hidden spot) and after he died I made an exact copy. I thought it was unique...

I really like this hinge and I've found that everyone who sees it likes it as well. They do take a little work but once you have done a few they are not difficult, provided you can find a dowel...