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Looks Great. It is a real challenge to complete a box by hand. I take my hat off to you.
I would have put the chain for the stay on the inside of the box.

Beautiful work Davanti.
How long did the table take?

I've been wondering how cyprus pine would look when used for a box. Your box looks terrific and I am now inspired to find some nice cyprus for a box of my own.

What an incredible work of art. Absolutely beautiful.

Thanks for all the hard work to wendy and the judges. Many thanks to those who entered. the Heart shaped boxes are brilliant. The combination of colours and shapes terrific.

It must be very...

Some stunning work. I feel privileged to be in the same thread.

I am particulary impressed by the rocket shaped box. Well done all.

Look up upholstery fabric on Ebay. I picked some great mock suede and velours for poker tables at incredible prices.

I think its spam from some eastern European looking for a way out.

I have seen a home made jig for this purpose in the Wood Magazine book - Router Tips,Jigs and Techniques. Stirling Publishing ISBN 978-1-4027-0752-0. I think I got mine from Carbatec but you...

I have finished one box. Now looking at ideas for a second.

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Steve

My understanding is that it is the dust in the air that remains a problem. You need to remove that or as soon as you take off your mask you will breath it in.

Furthermore, the dust settles on...

I'm interested but will also need to know rules and deadline.

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Steve

Point taken. You can mount the router anywhere you like on the table. The suggestion was for the materials.

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I went to Ausply in Tennison. They sell ply offcuts at the back door at prices you wouldn't believe. Follow up with a sheet of poly carbonate for a flat surface. There is a fellow at the rocklea...

I can't see how you can avoid fixing the router to the plate. The way I see it you would fix it to the plate, set it in plunge mode without the spring and use the jack to lift for height.

These hinges look interesting. Can you provide a brief outline on when and how you use them.

Thanks
Steve

IMHO the Triton 1/2' works well. With the through the plate winding handle you eliminate the need for the car jack.

Thanks Harold, I'll follow this up.

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Steve

I've never heard of this. 0.8mm is pretty impressive, where can I get one.

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Beautiful box. I like the draw for the sheaths, great idea. I'm also very impressed with the effort you put in to make the knife recesses. A nagging thought for me is "How do you know that the...

They're done and here are some more pictures on the way through.

That indonesian cedar (I've forgatton its real name) has turned out well. Its cheap, wooly and difficult to work but it polishes...

They're done. See the WIP for more detail.

The boxes are Indonesian white cedar and spalted Sassafras and box two is red beech and spalted sassafras. Finished with Danish Oil and Traditional Wax.

I have mocked up some drawings on Googlesketch. I'm not yet very good at this so I hope you can follow it. They out line the basic components.

The design is simply one basic box stacked on...

Hi Ben,
I'll do my best on the plan. I haven't really mapped it out in that much detail.
I have some more photos to post later with the swivel mechanism. Give me a couple of days to see if I can...

I've been wanting to use up some spare wood for these for some time. The two goxes will be made from red beech and indonesion cedar respectively. The indonesian stuff is wooly and difficult to work...

Thanks for the feedback.

The Plexglass is fixed down only by the weight of the router. As you can see from the photos there is a frame to keep it in place. I've used the same stuff for another...

I think it looks great. I particularly like the way you have softened the edges.
Can you give us some more details. Type of wood, joints finish etc. Some poictures of the inside would be nice as...

I finally got around to replacing my first effort at building a bench top router table. The first one had a couple of flaws that I could no longer live with. It was also very heavy and a strain to...

I found this post very useful when building my latest box (see Natassia's jewellery box)
I used the technique in the link. I like the idea of the compression foam but already had some suitable foam...

Thanks for all your feedback. Its very encouraging for us beginners. By the way my wife does love it and can't wait to show it off when she gets back to her classes.

Here is a picture of the underside of the lid. The sides are 10mm thick and the rebate on the lid is the same.

You're right, the lid does have a rebate. I'll try to get an appropriate picture.
I'm leaning towards your point of view about the need for hinges. They do seem to be traditional for a jewellery...

This is a Jewellery Box I have just complete for my duaghter's birthday.
The sides are spalted Sassafras and the top is a figured eucalpyt framed with Red Beech. The tray is made from Red Beech. The...

My wife wanted a box to store and display her Japanese ink painting brushes. The brushes have to dry while hanging with the brush down. Lyn also wanted to be able to transport the brushes to her...

Thanks everyone for your comments. They are very encouraging.

Christos, I'm not so concerned about slamming pieces on the board. We play a more sedate game at my place.:rolleyes:

Strictly speaking, this is not a box although it has all of the characteristics of a box. I didn't want to post it in toys because box making is my current passion.
This is also my first attempt at...