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I had to shoot one at the buzzer, but I believe I may have hit the bucket.
This box is made from a walnut cutoff from the cull bin at the local yard. I planed the resawn board to just about 3/8, then cut 4 slots in it with a 3/8" router bit on the table:
1: rabbet for the top
2: rabbet for the bottom
3: inside lip of the lid
4: outside lip of the box.
Slot #4 is on the face of the board that is the outside of the box, the others are all inside. Slots 3 and 4 are separated from each other by about a bandsaw kerf, so that when the box is done, I can saw the lid off and have the lips done and ready.
With my board slotted, I measured length and from there established my dimensions. I had a 29" length, so I decided on 10x4" more or less. I quickly crosscut the pieces on the BT3100, then made a rabbet in the sides of the end pieces.
then I dry fit everything, checked for square, made adjustments, and cut my top and bottom to fit. I used a bit of figured walnut for the top panel. My bottom was a little thinner than the 3/8" rabbet, and my top was a little thicker, but no problem--the roundover bit equalized things nicely at the end for the lid, and the bottom is protected from scratches by being slightly inset.
Then it was glueup time, and once things were dry, I sawed off the lid on the bandsaw. I was generous with the space between slots 3 and 4, so I had a bit of cleanup, which took a minute with a utility knife. I fine-tuned the lid fit a little with a sanding block, and put a little roundover on the inner lip.
Then I whipped on some Tru-Oil and took these pics. I put in about 3 hours total, and the next one will get done in half that time.
I like this project because there are almost no critical dimensions (make sure you have top and bottom stock wide enough). I didn't measure anything except to determine how much I could use out of my stock to set my box size.
This is going to my neighbor, who has given me enormous assistance over the last few years.
This box is made from a walnut cutoff from the cull bin at the local yard. I planed the resawn board to just about 3/8, then cut 4 slots in it with a 3/8" router bit on the table:
1: rabbet for the top
2: rabbet for the bottom
3: inside lip of the lid
4: outside lip of the box.
Slot #4 is on the face of the board that is the outside of the box, the others are all inside. Slots 3 and 4 are separated from each other by about a bandsaw kerf, so that when the box is done, I can saw the lid off and have the lips done and ready.
With my board slotted, I measured length and from there established my dimensions. I had a 29" length, so I decided on 10x4" more or less. I quickly crosscut the pieces on the BT3100, then made a rabbet in the sides of the end pieces.
then I dry fit everything, checked for square, made adjustments, and cut my top and bottom to fit. I used a bit of figured walnut for the top panel. My bottom was a little thinner than the 3/8" rabbet, and my top was a little thicker, but no problem--the roundover bit equalized things nicely at the end for the lid, and the bottom is protected from scratches by being slightly inset.
Then it was glueup time, and once things were dry, I sawed off the lid on the bandsaw. I was generous with the space between slots 3 and 4, so I had a bit of cleanup, which took a minute with a utility knife. I fine-tuned the lid fit a little with a sanding block, and put a little roundover on the inner lip.
Then I whipped on some Tru-Oil and took these pics. I put in about 3 hours total, and the next one will get done in half that time.
I like this project because there are almost no critical dimensions (make sure you have top and bottom stock wide enough). I didn't measure anything except to determine how much I could use out of my stock to set my box size.
This is going to my neighbor, who has given me enormous assistance over the last few years.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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