boxes

[Rob]

I've made a few boxes for Christmas gifts. Here's some of them:

This one was for my wife, it's made from bloodwood and was cut on the bandsaw then shaped to final profile by hand.





This walnut box was a gift for my neighbor:



and I buzzed out a couple more walnut boxes yet to be gifted:

The third one in the pic is a little misaligned, so it is going to be scrapped. Don't rush when you're gluing up, kids!

[abnormal]

WOW, awesome work ROB, can I be yer neighbor? 

[BVnursery]

A man of many talents.....   and certainly a master of most too !!

[Rob]

I'm a learner, and a long way from mastery at this wood stuff. A few more expensive tools might help me along though, lol!

[doorman444]

nice work there Rob
I love the first one you made for your wife

[Rob]

This should help illustrate the method on the walnut boxes.

They are made on the router table, mostly by cutting four 3/8" slots in a long, 3/8" thick board. The offcut here shows the four slots. They are:
1 rabbet for top
2 rabbet for bottom
3 inside lid lip
4 box lip
You slot your stock, then cut 2 sides and two ends. Rabbet the ends (same router setup), then dry fit and cut a top and bottom to fit the opening. Glue up the box with all six sides, and rip off the lid by cutting where I have the red line. Slots 3 and 4 should be about a kerf width apart.