davidtheboxmaker

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Hi everyone – thanks for all the words of welcome.
One enquiry was about the pivot details.
The pivots are made from African blackwood which I turn myself – I finish them at 4 mm which is as large as I dare go bearing in mind that the lid is 10mm thick – just enough room for some error in drilling. I use the skew for turning the pivots – this leaves a burnished finish that needs no sanding. I make lengths of about 2 1/2 inches long – any longer the timber flexes under the pressure from the skew and I can’t control the diameter.
The back of the lid, at the top, is rounded on the router table. I use a 9mm roundover bit – this give clearance for the lid to open without jamming against the back of the box. I drill the hole for the pivot 9mm forward from the back edge of the lid and it just allows the lid to open beyond the 90 degrees. I arrived at this on my third box using this type of lid after some trial and error on boxes 1 and 2.
Hope the above helps – if you need further details let me know and I’ll try to help.

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A belated Welcome, David.

Thank you for the kind comment on my Shamrock box.

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Hi welcome to LJ’s

i love the look of your boxes and its nice to see another pom on lj’s
im interested in were you purchased your darker wood from as i like the contrast between light and dark and as im learning all the time any infomation or advise greatly appreciated

and if you dont mind i would like to add you to my buddies list

andy aka pommy

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