Sycamore and Walnut Box (with a quiz)

I am guessing you are hiding a drawer as I notice a thin line near the front in pic 6
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-- Kiefer https://www.youtube.com/user/woodkiefer1/videos

nice finish!

I am going to hold off my guess until I know exactly what kind of sawdust I will be winning…

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-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Nice try, Klaus, but no sawdust for you.

Sharon, I’ll saw up some Padauk if you like. That stuff puts the “dust” in sawdust.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

The extension of corner splines maybe? Or maybe to reduce expansion stresses? The box is totally cool either way.

-- Daniel P

Nice try, Klaus, but no sawdust for you.

Sharon, I ll saw up some Padauk if you like. That stuff puts the “dust” in sawdust.

- CharlieM1958

much obliged!

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Beautiful grain showcased in the sycamore here, Charlie! I like Dan’s corner spline idea or maybe is it an integral inner tray support? Thanks for sharing.

-- God bless, Candy

Beautiful box. Maybe it’s a locking mechanism for the top??

-- Wood Chuck (Bruce) http://3dwoodworkingplans.com

Does it extend inside the box and serve as a support rail for a tray?

Thanks, but no winner yet.

Here is a hint: “Functional” in this case simply means it was not just put there as decoration. So why did I put it there?

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

It holds the top of the front to the bottom of the front so the front is the same height as the sides (you fixed an opps).

-- God bless, Candy

Yeah, I’m reaching…

-- God bless, Candy

Candy, you’re actually getting a little warm….

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

You were cutting off the top and flipped the box and cut the bottom?

-- God bless, Candy

Ding! ding! Ding! We have a winner!

I did it once years ago, and swore I’d never do it again.

Yeah, right. :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

YAY! The sawdust gets delivered in this box…right?
Thanks for sharing your opps and ingenious fix, Charlie.

-- God bless, Candy