Mitered pencil box inspired by FWW article by Michael Cullen

Hi Everyone,

In FWW issue #255, Michael Cullen wrote an article on how to make a small mitered pen/pencil box with very thin parts. I think the best advise he gives is to go very slow with the milling process to ensure that the thin parts stay straight.

Yeah… I probably should have listened a bit more to that part. Mid glue-up I definitely realized that the long pieces had curled a bit but overall it came together all right. Anyway, full disclosure: My mitered top does not perfectly line up when closed :)

Still a nice box, I’m going to probably make a bunch of these for holiday gifts.

(box carcass is made from rift-sawn hemlock, lid is maple and the keys are purple heart.)