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Couple of universal purpose, chestnut, narrow boxes with 3.5mm sliding top lid. 8mm thick sides glued and stapled. I cut 4mm wide sliding groove on routertable. I drilled 15mm fingerhole on drillpress. Dimensions 65×55x320 mm and 65×55x250 mm.
Finish wood oil.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
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Eric
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#1 posted 01-28-2021 10:40 AM
Great little boxes. Simple design, should work for anything.
-- Eric, building the dream
doubleDD
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#2 posted 01-28-2021 01:41 PM
Quick handy boxes to have around. Yes they are narrow sides.
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LittleBlackDuck
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#3 posted 01-28-2021 01:41 PM
maj, If you put a finger in each box, how will you pull the fingers out through that little 15mm hole with your other 8 fingers… unless they are designed to be finger coffins with a porthole, for casting into the ocean.Maybe you should have made the holes 19/32”.
-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
BurlyBob
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#4 posted 01-28-2021 03:55 PM
I’ve made a few of those as gifts. They are great and I should probably have a couple of the shop.
woodbutcherbynight
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#5 posted 01-28-2021 05:11 PM
Practical and beautiful. Nice work.
-- Live to tell the stories, they sound better that way.
Ivan
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#6 posted 01-28-2021 05:12 PM
LBD…you made me thinking for next round….
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
LesB
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#7 posted 01-28-2021 05:59 PM
Some people call these “pencil” boxes. Handy for lots of things. Nice work.
For the “next round”, instead of the finger hole you could glue a strip of wood across the top end of the lid that matches the top edges of the box sides.
-- Les B, Oregon
Ivan
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#8 posted 01-28-2021 06:02 PM
Not bad idea LesB
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
Peteybadboy
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#9 posted 01-28-2021 08:17 PM
Nice work Ivan, they remind me of my dads lap top work table (he built model trains) he had bunch of small files in a box very similar to the ones you made.
-- Petey
Jim Jakosh
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#10 posted 01-28-2021 08:22 PM
Those are cool boxes, Ivan. I like the sliding lids..could have many uses!
Cheers, Jim
ps. make some this magnets in them and they will stick on the side of the refrigerator!!
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
Roger
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#11 posted 01-29-2021 12:30 PM
Nice boxes Ivan
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mafe
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#12 posted 01-29-2021 05:24 PM
I love these simple boxes, with sliding lid.
Best thoughts,
Mads
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bushmaster
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#13 posted 01-30-2021 03:06 PM
I remember using a box like this for pencils etc when I was in grade school. Great little boxes. brings back memories.
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
Ivan
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#14 posted 01-30-2021 03:16 PM
Bush…I also had similar in elementary school…
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
LittleBlackDuck
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#15 posted 01-30-2021 10:59 PM
Unfortunately, for kids now days you need to invent a small skinny computer… or maybe iPhone boxes…
-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
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