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Sorry LBD, no Festool accessory storage intended.

Walnut and QSWO scraps, 3/8" thick walls, interior storage for a "Double 12" domino set (91 pieces + instructions).
The lid handle and corners are jatoba with maple splines.
Finish is a cut of bullseye shellac topped with some rattle can Minwhacks satin poly (love the nozzle on these cans!)

The MIL is always choosing oddball gifts for us, usually garage sale items. One year I opened this, a set of dominoes in a format I never knew existed. The wife and I don't really play but I decided I wanted something better than the metal tin they came in.

I mulled the box over for a few years, never thinking up something appropriate until I saw this box made by ppworkshop

Perfect! I only made a few slight changes, but kept the wood combo. The box joint style was the "game changer" that I was searching for.

Simple construction with some pain-staking precision with the cuts for it all to go together well. I actually drew up a plan since there were so many dimension details to keep track of.

The top handle has a recess for a domino and the lid provides a "hub" for various game versions (I'm a complete noob on domino games, only ever used them to line up and push over)

The side strips are 1" wide, but for the lid to fit nicely I cut the longer top strips 1/16" narrower (15/16") and the shorted strips 1/16" wider. This allows for the interlocking pieces to just fall together with the 1/32" gap on each side. If I do it again, I'd reduce the gap by half.

The corners are a nice way to pimp the box out some and allow a table saw cut groove for the plywood bottom. No need for stopped cuts since the corner posts cover them up. Splines for strength.



The roundover on the edges let me spend some quality time at the router table with a 1/8" roundover bit 8^)



Thanks for looking!

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Very nice, amazing what inspiration comes from this group!
 

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nice work splint.
 

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Looks awesome! Nice tight corners…
 

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Beautiful box. Like the wood choice and the desig. Nive work.
 

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This is wonderful!
 

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Very attractive box, Bruce!!

cheers, Jim
 

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That's really fantastic!

Great idea, great wood choice, great build…

One of the few games I like to play…nice storage idea…
 

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The way the box is pieced together looks as if they are dominos. Nice effect.
Over the top on this one.
 

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Wouldn't expect anything less than awesome from you Bruce. Perfect matching, and alignment of the woods, great choices of woods used for the biggest bang. The splined corners make it Fort Knox tight, and the interfit keys are playful and I think maybe a nod to your A&C leanings.

I don't play or understand Dominoes, but I'm betting that the notches and the die positioning are something to do with a proper game.

Nice work.
 

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Interesting construction, Splinty. I know you purposely chose that brightly rayed piece of QSO for then central focus.
 

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Interesting construction, Splinty. I know you purposely chose that brightly rayed piece of QSO for then central focus.

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Did I? 8^)

Long time away there Brian, good to hear form you!
 

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Jack, I guess I could read the instructions, but I'm not known for doing that, makes me appear feeble minded 8^)

Dave/Dave/Dave (Dave^3)
Thanks guys, always enjoy your comments!

George, from what I understand, the top works as a "hub" for the version called Mexican Train. Learned that from ppworkshop's build and write up.

Thanks again guys!
 

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Wow! What a fantastic box. That looks great
 

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Great job splinter... love the proportions (happy snap #2) and mix of timber Good to see the purpose a box is built for…. and yo house a puzzle/game to boot… WOW!

Nothing wrong with Dominos... even the non-Fe$tool ones… beat watching the crap that's on the idiot tube nowdays.

Sorry LBD, no Festool accessory storage intended…..
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Storage forgiven, however, it is never too late to apply a brush and some paint…

and retain that hint of the fine timber.
 

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Maybe I'll make the next one out of Festool dominos 8^)

I like the color scheme, being a bit grainy I see silicon carbide sandpaper and "Frog" tape. 8^)
 
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