Dovetail Greasebox

Nice work Billy very nice look grease boxes.

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They all turned out great…

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

I like how they turned out, great work!

-- Kelly, woodworker under construction

Very nice work.
But the two part cap does make me wonder if it has to do with unlocking-open function.
I am interested to know further (plan or simple drawing will do).
thanks for sharing.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Nice design and build !

Kiefer

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Really attractive!

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Very nice design. I too would like to know the purpose of the very top lid.

Ron

-- Ron, Eugene, OR, "Curiosity is a terrible thing to waste."

The GBOC is growing. Nice entry. I cherish the ones I made and some became gifts to friends.

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http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/video/2900/2901.html

-- The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

Ron and Masrol – the link to the Roy Underhill video that wb8nbs posted will best show you the purpose for the 2 lids.

But here goes my attempt to explain: The bottom lid slides back from the top half of the dovetail key, so you can swing it open. In order for it to slide back, there is a slotted hole on the 2nd lid where the screw is. The top lid does not have a slotted hole there, just a simple drilled hole. So the top lid keeps the bottom lid locked into place, preventing it from sliding off the dovetail, until you swing it (the top lid) open.

Hope that helps.

Thanks BillyD, now I understand.

Ron

-- Ron, Eugene, OR, "Curiosity is a terrible thing to waste."