Mitered Box II

very nicely done.

Nice craftsmanship

A fine box for vintage games! Put a copy of chrono trigger in there :) . You might want to check out shipwright's box hinge technique... I find them easier and nicer-looking than metal hinges.

-- Allen, Colorado (Instagram @bobasaurus_woodworking)

Looks good to me Don. Sometimes it’s not how their cut them but how their clamped or if each parallel side is exactly the same size. I think everyone covered many different things to do in your earlier post.

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You should look at a blog by BritBomaker (http://lumberjocks.com/BritBoxmaker/blog/17048) and (http://lumberjocks.com/BritBoxmaker/blog/23229) where he used a technique with a table mounted router and ‘v’ groove bit,

-- Jake Brain, Florida

This one is perfect in its simplicity. The top and the hinges set it apart and make it special.

-- Art | Bradenton, Florida

good job, i like the size. i want to make one for map and atlas storage.

-- bowtie,.....jus passin thru....

It’s part of learning and the key to improving is staying with it. The next one will be better.

helluvawreck aka Charles
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-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

At one time or another ALL of us have probably twisted the heads off small brass screws. I’ve learned to always use a STEEL screw the same size for my first time in a pre-drilled hole. And I’m very big on using bees wax for all brass screws.
Box looks great! Maple and walnut make a good-looking combination, don’t they?
Keep ‘em coming.

Hey Don
I had the same problem with broken screws and at first made one of these tools and then bought a couple of these. They work great and you drill right over the broken screw and then glue in a small dowel and then your ready to go. Like hawk9 said it’s best to pre drill and then run a steel screw down the hole first as kind of a tap and then replace it with a brass screw.

http://www.woodcraft.com/Search2/Search.aspx?query=broken%20screw%20extractor%20drill

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Nice looking box and workmanship. Like I am ALWAYS saying to myself, ‘well, I won’t do that again!’ LOL

PS—-that yard will need mowing soon!!

-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!

Don, that is GREAT!

Don, it looks splendid. We do tons of mitered joint boxes where I work. We use table saw sleds with the blades set at 45 degrees. It helps when you have a good blade and you make slower cuts. We use strap clamps to glue them up.

-- Tree, wood, and box lover from Pennsylvania

Sharp looking Box, The shape is Great, some of the taller boxes really catch my eye, Thanks for sharing

-- It's Mic Keep working and sharing

I think you always can find something wrong with our own projects but it looks beautiful to me! Great job!

Your projects are anything but junk!Lot to learn from you.

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted