Candle Box

Nice looking boxes and very neat joints!!

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!

Wow Wayne you have been busy ,I think your candle boxes are cool and well built.

That’s really nice, it make think in one for a bottle of wine.

NICE!!!!

Hiya Wayne:

Hey bud, stellar job on the candle boxes…..Beautiful work, and great craftsmanship…..They will make a great gift for whomever…..really nice, clean, crisp design…...You done good…..lol…..I use Watco Danish Oil a lot, and it really brings out the beauty of the wood, especially woods like walnut and Mahogany…...

-- " The secret to staying young looking.....hang around old people.." R.D.

Nice job Wayne !
Those are real beauties !

Those are very good looking. I like how the bottom extends beyond the sides. That gives it a more furniture-like look.

-- “Big man, pig man, ha ha, charade you are.” ― R. Waters

they look amazing Wayne!

-- Spofeo/Kristian

Very nice Wayne, going to make great gifts

jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Thanks for the nice comments everyone!

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

Very classy design and look.

-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.

How did you cut the edge on the lid to slide in the groove?

-- Tom

I like how the top slides. Nice work. Is there a catch for the top or can it slide all the way off?

-- KDW

Tom…what I did to cut the lid so it will slide in the groove is I took 4/4 stock and I planed it to about 3/4 of an inch. I cut the lid to the exact size. I then used a cove bit in the router to cut the edge profile of the lid to the profile you see. I did this with the 3/4 thick wood so the bearing on the router would easily follow the edges of the wood. It took several passes to complete the profile to keep the wood from chipping or burning. Once the lid profile was complete, I flipped the top over and ran it through the planer and planed down the underside of the lid to the overall thickness that will allow it to slide in the 3/16 inch groove. The final thickness of the lid at its thickest point is 1/2 inch. The edges of the lid are about 5/32 inches thick.

KDW…there is no stop on the lid. It will slide all the way off the box.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

These boxes are great! I have often thought about making a couple of these for my Etsy Store but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Would you have a problem if and when I decided to do this to use your design? I love the walnut and box joints appearance…..and the sliding lid idea.

-- Dave Haynes, Indiana, http://www.oldaveswoodshop.com