As I was watching Amy carve one day, I noticed that her collection of burrs was rapidly outgrowing the tray thingy she was keeping them in. Two things came to mind...first, I was really glad that those weren't router bits...after all, you need a router for every bit, right? After I got done fantasizing about being buried up to my elbows in routers, I decided it was time to make a box.
I've seen some really beautiful wooden boxes of various shapes and sizes, some with inlays and all sorts of neat stuff. Personally, I just don't think I'm quite ready for that just yet. So, in an effort to retain what sanity I have left, I chose to keep the design simple.
The box is made up of 1/4" cherry with mitred corners. There are two 1/8" dadoes, one to hold the bottom and one to hold the piece that holds the bits, both of which float in the dadoes (see, Norm did teach me something!). I cut a 1/8"x1/4" rabbet in the top and attached it with glue. All the corners are rounded over to give the box a more finished look. This box is also finished with semi-gloss Arm-R-Seal.
Personally, I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. I was actually rather nervous about putting the hinges on the box as I was afraid to ruin what I had already accomplished. But as you can see from the pictures, the hinges went in without much of a hitch and the box is already being put to really good use.
Wow Amy, that is a nice box.
Posted by: Tony at July 24, 2003 6:01 PM