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18mm should be fine for breadboard ends. You can have a 1/4" mortise/tenon and plenty either side. It's actually ideal as it complies with the "rule" of thirds! The lid for the box below is done that way and is 18mm. (I'm sure you know this already, but (assuming you want the movement of...

Just to round off my question about splines, I've made a couple more boxes and got much better results with Blackwood (as opposed to ABW which I previously tried for dark splines). The Blackwood seems to cut like chocolate! For pale splines in a box made from ABW, I used maple and that also...

How much thickness/width do you have to play with?

Wow, sounds exciting! If I were in your position, I think I'd be tempted to go through a process of imagining one or two projects (pick something that's representative of the sort of thing you commonly do), and going through it step by step trying to imagine how you would want to move around...

I can't help you in that case. The one my Dad made had the strings!

My Dad made one a few years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if he just made it up but I'll try to remember to ask him next time I speak to him. It worked well (including pulling a lever to stand the skittles up again).

It would be too thin for a strop in my view.

Thanks for the compliment. That's a good idea for the clearance hole. The gap needed is tiny (or at least it is on the size of hinges I used), but I agree that your method would make that neater. I think I'll give that a try.

I've been thinking about the technique I've been using. Observations below: - Cutting the grooves. I used a straight bit (3mm) in a router table and passed the box over it in a jig I made to hold the box at the right angle. It seemed to work fine so I think that part is alright. (I avoided...

For box lining, I bought a whole skin of pig suede from GH Leathers. Cost £25 plus £9 delivery (delivery charge is a bit steep, but it's quite large parcel as it comes rolled on a card board tube and is around 3' long. I'll be able to get a few box lining out of that.

Thanks for the comments and the advice. There are a few things there for me to think about on boxes 2 and 3.

Thanks. Yes, the lid is 6mm birch ply with oak burr veneer. I managed to buy 6 sheets of the same veneer so I can make 3 boxes where the inside and outside of the lid should look the same. The hinges are from prokraft (side rail hinges). Not cheap, but they seem good quality. I installed...

No, I asked for the input. I've got a few more of these to make (Christmas presents!) so want to improve as I go along. Thanks again.

I do a lot of rifle shooting and the electronic ear defenders are good (something like the Peltor SportTac). They allow you to have a normal conversation with someone and hear general noise, but they cut down the loud noises. In an environment like a men's shed where you want to protect your...

I've made a maple jewellery box with an oak burr veneer lid (first attempt at veneering). You may notice some resemblance to the box in Custards's excellent thread on how to line a box. Indeed, I followed his instructions for the lining of this one. @custard I hope you don't mind my using...

Looks great. Well done!

Thanks Andy. Enjoying this. I had a go at practising a tapered sliding dovetail when I did my art desk project. I learned a lot - mainly that I needed to find another joint to use on the desk...

Hear hear

Following this with interest as it’s something I’d like to have a crack at one day. I’ve only had a very quick mooch online but couldn’t immediately find any particularly useful resources (e.g. plans, joinery techniques or that sort of thing). Please keep us posted if you find anything and, if...

I love it.