christening bangle box

[lugo35]

hi all, been making this little box for my daughters christening bangle. been. its made of black walnut and sycamore make it up as i go along. was going to be square sided but put it together out of square(school boy mistake ) so scolloped the sides to hide it :wink: .
next came the lid . the textured top turned out great but looked to thick so i put the line around it. so far i am really pleased with it but the real problem is how to attach the lid???
was thinking of putting a dowell at each corner to just locate it but not sure suppose this is what happens for not planning ahead? any ideas would be appreciated


http://www.imagestation.com/8415651/3900824665

http://www.imagestation.com/8415651/3900824711

 

[Slim]

That's lovely Lugo, well done.

Is the lid solid? If so, you could just route a trench all the way around, so the centre bit slots into the lower part of the box.

 

[Waka]

Lugo

Very impressive box, thanks for sharing.

 

[Mike.C]

Lugo, I have to say that is one amazing box. I love it. thank you for sharing it with us.

Cheers

Mike

 

[Paul Chapman]

That's a delightful box, Lugo =D> With regard to fitting the lid, you could possibly rout out four slots on the underside of the lid and insert four shallow pieces which would locate on the inside faces of the box - but I don't know how easy it would be to mark that out accurately now that the box is finished. You could perhaps take a piece of MDF the same size as the lid and do a trial run and if that works take the measurements from that :-k

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[tim]

Wow - very nice indeed.

Cheers

Tim

 

[Chris Knight]

Lugo,
It looks excellent. I think for the top I would try Slimjim81's suggestion although the scallops will make it a challenge to rout neatly. Perhaps attaching it temporarily to a piece of MDF and using the edges of that for the router fence would be possible.

 

[Alf]

Gorgeous! =D> =D> =D> I love it when a Design Opportunity comes together

Cheers, Alf

 

[Johnboy]

Another way to locate the lid would be to make a square of timber to fit nicely inside the box and glue this to the lid. No danger of ruining the lovely box with a router.

John

 

[mrbingley]

That's a lovely looking piece of craftsmanship.

Chris.

 

[lugo35]

thanks for your replies think i will do what johnboy suggested simple with no chance of disaster

 

[woodbloke]

Lugo - very nice little box and I like the sculptured effect, but......I'm afeared that you're going to have very big problems in attaching the lid accurately as normal practice is to fix the lid at an early stage so that both parts mate together smoothly and then shape the outiside so that base and lid flow smoothly into one another, as I'm doing with my casket. However you choose to fit the lid (plenty of examples worth thinking about) it's almost certain that the exterior will have to be resanded to profile as lid and base won't match up exactly. Then it will need to be refinished - Rob

 

[lugo35]

rob , thought of packing the inside piece slightly proud and then lining up the lid while the glue sets. i do understand that it might not be perfect but not much choice now its nearly finished

 

[devonwoody]

Super box, artistic, put it in the R.A. next year.

An unusual solution to your lid would be to glue the present top to the box, get the profile as you require, and then cut of the base area to make the lid which has a base plate inserted before doing this application.

 

[Keith Smith]

Lugo that's a lovely box, really special.

I'd definitely go with John's no risk solution. I'd pack the box just under level with a stiff foam so that the insert just sits proud but so that the lid can still be pressed fully closed. Brush a small amount of glue on each piece but keep it well away from the edge, make sure there is going to be absolutely no squeeze out. You should be able to get it perfectly lined up that way.

And I'd make sure I lined up the grain of the insert and the lid.

Great box.

Keith