frugal
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while ago I posted the results of making my first box. In the mean time I have made another two. The first of which is the box number two from Andrew Crawford's Boxes book - a sliding lid box. The second box is a request from my wife for a box to hold matches at reenactment events so that we do need to keep cardboard match boxes around the camp.
The sliding lid box turned out okay. the new belt / disc sander from Axminster really helped getting accurate mitres for the corners, but the lid is a bit loose and is slightly off to one end when the lid is closed.
The match box was supposed to hold the long cooks matches with a recess in the lid to hold the striking strip. The dimensions were supposed to be such that it was impossible for a match head to touch the striker when the box was closed. Unfortunately I took the dimensions from the cardboard match box rather than the actual matches so they rattle around too much inside for it to be put to it's original purpose, but I am sure that we will find some use for a small wooden box at events.
The lid was attached with a strip of leather for the hinge and a simple leather clip for the clasp. I know that steel/iron pins are not ideal for oak, but they are really the only thing appropriate for a 14th century looking piece. I would have used rose head nails if I had them.
The next box is going to start after I fix the garden gate as the current one has swelled up and pushed the slats off of the bracers. (pine tongue and groove does not a good gate make)
The sliding lid box turned out okay. the new belt / disc sander from Axminster really helped getting accurate mitres for the corners, but the lid is a bit loose and is slightly off to one end when the lid is closed.
The match box was supposed to hold the long cooks matches with a recess in the lid to hold the striking strip. The dimensions were supposed to be such that it was impossible for a match head to touch the striker when the box was closed. Unfortunately I took the dimensions from the cardboard match box rather than the actual matches so they rattle around too much inside for it to be put to it's original purpose, but I am sure that we will find some use for a small wooden box at events.
The lid was attached with a strip of leather for the hinge and a simple leather clip for the clasp. I know that steel/iron pins are not ideal for oak, but they are really the only thing appropriate for a 14th century looking piece. I would have used rose head nails if I had them.
The next box is going to start after I fix the garden gate as the current one has swelled up and pushed the slats off of the bracers. (pine tongue and groove does not a good gate make)
