stuartpaul
Established Member
I was asked in the 'Post a photo of the last thing you made' thread to provide more detail relating to the boxes. Here it is.
Firstly, I'm no designer so these are not my original design. If you want more detail see 'Box Making Basics' by David M Freedman (ISBN 1-56158-123-2), it's been around a while (1997) so can be picked up quite cheaply if anyone's interested.
The legs are tapered and I find it easier and safer to use a jig. This makes it a fairly straightforward job on the tablesaw.
The legs are actually biscuited onto the sides:
Takes a bit of set up to get it right. The sides have to be level with the corner of the leg to avoid any unsightly gaps later. You also have to be very careful with such small components and a biscuit joiner and I use a simple stop setup resting on the bench, - works for me. Occasionally you get a bit of biscuit clash but it's easy to overcome with some trimming.
This shows an inside corner:
Additional strength for the box comes from a fully glued in base.
The hinges are short lengths of 3 mm brass rod. I drill the holes in the side before final assembly and then drill through those into the lid when it's been fully shaped and is a good fit.
The original plans call for all hole drilling to take place before assembly and the pins and lid are all incorporated at that stage. I'm not that good a woodworker so I cheat and do it afterwards. I don't mind the rod showing on the completed box. I can only imagine what a total pain the the behind it would be trying to get everything lined up when doing the glue up.
M3 nylon washer acts as a spacer.
Hope this is useful. Any questions just ask.
Firstly, I'm no designer so these are not my original design. If you want more detail see 'Box Making Basics' by David M Freedman (ISBN 1-56158-123-2), it's been around a while (1997) so can be picked up quite cheaply if anyone's interested.
The legs are tapered and I find it easier and safer to use a jig. This makes it a fairly straightforward job on the tablesaw.
The legs are actually biscuited onto the sides:
Takes a bit of set up to get it right. The sides have to be level with the corner of the leg to avoid any unsightly gaps later. You also have to be very careful with such small components and a biscuit joiner and I use a simple stop setup resting on the bench, - works for me. Occasionally you get a bit of biscuit clash but it's easy to overcome with some trimming.
This shows an inside corner:
Additional strength for the box comes from a fully glued in base.
The hinges are short lengths of 3 mm brass rod. I drill the holes in the side before final assembly and then drill through those into the lid when it's been fully shaped and is a good fit.
The original plans call for all hole drilling to take place before assembly and the pins and lid are all incorporated at that stage. I'm not that good a woodworker so I cheat and do it afterwards. I don't mind the rod showing on the completed box. I can only imagine what a total pain the the behind it would be trying to get everything lined up when doing the glue up.
M3 nylon washer acts as a spacer.
Hope this is useful. Any questions just ask.
