Building a Mystery Box

[Bill Swanson]

I am planning on building a couple of the trapazoid boxs designed by Eugene Watson.

He had an article in American Woodworking April 1998 titled Mystery box.

I can still get a back issue of the magazine, I was looking for information prior to buying the back issue.

Does anyone have this issue? How comprensive is the article and is it on the Trapezoid box?

Thanks in advance for the information.

Bill

[David Dockstader]

I'm my local club's librarian and we do have that issue of the magazine in the library. I've looked at the article and it has 4 pages with an exploded view of the trapezoid box and all the dimensions. It also lists 3 tricks and pictures a jig for building the box. Even after reading the article, it doesn't look that easy to build, but then, I'm not building this box. Let me know if you need any other information.

[Bill Swanson]

Has anyone built one of these?

How was the build process?

I have seen one in a shop for sale and it is a neat box.

[John Guerra]

Bill,

You can read it online here.

Enjoy

http://books.google.com/books?id=DfYDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false

[Dave Mura]

Bill,

You can read it online here.

Enjoy

http://books.google.com/books?id=DfYDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Good info!

[Bill Swanson]

Thanks for the info all.