Sliding-lid Oak Box

[Wallace Brooks]

My Schwartz is as big as yours:
My friend wanted a toolbox style case for wristwatches. This was inspired by the Japanese sliding-lid box created by Chris Schwartz for Popular woodworking. http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/326395
I used 3/4 “thick red oak. For the bottom, I used a scrap of ¼” birch plywood. It was glued into a rabbet that was cut with a plunge router: 7/32” deep by 3/8” wide.
The cut nails are: 35 mm Clous-Rivierre diamond-head, blue, purchased from Lie-Nielsen, part #: 2-CR-D-B35. https://www.lie-nielsen.com/product/clous-rivierre-diamond-nails-B35. Be sure to drill pilot holes first. I used a 9/64” tapered bit.
The handles were Tansu-style, part # 00D56.44 from Lee Valley: http://www.leevalley.com/us/hardware/page.aspx?p=48666&cat=3,49938. The mounting screws were too small. I substituted black chrome 8-32 X 1.5 inch machine screws. They were backed with flat washers and 8-32 Nyloc nuts.

The chrysanthemum badge is Lee Valley part # 00D56.60

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The black tubes are cut from 2.5 inch water noodles.

[George Bokros]

Nice work. Ingenious using the water noodles.

[Philip Fiorio]

Very nice!

What was it finished with?

[Wallace Brooks]

Sanded to 220. Used Polyurethane thinned about 4 parts mineral spirits to 1 part poly. Wet sanded through progressive grits for 3 coats to partially fill the pores. The topcoat was Bullseye clear shellac in a spray can. I was in a hurry to get this to a birthday part- it was a gift for a friend who is an older fart than me. When I am not rushed, I like to wet sand oak with Watco to fill the pores, then wash coat with poly.