Maple,walnut,cherry

[Andrew Hughes]

I’ve been making these trinket holders. They measure 8.5 x 6.5 x 3 tall. The side are just over 5/16 thick. The walnut one with saw mill marks on top is thicker.
They are very addicting to make kinda like turning a bowl quick reward.
I used mostly figured wood for the extra challenge.
Thanks for looking

[Kevin Jenness]

Sweet.

How do you join the corners?

[Andrew Hughes]

With dominos the small bit they are only about 3/8 long.

[Scott Winners]

That would be a good size to hold all the pocket stuff. When I get home I could empty my pockets intoa bin about that size, when I am leaving I load everything in the bin back into my pockets. Looks much better than the pie pan I am using too. Good idea.

[Phil Mueller]

Really nice, Andrew. Great use for offcuts. It’s amazing how nice a simple design can be with the use of some beautiful wood. Still can’t wrap my head around making an outward angled miter joint. Kudos!

[Mike Burke]

Very nice Andrew. Fantastic !!
They look like great Christmas gifts.
Thanks for posting and sparking an interest and creating a challenge for me. I am going to make some. I have some very old walnut (50 yrs) from me father in laws barn that would be perfect for this project .
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[Jebediah Eckert]

Those look great Andrew. A useful gift for sure. How did you attach the bottoms?

[Lee Schierer]

A nice project. Is the striped one also of walnut?

[Andrew Hughes]

A nice project. Is the striped one also of walnut?

Lee it’s Macassar Ebony I forget to mention it. I was planning on posting some more pics later that will address the bottom grove and clamping them up. I’ve got to take some pics.

[Mark Rainey]

The wood grain really catches my eye - well done!

[Jon Grider]

Those are beautiful. I like the gently curve on the bottom "rails"?

[Jim Becker]

Those are really well done! I've always loved this sloped, rectangular form.

[Mel Fulks]

Nice idea, lovely wood,and work. Reminds me I have a couple of Kirelian birch boxes that I should be using. Lucked into each in
different shops in two different cities ...in the same week ! And have not seen one for sale since.
I think wooden pill boxes would also be popular.

[Jim Koepke]

Still can’t wrap my head around making an outward angled miter joint. Kudos!

+1 on wanting to know how you do the angled miter.

jtk

[Andrew Hughes]

Those look great Andrew. A useful gift for sure. How did you attach the bottoms?
The groove for the bottom is the same angle of the sides 14.5 degrees just a couple passes on the tablesaw. I made these one a little fat I usually try for 3/16.
I also added a pic of the glue on blocks to clamp the miters they are 5/8 wide and a little over 5/16 thick they have a craft paper between them that breaks away easily.But holds on for clamping
My tablesaw is tilted @43 with the 14.5 angle in the miter it cuts perfect compound angle. I also reference everything off the bottom miters are cut from tip to bottom.
If you don’t have a domino one can wrap the miters with packing tape. The same procedure for segment turning rings into vases it’s not as strong but will hold fine unless it’s dropped.
Hope this isn’t too confusing
Good Luck

[David Utterback]

Nice work. I like the way you 'exploit the defects' in the cherry grain. The bottom curves are classy. Thanks

[Jebediah Eckert]

Thanks Andrew, that makes sense. I love the simple look, that isn’t so simple when take a second glance.

[Andrew Hughes]

Thanks Andrew, that makes sense. I love the simple look, that isn’t so simple when take a second glance.

I think that’s why I like then the simple look that really hides lots deliberate tasks. There’s also a certain amount of Luck and skills. Sometimes the small pieces warp or twist sometimes they don’t just pure luck.
Heres what can be done with live edge scraps.

[Ron Citerone]

A beautiful and useful project. I want to see the miter and gluing process too.

RC

[Justin Rapp]

Those are really cool - you just gave me a project for a gift.

[Bill Carey]

Very cool little boxes Andrew. Do you resaw the wood to get a continuous grain wrap around the box? I was just reading about that and it's something I'm going to try out. Wondering if you did it, how did it work for you. Any pointers or tips?

[Andrew Hughes]

Very cool little boxes Andrew. Do you resaw the wood to get a continuous grain wrap around the box? I was just reading about that and it's something I'm going to try out. Wondering if you did it, how did it work for you. Any pointers or tips?
I do it two ways resawing and opening them up for grain matching. It’s not always the best because if the wood bows or twist it make things difficult. Resawing I have to start with over sized and mill it down at least twice.
The best way is to start with thin wide stock that need very little jointing and planing and lays flat throughout. Matching the lines in the grain where they start and stop works.
The best tip I have is to set up you saw to start the cut at the tip to the bottom on the first cut . My numbers are 43 tablesaw tilt and 14.5 miter gauge angle. Practice and Luck is all you really need .
Thanks for your interest Bill.
Good Luck

[Bill McNiel]

Very nice Andrew, I'm looking forward to making fun stuff as soon as I can clear my backlog and really be retired.

[johnny means]

Nicely done. I'm having a hard time visualizing how the Domino holes are bored. Did you make the joints asymetrical?

[Jay Michaels]

Spectacular design and execution -- beautiful.