Recently completed box

[Ken Glass]

Hey Gang,
Here is a box I recently made for my Granddaughter to put keepsake items in. It is Red Oak and Walnut. I used Quadrant hinges and it took more time to install them than I wanted to devote. Has anyone used barrel hainges, And do they stop at 90+ degrees?

[David Duke]

Great looking piece Ken!!!!!!!! I haven't used the barrel hinges but have this one from Rockler http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=9833 although you may want the hinges hidden.

[Mack Cameron]

Hey David; here's some stop hinges I used on a memory box for my grandson. Easy as pie. You just need a forstner bit.
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=3597

[Matt P]

Nice box! Pls do tell how you made the paneled top, which looks rounded over where the panel meets the edges.. How did you match the top size to the box?

p.s. I've used the mini barrel hinges, which work well for small boxes as long as you drill the holes in precisely the right spots on the box and lid (I'm going to make a hole jig to do this). You need to chamfer the back edge of the box/top for the hinges to work properly. (see attached .pdf file).

[Ken Glass]

Matt,
It is simply joined and glued pieces, then cut to fit the box size. I then used an ogee Panel Riser and a large round over to form the edge. I, of course used my Incra Ultra to do the double dovetail. Thanks for the link for the barrel hinges. I didn't know you had the chamfer the back of the box and lid to make them work. I really like the quadrant hinges, but they are a lot of trouble, even with my Beall Hinge Wizard.

[Al Navas]

Very nice, Ken! Thanks for sharing.

I second the use of barrel hinges. Depending on their placement, you may not have to chamfer the back edges.



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