A Poplar box....
Grabbed a few "project boards" from Lowes....I think they were either 3/8" or 1/2" thick. had to sort through a few, both for how the grain showed up, and avoid the cupped ones...
Poplar Box 2, 4 sides.JPG
Goal was to have the grain "flow" around the outside of the box....and see what size box I could make.....was between the large projects, and wanted to "putter around" a bit...
Poplar Box Project, plywood panels.JPG
Had some fancy plywood panels....to use as a bottom and a panel for the lid.....
Poplar Box 2, jointed.JPG
Wanted all sides to be the same width...so they were jointed.
Poplar Box No. 2, start up.JPG
Ends were also squared up...better to dovetail the corners with.....
Poplar Box Project, squared.JPG
Right off the saw....
Was some debate as to whether I would use through dovetails, or...box joints at the corners...
Poplar Box Project, unfolded.JPG
In the end, the fingers won out.....
Stay tuned, I need to sort through 2 Poplar Box projects, as I also did try the dovetail version...
Poplar box 2, 4 corners done.JPG
Seems I had enough "Project Boards" for both...