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   rob_ss | Oct 07, 2021 04:34am | #1

   Keep it up - I'm keen to see what it becomes.

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   roy.unit8c | Oct 07, 2021 08:53am | #2

   Thanks Rob_SS. I'm trying to figure out how to make some inserts, because my wife might use the box to put her hand sewing buttons, needles, thread spools and stuff. She said four compartments. Since the front, back, and sides are already joined by dovetails, I have to figure out how to anchor the compartments. Any ideas?

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   _mj_ | Oct 07, 2021 09:47am | #3

   Assuming the bottom is also locked in...internal liners? That would let you add a tray on top if it works for her stuff.

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   roy.unit8c | Oct 07, 2021 12:04pm | #4

   Thanks _MJ_, I hadn't thought of that. Then I could insert it from the top, and figure that in when I saw the recesses for the hinges in the lid. The plan calls for 1/4" recesses for the hinges cut in the lid. I haven't glued the bottom yet. Yes, the right term would be interal liner. Or I could try to make a liner box within the box, if that is what you mean?

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   rob_ss | Oct 08, 2021 02:48am | #5

   Have a look at Mike Pekovitch's dovetailed tea box project for internal division ideas.
   https://www.finewoodworking.com/2018/05/16/dovetailed-tea-box-plan

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   Michael74 | Oct 08, 2021 05:32am | #6

   Yes, I also want to see the final result. Seems to be an interesting idea.

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   roy.unit8c | Oct 08, 2021 08:10am | #7

   Now my wife wants just three partitions. Before I glue on the bottom I'm going to saw three "V" notches on the inside of the box sides with the help of a 45 degree block as a guide. I'm going to use a 3/4" by 3/4" by 4-3/8" piece to attach the two partitions in the middle. The partitions are 3/16" thick.

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   _mj_ | Oct 08, 2021 09:44am | #8

   Yes, I was thinking internal liner box slid in from above or below. V-grooves for the dividers is a good idea. You might not have to glue any of it... plus it's a great way to hide the edges of a bottom liner like leather or cloth.

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   roy.unit8c | Oct 08, 2021 02:30pm | #9

   The V-grooved liners and partitions of 3/16" ply came out okay. I dry fitted and planed down even with the top of the sides with a block plane.

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    roy.unit8c | Oct 08, 2021 06:30pm | #10

    It's all glued up now. My wife took pictures, but they need to be downloaded, sized to 300 mb and emailed to me before I can post them. I will make more of these when I have a shop with some power tools for sure.

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    Collins515 | Oct 09, 2021 03:06am | #11

    So I'm gonna use a pair of calipers. And I've milled my lumber to exactly half an inch. So I'm gonna measure 1/4 inch quarter inch get a dead-center use a center punch.

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    roy.unit8c | Oct 09, 2021 08:34am | #12

    These are the pictures of the glued up box. My wife wants to line the inside with a paper liner she uses inside kitchen cabinets and paint a clear polyurethane finish.