Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-08, страница 44

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by John Polhemus

Introduction

Among the dust and cobwebs constituting my mind are memories that inspired this box. To be more specific, this project incorporates elements from three boxes: a toy box my brothers and I shared, the beehives in my father's apiary, and my grandfather's toolbox.

The toy box was an old shipping crate, the slats of its sides, top and bottom held together by cleats. Dad's beehives contained four finger-jointed boards nailed through each finger into the adjacent board to form a frame. Several frames were stacked on a base, and then topped with a removable lid. Grampa's toolbox was a plain and simple butt-jointed box with leather handles.