Creative Woodworks & Crafts-059-1998-Fall, страница 38

by G&orge Ahlers

designed to dispense stamps from a roll; and a smaller square box for tiny treasures. The tiny treasure box and paper clip box are of identical dimensions except for their lengths, and can thus be cut from the same piece of stock.

A note on material selection

We chose mahogany for the stamp box and teak for the other three boxes, but any hardwood will work. Be sure to select stock that is free of knots or other imperfections which would make routing difficult and/or dangerous.

We have found that it's much easier and safer to work with stock which is larger than the finished dimensions—that way, you will be able to keep your fingers a safe distance from the router bits. This is especially important when hollowing out the storage portions of the boxes.

Before George Ahlers became the Wizard (arid the Editor), he was a contributor to Creative Woodworks & Crafts. Here is one of our favorite projects of his of the many that we've featured over the years.

INSTRUCTIONS

One Idea, many possibilities These finely crafted wooden boxes are bound to impress everyone who sees them. Not only do they make wonderful gifts, they also sell well at craft shows! The beauty of this project is that most of the shaping is only a matter of several easy router setups.

We offer four different sizes for these boxes, but you will quickly discover that the possibilities are endless. No doubt you'll be applying the sliding dovetail lid to a wide array of hardwood containers. The four examples shown are: a long, thin box suitable for pencils or pens; a smaller version for storing paper clips; a square box