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Sliding Lid Boxes Resources

Three wood boxes.

Plans for these boxes are on separate weblog pages. These links will take you there.

The Woodwrights Shop episode Season 36, Episode 2 for reference:
Woodwrights Shop Sliding Lid Boxes
https://www.pbs.org/video/woodwrights-shop-sliding-lid-boxes/

Weblog on the original Pencil Boxes:
Pencil Box Rectangular
https://wb8nbs.wordpress.com/2016/12/22/sliding-lid-pencil-boxes/

Weblog for boxes made with six sides:
Hexagon Box
https://wb8nbs.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/more-sliding-lid-boxes-hexagons/

Weblog for boxes with three sides:
Triangle Box
https://wb8nbs.wordpress.com/2020/03/29/more-boxes-triangles/

Lee Valley router bit for making 1/8" grooves:
Lee Valley Box Slotting Bit
https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/power-tool-accessories/router-bits/47818-box-slotting-bits

Spread Sheet to compute cut lengths:
Cut Calculator - Latest Edition
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cftoj4pc48pu8kanzovxg/CutCalculator3.zip?rlkey=3719xmuo0qhlf446gtuch27zf&st=vm57yozj&dl=0

Interview with Doug Stowe showing box technique with fixed stop:
Highland Woodworker - Doug Stowe at 22:30
http://thehighlandwoodworker.com/the-highland-woodworker-episode-35/

Slides from 2017 DPWW Presentation on Sliding Lid Boxes
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c67c4xhlw3bata7/SlidingLidBoxes.zip

Weblog write up on small router table for toy round overs
https://wb8nbs.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/small-router-table/

Jim Harvey - wb8nbs@prodigy.net

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