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The Golden Rectangle Ratio
Keepsake Box Dimensions: 11-3/8” x 7” These measurements follow the Golden Rectangle Ratio.
22-3/4” + 14” + 1/2”= 37.25”
Total Board Length Required = 38”
In a golden rectangle, the longer dimension will be 1.618 times the length of the shorter dimension. If you happen to add the lengths of the two sides together, you would also find that the golden ratio applies to the sum of the two sides relative to the longer of the two original dimensions.
Why Is 1.618 So Important? The number 1.61803... is better known as the golden ratio, and frequently appears in art, architecture, and natural sciences. It is derived from the Fibonacci series of numbers, where each entry is recursively defined by the entries preceding it.
Introduction
Introduction
Beginning the Jewelry Box.
Beginning the Jewelry Box.
You will begin with a 38"- 40” long, 3” wide, and ½” thick piece of Poplar.
See Mr. Kathrein to receive the piece of Poplar.
Measure this piece. It must be at least 37.5” long to get all 4 pieces needed.
It is time to choose which Keepsake Box
you would like to make.
Other than how the corners are joined, there is no other difference between the 2 boxes. Most videos show the difficult box being worked on, but the process will be the same for the easier box as well.
Difficult Method: The difficult method uses box joints to join the 4 sides together. Box joints can be difficult if you don't follow the directions exactly as shown in the video.
Easy Method: The Easy Box uses 45-degree angles on the side pieces and the angles are glued together much like the lamp project.
If you are a skilled woodworker the difficult method will produce a much nicer final project, but if you do not have the skills needed to do the difficult steps well, the easier method will look better than Box Joints done poorly.
See me before moving on.
Watch the 1st video before going back to cut. If ypu don't know what to do I will send you back to your seat. If you cut without me, your measurements will not work.
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