Finished Project
Original Drawing
Tools Used
Bandsaw, belt sander, spindle sander, glue, walnut, drill press, and a dowel rod, brad nailer.
Cut the wood into four 6 x 6 x .5in pieces and one 5 x 6 piece with a bandsaw
Glue them together so you have a 7 x 6 box without the lid
Cut four half an inch thick 6in long pieces
With 2 of the Strips you just cut, cut the slots shown in the drawing below
Cut with bandsaw a 6 x 7 piece of plywood out with walls .5 inch thick and glue it on top.
Cut with bandsaw out a of walnut a 6.5 x 7.5 and a inch tall, cut out and interior which is offset .5 inch inwards
Cut with bandsaw a 6.5 x 7.5 x ⅜ inch of walnut
Use a drill press to cut a .125 inch hole in the middle of the 6.5 x 7.5 rectangle
Connect the popsicle stick looking thing you cut out of plywood with a 1 inch long dowel rod
Feed it through the hole you cut in the walnut and attach a knob to the top
Add a .25 filet to the edges.
Sand the box
Stain the box with mahogany
Admire your work
Filling Gaps with wood glue and sawdust
Demonstration of lock