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    Great use of potentially discarded materials. And a warm-summery bah-humbug to the reference to the festive time of year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Cav View Post
    Very nice boxes. Would you mind walking through the steps of cutting the sides and the top and bottom rabbets? I think I know how it's done but would like to be sure.

    thanks
    Quote Originally Posted by scott vroom View Post
    I second the request
    The top and bottom both have this profile. You can make the tops enough thicker to add the decorative profile of your choice.

    lid exmaple.JPG

    The blue arrow points to the part of the profile I call the tongue. All the side pieces have a groove just below the top edge or just above the bottom edge to receive this tongue during glue up. The result is a top and bottom that float. the show part of the profile (the chamfer in the example pic) partially covers the top or bottom edges of the sides. You need enough overlap on this "show" profile, and enough space leftover in the grooves after the tongue is inserted, to allow for movement.
    Last edited by glenn bradley; 07-25-2014 at 12:08 AM.
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