Make A Box From A Cube With Four Cuts On The Scroll Saw

This video is about making a box from a block of wood. This is a simple procedure just 4 cuts but can be done in 3 depending on how you make the lid. I first glued three 3/4 in pieces of cedar together to make a cube about 2 and 1/4 inch in each direction. Then cut off about 3/16 of what I wanted to be the top and bottom. I then marked the walls of the box on the remaining block at about 3/16 to make a pattern on the top (or bottom) of the block. Drilled it and cut out the center of the block to create the cavity or internal area of the box. I cut 3/16 off of the top of the waste section to glue to the lid. I sanded and checked for alignment of the top and bottom and glued the bottom piece back on and then glued the waste section to the lid. No patterns needed except what you draw and you could eye and free hand those if you wished. It is a simple and fairly crude box but shows one method of making a box. If you cut the lid thick enough then you could attach the top with some small hinges and a latch and pass on cutting the piece for the underside of the lid.
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[@kamalanicole]

Thank you for the video.

[@twinoakstreasures9032]

You are welcome, thanks for watching

[@Intarsia82]

A clamp, such s the one Steve Good has designed for compound cuts, makes holding and controlling
the block much easier

[@twinoakstreasures9032]

Excellent idea. I have made and used Steve's clamp in the past. Don't know why I didn't think of it here.

[@tonywawryka7493]

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