See my first finger joint box page to see how the Finger joint CNC jig works.
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same CNC operations on the box below that I used on this page Making finger jointed
boxes #2. See my first finger joint box page to see how the Finger joint CNC jig works. |
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| Here's a small finger jointed box measuring 6.5" long x 3.5" wide x 2.5" high. The text was engraved using a 1/32" ball nose bit. The hinge was made from scratch using copper tubing and .25" wide brass strips. I used a walnut stain to give the box a darker patina. Poplar does not stain well, so the walnut just filled in some of the cracks and made the box just a bit darker and rustic looking. I dripped the walnut stain down into the text engraving to make the text darker. | |
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| The lid was cut from a .75" thick piece of Poplar using several machine operations to get the one piece shape. | |
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