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Sunday, October 5, 2025

A Small Maple Box with a Contoured Lid.

This little box was cut from 4 corner scraps left over from a previous project.  The 4 corners were glued together to make a board with enough area for this 3" x 3" box. 

The lid was made from a scrap of Walnut wood I found in my scrap bin. The walnut was a but thicker than I liked, so I cut the top to taper down to a thinner edge. 

Contoured Top
The bottom has a rabbet edge with a 3 degree slope for a fit the slips on easy but wedges tight.
Rabbeted edge
The lid overhangs the box by 1/16" to make it easier to pop the lid off. 
Overhanging Edge
The contrast between lid an box wasn't my original intent.  I started with a scrap of beech for the top but it worked loose while being cut and was ruined. A constant potential of using the CNC for making small parts.  I may darken the box with a walnut stain to lessen the contrast between box and lid. 

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