Nesting Boxes.

 As my collection of wood scraps vary in length, width, and thickness, it occurred to me that a series of boxes that nest together might be a fun project to make.  Open the largest one to find a slightly smaller one inside.  Open that box to find an even smaller box inside it. Open that smallest box and there may be a surprise to find inside it. 

This story is not yet complete, but it starts with one box.

One Box. 2.625" x 1.75" x 1.5: tall.

Open the lid to find the lid of another smaller box.

Something inside.

Remove it to discover that lid covers another box.

Box #2. 2.25"x 1.375" x 1" tall.

Open the lid of box #2....

To find Box #3.

Box #3 is missing a lid.  The lid will have a dovetailed edge that slides in from the side.  That lid is yet to come. 

Three nesting boxes. 

With a range of router bits available, and a range of scraps in varying thicknesses available, CNC cut boxes can be made in a range of sizes.  The smallest box is 1.75" x 15/16" x 7/16" thick. It was cut with a 1/8" diameter bit.  An even smaller box may come, as I do have a 1/16" diameter bit.  Larger purely CNC cut boxes are limited by the length of the available bits and the Z axis range of my CNC. A constructed box with 4 sides, a bottom, and a lid may yet encase these nested CNC cut boxes.  Time and the available wood scraps I have will tell. 

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