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I don't get worried until shit starts making sense... then i worry a lot.

.... and now masks are required again.

Let me know which one so i can stay away.

Got a nice Stihl you can borrow for the week. But location is a problem.

Feel free to post replies... i just saved a few spots to try to get the whole build in the first few posts.

And today I sanded the edges of the top flush with the sides. Nearly lost control of the sander and almost the the box against the floor. Decided to change machines and hand sand after that scare.

Got it out of the clamps from gluing up the box body yesterday. Corners are ok, could be better (always could be better). Glued up the lid, so now i have a solid cube until i slice the top off tomorrow.

Bunch of boring sanding today. Also cut the lid down to size and grooved the edges. Details to follow... So... the box top/lid. First operation was to cut it down to size. I left a very slight overhang on all sides. This is so after the glue dries, i can sand the edges dead nuts...

Here's one time that s youtube trick worked... painter's tape will (very temporarily) hold the box sides together so you can measure the bottom. Note that this is normally a crappy way to make a box bottom. You really want a mechanical connection. That is, move the plywood up about...

Made the top and cut the box sides today. The sides... I cut notches on the top and bottom of the sides for the bottom and top. The bottom is just cheap 1/4 plywood... I should use a better material. I did have to check the wood for defects and make sure the bad spots are on the bottom or...

Next, we go over to the thickness planer and spend about 40 minutes feeding wood through it. Eventually we get nice, smooth boards that are all the same thickness. Now, these will not be perfect. No matter how hard I try and how "perfectly flat" the wood appears to be... i get snipe...

I should have mentioned "book matched pieces"... this is the idea that you can split a board in half and have a matched grain pattern on the two sides. Example right off the bandsaw- I like using matched pieces like this for the box lids. I really wish they stayed such a great match...

I have a good bit of walnut right now, so i guess that's what I'm going to use. I try to work in batches to save time, so my wood prep pictures have some other stuff getting worked down with the walnut. Will probably work some oak into this box eventually because i have some left over from...

So, there's been some interest in a "how to" type thread on making these little boxes I've been posting pictures of... here we go! Example box- First off, I could make a plan before I start (and I recommend you do that). But I've been just cutting wood on the fly with no real dimensions to...

Reminds me of my regret after buying the hard seltzer advent calendar.... damn those things were bad.

That's the same explanation i got from the owner of Innovative Arms about their .30 can. It's sealed. I shake to ask about cleaning/ expected life. He told me that they had cans in military service that had 10k+ rounds with no worries about cleaning.

Epoxying some holes.

Whew... went to the wood store this morning. Then got a call from Mom that her a/c thermostat went out. So....

Cool camo tread.

Needs new balances and tall dark socks.