Constructing a Lidded Box

Constructing a Lidded Box
Green Turning \| Platter \| Lidded Box

This is how I make a lidded box (cross-grain) using double-sticky tape.

	Tape is applied to a face plate blank and then pressed onto the box base blank.

	This picture shows the completed box and how I line up the blanks to ensure that the grain runs through the top and bottom to match.

	Here I am beginning to hollow out the base piece with a half inch scraper.

	Once the base is hollowed about a fourth of the way, I carefully define the edge to accept the top with a half inch skew used in a scraping mode.

	Completing the hollowing process.

	Here I am removing the completed base with a butcher knife.

	With the top blank mounted, you have to be careful to measure the diameter to ensure it will fit nicely into the base lip.

	Completing the top with a scraper.

	A happy turner with a box whose lid fits perfectly!