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jake niedling

Go to www.youtube.com, search and watch Richard Raffan and Ray Key Videos. That will be all you need on how to make a great box. Jake

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john lucas

Ray Key is the best. If Mike Stafford has a video check his out.

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john lucas

I don't have a video but turn a lot of boxes. What is it you want to know. Perhaps myself or someone else on this board can help you.

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David Walser

Matt -- Ray Keys made a series of 3 box making videos. They're very well done. A couple of years ago, Craft Supplies USA loaded them onto YouTube. You can watch them for free.

You can also find them at the link below. Expand the "Instructional Videos" section in the middle of the page by clicking on the "Expand" button. In addition to Ray's videos, you'll see that CSUSA has posted a ton of videos.


CSUSA videos page

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Matt

John,

Thanks. Overall this is a search for the unknown unknowns. Two main areas, design considerations and process. However is there a consensus on lid joints? Mine has a simple lip on hte lid that sticks unless the grain is aligned on the base and top. I presume the box base distorted even though it was dry.

I'll check out hte videos tonight. The raffan videos I checked earlier

Matt

sorry got distracted and hit post

Matt

...to finish my last post. the raffan videos on youtube were short excerpts.

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john lucas

I can recommend two fantastic books especially ifyour looking at box designs. Turning boxes with Richard Raffen and Turned boxes 50 designs by Chris Stott. Both will set your imagination on fire.

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Chris Hoehle

George Watkins is a very good box maker from the UK & he has some excellent content on his YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/1FromTheTree/videos

awesome

Matt

CSUSA has the salt canister video which is exactly what I'm making. Very cool. Thanks.

Matt

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Greg Haugen

Matt,

As far as the box with the sticking lid.....do you rough out the boxes and let them "rest." Even if they're dry, hollowing out a box starts to release the tensions in the wood. If they're roughed hollowed, and allowed to rest for a few days, at least, it will greatly reduce the changes to the finished box. The heat from sanding can also distort a box and check some exotics easily. Be aware of how much heat is being generated while sanding.

Box lid joinery?? There's a couple schools of thought on it. There's the snap fit; shorter tenon. Ray Key and Chris Stott has some examples of this style. Be cautioned though, the fit can become incredibly tight with seasonal changes. "Snap" fit isn't the best name to describe it, more of a "click" than a SNAP. There's the suction fit; the tenon is usually longer than the snap fits, and sometimes are ever so slightly rounded. Raffan turns this style. There's also just the simply lift off lids-no snap or suction. Bob Rosand's boxes are this type. Also a name that hasn't been said yet in this conversation is Mike Stafford. He's an incredible box maker and has done a lot of styles. There's no right or wrong style. Just start having fun experimenting and making boxes - you're preferences will show themselves.

Chris Stott also has some videos on youtube.

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Charlie belden

Not sure if you're looking for design ideas or info on the procedure with 'watch outs' so you don't work your way into a dead end.

Here's a link to a set of illustrated "step by step" you can print and take to the lathe.

http://web.hypersurf.com/~charlie2/Turning/TurnedBoxes/TurnedLiddedBox1.html