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The writing box features a 1/16" thick lid with detailed pull for a small compartm
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A little finger-jointed box (also box-jointed), measuring just 1 3/8" x 3 5/8" x 1 5
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Another one of my favorites is a sharpening stone holder that measures 1" x 4 5/8" x 5/8". The lid is hinged and a pin keeps the lid in place. The recess that holds the stone was removed with a chisel, so this box started out as one piece of wood.
The stone also started out as one piece, but quickly became two, as I promptly dropped it upon leaving the antique store where it was purchased.
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It might be the spirit of discovery that drives my box attraction—the same reason I love to poke around shops belonging to woodworkers who are pack rats. My shop is on the tidy side, so it's a little dull. But shops with stacks of "stuff"...well, they're just the bee's knees.
Or, to coin a new woodworking phrase, maybe I should say.....
wait for it.....the box's knees.