Working on a sliding lid box

I finished up a sliding lid box this weekend. Its funny, because I was originally going to make this using a router for the inside. Unfortunately, my router bit wouldnt dig deep enough, so I decided to cut it out on the band saw. Then I decided to use a scroll saw, so I could avoid cutting the entry point that would require gluing.
Well, I screwed up a key part cutting the lid and ended up having to make the box much shallower. I could have done it on the router to begin with! I like the way the lid works out, though. Video on Friday.

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Sliding lid box

Heres the box that began as as a router box and then got skinnier. First time Ive ever used a scroll saw to make a bandsaw box, but it seemed to work. It got me thinking about challenging myself to make the tiniest bandsaw box ever, using the scroll saw. I might try that. Maybe start with a 2" block of wood, or even smaller.

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A little more on the swivel lid

A little catching up on the guitar pick box.
Mere minutes
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And on an unrelated note, my son clued me in to this video. Enjoy:

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