Birthday Gift Sewing Box

I hand made a sewing box for my wife´s aniversary with poplar, ebony and some brass hinges and screws.

I hope you enjoy it.

A poplar log from a fallen tree and a cut list. Size the pieces with a Stanley #4 and a ryoba japanese saw to rip and crosscut

Dovetails first, guys!

Square the edges at the shooting board with a Stanley #5 jackplane

Grooving with a Stanley #50 rabbet plane. Help you with a bar clamp to keep safe

Routing the grooves for the bottom with a Record #71 router hand plane. Install a 4mm blade. Use a hand made jig sole for stability.

Make the top recess with a Stanley #78

Use a Stanley #9 1/2 block plane to fit and smooth the top surface

Marking the cutting line with a Veritas marking gauge

Assemble the set. Clamp it all the night.

After dry, separate the lid from the body with a dozuki japanese saw

Adding the hinges for the lid. Making the recess with a sharp chisel

Hand routing with a Stanley #271 small hand router plane

Shaping the feet with a Veritas flat sole spokeshave

Shaping with the rasp and the files

At least, all the pieces together