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Larry Bud
 
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Default Cross Grain Glueing on Small Boxes


Tom H wrote:
Larry,
Great pictures.
Where do you buy your hardware?
I got sticker shock at Rockler.

Tom


"Larry Bud" wrote in message
oups.com...

Tom H wrote:
I haven't made many small wooden boxes (ie., Recipe Boxes, Jewelry Boxes
etc.)
I am starting a jewelry box for my daughter.
I can't see anyway of not glueing the lid top to the four lid sides
without
glueing across the grain.
Can someone tell me the rule here.


Well, I'm going to go against the common convention here and say glue
it up. You're only going to be gluing across the width, 9" or so. In
fact, I've done so with many small boxes without 1 failu

http://www.areddy.net/wood/jewelry%20box/index.htm


I really can't recall where I got that hardware... might have been Lee
Valley.