My first thought: use a 2 inch Forstner bit. Next step was to drill the hole for the ring compartment. I took the lid back to my disk/belt sander and rounded the oak edges which were messed up (see 2nd photo). Amazingly, the grain pattern lined up somewhat - maybe not perfectly. At this point, I almost decided to give up, but then I thought about turning the lid over. This resulted in parts of the oak and Zebra getting chipped up and splintered (see 1st photo above). As I went to cut through the oak, the free piece got caught in the blade and shot toward the back of the saw. I should have inserted a zero clearance plate or made my own. Here is where I learned another valuable lesson for the next time I make a box, using a chop saw. ![]() Hey, now it’s starting to look like something! My next step is to use the chop saw to cut straight through the middle of the oak layer. Not super tight since I didn’t want to put dents in the woods.Īfter the glue had completely dried overnight, I took it to my Ryobi belt sander to square and even things up. I made sure the glue was spread thoroughly around the wood and then used a c-clamp to press the wood together. I used Titebond III glue, but any yellow wood glue will do. So I cut out a piece of oak close to the same dimensions of my box and between 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. I really wanted to use a darker wood like walnut, but all I had on hand was red oak. So, I decided to make my lid about 1/4 to 1/3 of the total box height.Īfter looking at other boxes over the internet, I decided half-way into the project to laminate a different wood for contrast. I didn’t go for any magical dimensions, but what I thought looked good. I never like to get my finger too close to the blade. ![]() Note that since the piece is on the short side, I used a clamp to hold the wood in place. Made some initial cuts for the box lid, using my miter saw. This Zebra board was 3 inches by 3 inches wide. A hardwood is always a great choice for durability and beauty. I decided to use this leftover piece of Zebra Wood. Stop and get help or ask for advice - if you don’t feel safe. And don’t do something you’re not comfortable doing. Here are some of the tools/materials I used:ĭEWALT 12 Inch Sliding Compound Miter Saw And - I will share my frustrations lessons learned along the way. In this post, I’ll share a quick tutorial for making the handmade ring box. But this is one of the exciting points about woodworking: Not everything has to conform to the original plan. The good thing is I learn a lot in the process. ![]() This was one of those projects where I kept running into glitches.
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