Wooden ring box free#

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).

Wooden ring box free#

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.