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Latest school project - Friction fit lid box

Hey there guys. Just decided to post pics of my most recent school Resistant Materials (Well, it's really woodwork for this...) project. It is a friction-fit lidded box which measures 15x10x8 cm. The arrow design on top was my own unique work, as were tasked to use a decorative lid. Apart from saying it is made from soft wood (Specific tree unknown to me) there isn't much else to say. Enjoy!

14 comments

Nov 7, 2011. 5:12 PMdeobomb says:

you should line it with some kind of soft foam or cloth

Jul 8, 2011. 11:51 PM

farzadbayan says:

Nice!

May 28, 2011. 12:08 PMrrrmanion says:

i have a feeling the wood is pine. we are doing ( a variation on) this project, and that's what we are using (specific type of pine unknown to me )

Mar 13, 2011. 12:05 PMze-otter-1 says:

I would recomend using dovetail joins instead of finger ones

May 28, 2011. 12:07 PMrrrmanion says:

they were probably tasked to make it with finger joints, given how simple they are.

Dec 29, 2010. 4:48 PM

TSC says:

What is a friction-fitted lid??

Nov 30, 2010. 4:08 AMPrfesser says:

It's quite nice. Perhaps you might add information on how to *make* such a project. I personally have no idea how to make a friction-fitted lid, what kind of tolerance is necessary, what kind of tricks (if any) are helpful during construction. Thanks!