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[Jim McDonald]

As some of you know, my son is getting married this fall. His fiancee was looking at ring boxes on Etsy and asked if I could make one.
NEVER one to back away from a challenge, I said yes. Since they got engaged in some woods that her grandfather owns, I went there to harvest some wood to make it a bit more special.
Needless to say, I made a few "prototypes" as I experimented.
Here's a coupled of photos of the finished product. Since the picture was shot, I have added a 1/4" magnet to the base and a countersink nail head in the lid as a way to slow the swing of the barrel hinge.

[will8989]

A true treasure. Beautiful.

[NC Scroller]

Jim very nice they will be treasured. I assume you have a dowel or peg inserted to allow the top to turn. How big are they in diameter?

[Jim McDonald]

Jim very nice they will be treasured. I assume you have a dowel or peg inserted to allow the top to turn. How big are they in diameter?

Was going to use a peg, but found something called "Roto-hinge" at Lee Valley. Top and bottom are glued and it pivots on small steel rod. It runs about 3.5". The hole for the rings is 1 3/8" Forstner.

[Rolf]

I really like that! How did you make sure that the hinge pin holes were aligned?

[Jim McDonald]

I really like that! How did you make sure that the hinge pin holes were aligned?

One one of the prototypes, I used a 1/16th drill bit through the lid to mark the bottom section and used sawdust and glue to fill the hole and was okay, but for the final one, i placed the hinge in the lower hole and put lipstick on the very top of the hinge and carefully lowered the lid to mark the center of the hole--if that makes sense.

[meflick]

Beautiful piece that will be truly treasured by for you going above and beyond to get that special wood from a place that has much meaning for several reasons, and for the person who made it with such love for them both.

[Sandy Oaks]

Creating more treasures for the wedding. I like your use of lipstick, but none in our house.

[Linda In Phoenix]

You totally tied all of the details together of the story and the box. Very nicely done!!