An elegant, heirloom-quality keepsake box designed to perfectly mimic a classic leather-bound book. It features a beautifully contoured cherry spine, overhanging beveled covers, and a contrasting maple inner 'page' box. The lid operates on a completely concealed vertical brass pivot pin hinge system integrated into the spine.
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Materials
- Cherry (Spine and Covers)
- Hard Maple (Inner Pages)
Tools Required
- Table saw with fine crosscut blade
- Router table with 1/4" roundover and 45-degree bevel bits
- Drill press
- 1/8" Brad point drill bit
- Hand plane or card scraper
- Band saw or spindle sander (for contouring spine)
- Clamps (f-style and strap clamp)