G Get's His Groove On (Memory Box pt2)

The plan for this box is to "box joint" the four sides together with a top and bottom panel resting semi-loosely in grooves.  The box with be assembled as one sealed piece and cut into a lid and bottom on the table saw.

Each side piece was cut to exact length and fastened securely to the the workbench.

Then the grooving began to a syncopated rhythm that matched the undulations in the mahogany's playful grain.  In other words, every time the grain changed I had to adjust the direction I was pushing the dado plane in to avoid serious tear out.  Eight hours of dancing to this funky beat produced a pile of wood chips.

It also produced the eight very satisfying grooves that would hold the top and bottom panels tightly but still allow for some seasonal wood movement.

The dado plan in action.

Each groove needed two passes to create the width.  This is  one end after the first pass.

You can faintly see the layout lines for the box joints.

Cheers!