Lightning Box
Instructions
Carve it
The box top and bottom pieces fit together. Both pieces are carved out of a 3/4" thick piece of wood but the total clearance inside the box is just under 1".
Both pieces will fit on a single piece of 6"x12" material if you start near the corner and then flip & re-clamp the material between jobs.
I used a 1/8" bit and there's about 1/16" of wiggle room between the two pieces when the box is closed. If I'd had more patience I would have used a smaller bit for a snugger fit—but each half took about four hours of carving time as it is!
Estimated time: 480 minutes
Finish it
After carving each piece, break the tabs with a chisel and sand the rough sides that cross the grain.
Estimated time: 15 minutes
Fill it
Find some small objects to put inside, and then put the top onto the bottom to close it.
Estimated time: 1 minutes
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