Two additional coats of tung oil, a few hinges and a latch, and I have a finished wooden box.
[Yeah, the top is about a millimeter off from the bottom. Sigh.] [1] [But the back is nicely aligned. Woot!] [2]
The whole purpose of the box was to have a place to both store and use my dice for the twice-monthly session of D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) [3].
[Just a small sample of my dice collection] [4]
There was always the risk of a die rolling off the table and bouncing arond the floor, only to end up under the couch. Now though, I have a place to safely roll my dice.
On reflection, I think making an enclosed box and then cutting it open [5] is the better way to go. The top and bottom of my box don't quite line up and I think it's due to making each half separately. Also, while I would like for the sides to be thinner, I doubt I could make it any thinner and still use the hinges and latch. As it was, even with the smallest screws I could find (3/8″), you can still just feel the screws just coming through the wood underneath the felt. I also think I would have preferred to use miter joints [6] rather than butt joints [7]. Perhaps next time.
[1] /boston/2015/03/23/front.jpg
[2] /boston/2015/03/23/back.jpg
[3] http://dnd.wizards.com/dungeons-and-dragons/what-is-dd
[4] /boston/2015/03/23/dice.jpg
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miter_joint
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