Inlay wrap box

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Updated Thu Jan 02 2025

A fancy box -- the inlay wraps around all four cormers of the box. And the wood grain also wraps around all four corners. If that's not enough, the wood grain of the inlay wraps around all four corners.

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Files Included (21)

A leaf lower_depth.125in.svg
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A leaf upper_depth.125in.svg
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A right twig_depth.125in.svg

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A twig left_depth.125in.svg

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AB leaf positive_depth.125in.svg

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AB Negatives_depth.125in.svg

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AB Vine with board and anchor.svg

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b leaf_depth.125in.svg

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B twig_depth.125in.svg

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BC Twig full positive-depth.125in.svg

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Box lid for mortise.svg

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C Twig_depth.125in.svg

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CD Negatives_depth.125in.svg

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CD Twig with Waste positive-depth.125in.svg

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CD Vine positive with board and anchor.svg

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Far right leaf with waste positive_depth.125in.svg

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Inlay wrap box.pdf

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leaf for lid_depth.125in.svg

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left c leaf_depth.125in.svg

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right c leaf lower_depth.125in.svg

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Right C leaf upper_depth.125in.svg

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Materials

5/4 hardwood for box, about 24" by 5," plus more for top and bottom.

4/4 hardwood for inlay branch, about 24" by 3."

1/8 hardwood for inlay leaves

Tools

Shaper Origin, 1/8 bit, 1 mm bit, larger bit for clearing inlay negatives

Workstation sure is helpful, but I guess is optional

Jointer

Planer

Table saw with reliable crosscut sled

Instructions

Its an intricate project, so its best if you've already made small boxes you are happy with and you've already made inlays you are happy with. The PDF has detailed instructions, both for the design and the build. If you wanted the make this by wrapping only the inlay (and not bothering with the grain wrap), then you could use pre-milled stock (3/8ths thick for the box sides and 1/8th thick for the inlay positives). Then you would not need the jointer and planer.