Making a Playing Card Box from Maple & Walnut

On a recent trip to a discount lumber store, I picked up some small "hobby size" pieces of walnut & maple. The maple strips were cutoffs that were already milled down smooth and square, which works great for me since I don't have a planer. I figured they would be great for small boxes. When I was asked if I could contribute something handmade to a silent auction fundraiser, I thought a small box might be a fun skill-building exercise. So I set out to build a box to hold some playing cards. I had an idea for a variation of a locking rabbet joint that would make the bottom easy to attach to the sides, and let the base protrude out from the box. The finish was also a first-time experiment. I used spray lacquer (which I've used before), but this time I gave it a final smoothing with grade 0000 steel wool. I really like how this one turned out, and I hope you do too. Thanks for watching. Special thanks to Bill Van Loo, as his lift-lid box provided the inspiration for the design of the lid of my box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt_k9nb0qFs TOOLS AND SUPPLIES: Playing Cards (2-pack): http://amzn.to/1MvN7t7 5x8 Writing Pad: http://amzn.to/262PH01 Tape Measure: http://amzn.to/1p0vG8J Handi Clamp: http://amzn.to/1p0weLG Table Saw: http://amzn.to/262R6Ui Band Saw: http://amzn.to/1ShuImg GRR-Ripper Push Block: http://amzn.to/1ShuSKc Glu-Bot Glue Bottle: http://amzn.to/1XxgJqF Babe-Bot, Mini Glue Bottle: http://amzn.to/262UHSu Silicone Glue Brush: http://amzn.to/1p1drju Router: http://amzn.to/1MvMQqd Spray Lacquer: http://amzn.to/23HwcIj Steel Wool (0000 Super Fine): http://amzn.to/1p0xkqL MORE PROJECTS AND STUFF: http://www.B2Builds.com SUBSCRIBE: http://subscribe.b2builds.com INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/b2builds/ MUSIC: "The Detective" by Sonic Skillz (aka DCT) https://soundcloud.com/sonicskillz/the-detective Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/