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Fig. 1: Box-body layoutLid slide channelsBlue lines representshape of box interior.Above left: To make the beveled slide channels, turn the router atan angle and let the point cut into the base of the sidewall about% in. Push or pull the router to the front of the box, taking carenot to go too deeply and weaken the sidewall. Take the blank outof the vise and draw a line %2 in. up from the lid opening. Aboveright: With your finger as a guide, cut at a 45° angle along the lineto meet the router cut. Repeat this and the router cut until the wedgebreaks free. Cut at the rear wall to release the wedge.Fig. 2: Cutting the lid opening and slide channelsRouter-plane cutA. To create a stop cut for hollowingout the lid opening, make verticalcuts Yo in. dee p on layoutlines. Then, make 45 angle cut tomeet vertical cuts and removewedges.B. Use gouge to remove wooddown to stop cuts.C. Repeat steps A and B to withinV,6 in. of layout line. Removewaste to line and flatten bottomwith triangular blade in routerplane.D. To form the slide channel,make cuts, % in. deep, at base ofsidewalls with router plane. HoldingX-acto knife at a 45° angle,make cuts to meet router cuts,and remove wedge. (See photosabove.)Fig. 3: Lid-blank layoutPare the wood away from the lid's sides with a 20mm chisel. The beveledstop cuts reduce the chance Of tearout beyond the line. When thiswood is removed, the runners along the bottom of the lid will remain.Choke up on the chise4 as shown below, so if the chisel slips, your handwill hit the block before the chisel could cause injury.Fig. 4: Cutting the lidBeveled stop cutsprevent tea routwh'n rnmM;ng w.", ]A. Bevel top edges along layoutlines. Cut !Is in. deepalong lines on edges, cutdown to them at 45° angleand remove wedges.Flat, '116 in.J IIB. Remove waste with chisel T(see photo at right). Pare runnersat 45° angle, leaving YI6in. flat at bottom edge.