How To Make A Box With Interlocking Lid 

I'm just going to chime in and say I bought the plans for your fence a couple years ago, and it's one of the better investments I've made. I've built it twice. I had to build it a second time after I lost the first one in a house fire. Keep in mind, I'm not even that good at wood working - I keep at it, but I'm nowhere near at your level. Still, it's more functional than the fence that came with my saw, which is incidentally a DeWalt, so that's kind of saying something. Just a quick testimony to how easy the plans are to follow and how good the end result turns out for anybody who might be on the fence (pun intended...groan if you wish) about buying any of your plans. They're more than worth the price.

Purdy

Good idea :)

I thought John was happily unmarried.

Thanks Mike!

Thanks! I think it could be all the practice I've had doing it :D I've only ever used oil stones, other than a really fine diamond stone I bought to see if it made a discernible difference when sharpening a chisel (I didn't see enough to justify the extra work). Oil stones match my practical approach - they don't cost a lot, work exceptionally well and last forever. Downside is the mess from the oil.

LOL for truth. He makes it looks too easy, and his $1.00 box looks better'n anything I made. I also like the linseed idea. I love the linseed oil for shop projects. As long as the wood is smooth, which you can refinish once every few years, scrubbing with steel wool to remove any nap and wiping a new coat, any mishmash of stains is fine as long as the basic color is dark enough. Years of linseed oil and sun will darken the wood, sufficiently, or you could stain it, first. OTOH, unstained plywood coated in poly... not gonna be good when the poly fails in spots. It'll look like shit stains on a porcelain toilet.

He speaks Canadian, it is a version of English but slightly plainer.

@@KipdoesStuff I've seen what you're doing .... nice and good luck