Wonderful idea! Very functional and very striking visually to. It seems like a nice way to show off your craftsmanship on what could be a more plain looking box. Thank you for making a decision to take the effort to share this process. What a gem.
Wonderful. Your style doesn't seem to attract trolls or negative comments and percentage wise you seen to have the lowest percentage of "thumbs down" on woodworking sites. These observations are a show of respect for your ingenuity. Thanks, Doc
Carl, Thank you for posting this. I have made 2 box joint jigs in the past and was never satisfied. But based on your referral, I made the box joint jig by Ed Stiles and I love it! I really think the screw advance is the way to go. Also, his innovative cam style stop really aids in its accuracy. Thanks for mentioning Ed Stiles to me! At present I am making your linked hinge box and it's really looking good so far. I love this design. KEEP EM COMING!!
Great video, and definitely a unique solution for hinges. I like that this prevents the lid from pulling the box back with it making it to over, and also stops the lid from falling shut. I'm going to keep this technique in the neck of my mind the next time I have to make a box.
I'm going to build a box for my precision tools in the Gerstner vein. The lid linkage is genius. I will certainly use it for my box. I love gadgets and mechanisms
You're a dying breed Carl, I have been into woodworking since I was a boy and i k of how rare men with your skills are, keep up the good work. Have you ever thought about looking into repurposing pallet wood, I think you would have some amazing wisdom to throw our way (as in this new generation)
Bear Arms Thanks for the kind comments. There does seem to be a lot of interest in reusing pallet wood but I've had only moderate success with it; nail holes, worm holes, loose knots, cracks and splits. I found some beautiful mahogany used to crate tractors made in Japan but it was full of tiny worm holes. I made some outdoor furniture for which the worm holes only added character. //carl
Thank you for this video this will give new life to making boxes. The look on people's faces when I flip my pillar drill and reveal the bandsaw is priceless and these boxes will have the same effect.
This is very nice Carl. I will keep this technique in mind for creating things like a tablet cover which will help me use it as a convenient stand in addition to being a good storage box. Thanks for posting.
Very good ideas. I've been doing the box joints by hand, they seem to work almost as well, taking a bit more time though. I will try your linkage idea on my next box. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for showing making these videos. Just watched two so far, this and the retracting casters, but I'm going to watch more. I'm curious regarding the changes you made to Ed Stiles' finger joint jig as I just downloaded the plans today. If you have not, please consider making a video discussing jigs you use in general and the changes to that one specifically. Thank you, and keep these coming!
Carl, I've never seen a video on these linkage boxes. This is wonderful!!! I am new to woodworking but i really would like to try to make one of these boxes. I love the look and I really appreciate the uniqueness of the linkage. Thank you VERY much for posting this video. I've subscribed to your channel and I am looking forward to watching your other videos as well.
I've been planning to make cases for my tools and was just going to use regular hinges. However you've got me thinking about these linkages instead. Really like how you put them on the inside of the tool chest, though I'm sure it was a pain in the bum to get right.
Thank you for sharing this, Carl! One thing you skimmed over was how you arrived at the initial lengths of the two links. Is it just intuition after making enough of these kinds of boxes, or is there some sort of guideline? Some ratio of the length of the link relative to the distance between the open and closed location of the mount point on the lid, or something like that? If you haven't ever worked out something like that, I wonder if you could discover such a relationship through measuring and studying your existing boxes? Thanks again!
Jon M., Thx for watching my video and thx for the good question. I've pondered that at some length but don't have a good answer except work from a full size sketch showing the lid in its closed and open positions. Then use trial and error to establish link length and attaching screw locations. I do know the rear link length (c to c screw holes) must be approximately one-half the distance from the rear screw in its closed position to the rear screw in his open position. On this file box which is 14 1/2" wide, 12" front to back and 11" tall, the rear link is 4 3/8" long (c to c screw holes), the front link is 7 3/4" long (c to c). The front link is 1.77 times the length of the rear link. This deserves some more study; I'm going to try to develop some formulas for link length and position.
Carl - Beautiful work. In many of your videos you can see a customized disk/belt sander. Can you go into some detail on why/how you customized it? Many thanks from Massachusetts. PJ
+Paul Johnson Thank you. I published two videos on my belt disc sander about a year ago: titled "Belt Disc Sander 1 of 2" and "Belt Disc Sander 2 of 2". I do plan to build a new version and replace the on-board dust collection with a "Thien" type dust separator connected to my shop dust collector system". If it proves out I'll publish video and plans. ///Carl
My Mechanic's tool cabinet has linkages on the inside; please see 18:15 to 18:45 minutes. Also see my video "Tool Chest for Mechanics Tools" at 2:20 to 2:50 minutes.
+Belford Lancaster Western slopes of the Rocky Mountains; it's from trees that are removed to reduce risk of damage from forest fires. It's not a cabinet maker's wood, it's unstable, lots of knots and not very strong but it sure is pretty. ///Carl
i was getting fed up with having two buy $2-$4 dollar hinges at home depot. i know how to make handmade wood hinges but they not quite worth the time seeing that they are not that durable enough to make for every box especially ones that's get handled a lot and take the occasional knock or tool dropped on it. THIS WILL COME IN GREAT USE THIS WEEK WHEN I FINISH SEVERAL BOXES I HAVE ON THE SIDE. Thanks again. oh and one of the wooden boxes im making for a good Buddy of mine is a Humidor for his Cubans made from my favorite rare species GABOON EBONY
Carl great boxes. Was wondering if you have a book or link to more information about the hinges? Also found you through the Drunken Wood Worker and subscribed. Good stuff here.
Kristian, Hinge links are attached with #6 X 3/4" Round Head Wood Screws. There are flat washers between the links and the box. Screws are not tight so links can pivot freely. Thanks for Kudos. ////carl
I just come across your channel and watched this video on boxes. I am very impressed with this type of hinge and hope I can replicate it when I get back out into my shop. I also subscribed so I will be following your builds now. Thank you for sharing your work. Is there any kind of formula for cutting and placing those hinges? God Bless my friend.
+Frank Ingram Thank you for looking at my channel. If there is a formula, I'm sure it would involve some deep calculus. My best suggestion is trial and error with full size scrap pieces representing the box, llid and hinge links. ///Carl
+Cg willie Willie From the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains from trees that have been removed for forest fire risk reduction. I saw boards from logs with my 14" bandsaw. Color does fade in sunlight. //Carl
that's great i like milling my own wood too I get a lot of my wood that way trees people take down or storm damage we have a lot of Arizona ash in Texas i really liked the hinges too thanks for responding
Tom H. Rocky Mtn.Juniper is like Cedar, very soft. I planed to 5/8" thick; so I could use one inch screws at the linkage ends. The top chest on my tool cabinet is 1/2" Baltic Birch Plywood. With good hardwood, I plane to 3/8". //Carl
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