Justin Michael
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I'm in the process of building a shoe shine box for my brother's birthday. the top flips up to allow storage of polish, rags, etc. My brother is a younger guy so traditional dovetails or finger joints seemed to old fashioned. i ended up going with 5mm dominos and it is looking pretty sleek.
While i really like the look of the nearly indistinguishable break where the bottom meets the top, it requires pretty sharp edges that i foresee pinching fingers. I was thinking of adding a very slight chamfer to the edges to prevent the possibility of pinching. I think I saw someone called this a "shadow line" where tenon shoulders meet mortise faces in the very enjoyable Split Top Roubo Bench build thread currently underway here. i would also chamfer the rest of the outside edges to give it uniformity.
I still have a few more steps to go including finish sanding the foot rest, constructing the legs, attaching the front latch and applying a few coats of arm-r-seal all around.
I happy to hear your opinions on keeping the current look or adding chamfers. thanks.
While i really like the look of the nearly indistinguishable break where the bottom meets the top, it requires pretty sharp edges that i foresee pinching fingers. I was thinking of adding a very slight chamfer to the edges to prevent the possibility of pinching. I think I saw someone called this a "shadow line" where tenon shoulders meet mortise faces in the very enjoyable Split Top Roubo Bench build thread currently underway here. i would also chamfer the rest of the outside edges to give it uniformity.
I still have a few more steps to go including finish sanding the foot rest, constructing the legs, attaching the front latch and applying a few coats of arm-r-seal all around.
I happy to hear your opinions on keeping the current look or adding chamfers. thanks.
