Making a Live Edge Log Box

Exclusive Premium Woodworking Content FREE at Next Level Carpentry with no "pay wall" barrier!
Watch Master Carpenter Matt Jackson turn a Live-Edge Log into an heirloom puzzle box. This one-part build video includes complete fabrication of a sliding box top PLUS reveals the secret to opening the puzzle box.

YouTube's Algorithm doesn't reward producers of ultra-long videos like this one very well but you can by becoming a Next Level Carpentry patron through Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/NextLevelCarpentry?fan_landing=true

Looking for magnets for ANY application? GREAT! Get 10% off ANYthing from
Jason's Total Element Magnets website
https://bit.ly/3N1b3Fx
using this exclusive Special Offer Code at checkout:
NEXTLEVELCARPENTRY
Here's the excellent 1/4" diameter spherical neodymium magnets used for the puzzle box latch:
https://bit.ly/3wXCWrb

Score a steal of a deal on any of my favorite CA glue products... get 15% off any and all Starbond CA Glue and Accelerator by using exclusive offer code "NLC" during checkout at the Starbond website here: https://bit.ly/3DzbHpj

Tools and supplies you see in use during this video are available through the Next Level Carpentry Influencer's Page on Amazon:
https://a.co/2zD6Xfo
Note to Viewers: Purchases made through these links are at the same low online price you expect but Amazon pays small ad fees to the Channel that help justify the time I invest producing videos you watch for free on YouTube so I really appreciate it.

Official Next Level Carpentry teeshirts, hoodies, mugs and posters are available through Spring... just click here to get your gear:
https://teespring.com/stores/next-level-carpentry-swag-shop
and find yourself stylin' and smilin'

#woodworking #carpentry #homeimprovement

... Chapter List....
0:00:00 Greeting
0:00:34 Harvesting a Perfect Log
0:02:16 Log Features Examined
0:08:28 Woodworking Disclaimer
0:09:23 Trim Box Ends Square
0:10:46 Flatten Bottom of Box
0:19:22 Plan and Layout Box Lid
0:27:40 Flatten Box Lid & Box Top
0:30:21 Layout for Box Lid Width
0:35:55 Cut Box Lid to Width
0:38:23 Layout Rails on Lid & Box
0:43:45 Cut Rails on Lid
0:47:50 Joy of Making a Deadwood Box
0:48:52 Repair Chipped Live Edge
0:50:57 Working With Irregular Shapes
0:52:10 Layout Box for Lid
0:59:39 Set Up Box to Cut Rails
1:03:33 Cut Top of Box for Lid
1:05:46 Layout & Cut Lid Slots in Box
1:11:53 Fitting of Sliding Lid to Box
1:14:21 Layout Curves on Box Ends
1:15:54 Cut Curves on Box Ends
1:16:32 Shape Curves on Box Ends
1:19:00 Channel Support Promotion
1:21:09 Layout Box Latch & Cavity
1:23:28 Drill Holes for Puzzle Box Latch
1:30:00 Drill Box Cavity Corners
1:31:27 Drill Out Box Cavity
1:36:28 Repair Cracks in Box Ends
1:40:36 Explain Hollowing Out Box Cavity
1:41:30 Start Routing Out Box Cavity
1:49:58 Fab Brass Tab for Latch
1:52:12 Add Magnet for Latch
2:00:24 Latch Pin Troubleshooting #1
2:03:47 Apply Gel Poly Finish
2:10:00 Apply Protective Feet to Box
2:10:50 Apply Spray-flocking Box Liner
2:15:40 Final Fix of Puzzle Box Latch
2:17:45 Demonstrate Puzzle Box Solve
2:18:45 Video Outtro
2:18:56 End of the End of the End

Видео Making a Live Edge Log Box канала Next Level Carpentry