A Top-Hat Box for a Jeweller's Ball Vise // Adventures in Bookbinding

[@daveturnbull7221]

It's always a pleasure spending time with you Darryn. The box looks lovely and more importantly it does the job you wanted it to. Way back when I was learning woodwork at school (close to half a century ago) we were taught to always use the actual item to measure with when possible as it invariably leads to a better fit.

[@2200chuck]

Excellent episode! I do have a request however. As I watch your episodes I can't help but notice all the different tools you have hanging on the wall around your workspace. I wonder if you might do an episode telling us what they all are, what they do, and when and how you use them? That would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

[@TealCheetah]

Dabbing with a brush to apply glue makes so much sense, wow!

[@GenWivern2]

A very useful pair of videos, thank you. Yes please to razor boxes: I've made a few of these but I'm a cabinetmaker and my method was definitely eccentric. Incidentally, the configuration of your ball vice box is vaguely suggestive of the inner case for a ship's chronometer. Fanciful, yes, but it's a nice word. 🙂

[@windsanluispotosi]

Suggestion: A hardfoam with a round opening in the middle glues inside of the lid would avoid the ball tumbling while carried around.

[@Spisoffer]

I think Tophatbox are both logical and sounds good. Thanks for the video and I will be looking for the next one 😊

[@TealCheetah]

The long awaited part 2!

[@AW_DIY_garage]

Another great video. The little tip at the end about the different heights and filling it with card is so simple and elegant

[@burner37]

Thanks for the video. I guess the same process can be applied to make those slipcases that have two parts that slide into each other like the Suntup Numbered edition of Neuromancer.

[@HibikiKano]

Lovely video for a nice relaxing wind down. Do wonder if there is a way to make cylindrical boxes by hand? Would like to replace the boxes for some of my camera lenses that sadly lost theirs. Cheers

[@funwithmadness]

If you think you'll be doing larger pieces like this where your magnetic corner clamps cannot be used, may I suggest getting an inexpensive set of machinist's blocks, aka 1-2-3 blocks? I have no idea what the metric equivalent is, probably 25-50-75, but it doesn't matter. You can get a set of two without holes that only run about $20 USD. They'd be more than accurate enough for what you're doing here. Nice box, by the way.

[@Noroh____0]

I think this style of box is the same style used by jewelry companies for necklaces and bracelets, so perhaps Jeweler's box?

[@SeleneF-t3l]

Lovely work. I'm curious about book press specifics: How long do you leave your laminating box sides in the press? How much do you tighten the press? What is the spacer/pressing material? Masonite?

[@TehCorbzor]

What about a guillotine box, since you take the head off the neck when you open it.

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Hmmm... How about calling it simply a "Nested Base" box?

[@Rincenso]

And perhaps a "Low" or maybe "Slim" for when the height is less than a quarter of the base (or something) and "Tall" or "High" when the height is larger than the width. Could add a "Cubic" for when it ends up within 1% of being one. :)

[@BlueLineofthesky]

First!