So to reinforce my miters I decided to add three splines at each miter. To make sure the top panel remains centered when closed I used the bottom of the box as a reference when gluing the last mitered piece in place.Ī mitered joint is typically an end grain to end grain joint. To do this I cut a smaller piece with matching miters and a rabbet and glued it in place. When the top panel is slid into place I want the trailing edge to complete the box as it closes. With a little glue in the joints the pieces can be rolled up and taped end to end. When making a box like this tape is the only clamp you will need. Then the pieces are flipped over and taped together so that the miters are matching at their points. This will prevent any glue squeeze out from getting on the interior of the box during glue up. Then a strip of tape can be applied to the inside of the box parts near the miters. Not a deal breaker though.īefore gluing everything together I cut one of the short sides down to allow the top panel to slide in. The bottom panel is supposed to be floating but I cut it a little small so it slides around a little more than I had wanted. And two, that I cut the panel itself a tad too small. One, that I like the look of the shadow line created by cutting the rabbet a little big. Setting up a dado blade for a small job like this doesn’t make too much sense to me.Ī test fit confirms a few things. I cut the rabbets with two cuts on the table saw instead of using the dado blade. After these are cut the sides are cut to their final length on my 45 degree crosscut sled.Īnd with the dados cut to their final size I could use them as references to cut the rabbets on the top and bottom panels. One for the floating bottom panel and one for the sliding top panel. The first step was to cut everything slightly over-sized and get a visual at how this would go together.Īll of the side pieces will get two dados. I say it every time but it’s a shame this wood would have been rotting away in a land fill right now.
#Chinese checkers game template free#
The headboard yielded some great knot free and straight grain wood.
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The splines will be from green poplar from a mattress. I’m not exactly sure what material it is but it feels harder than poplar. The main material used for this box will be from an old headboard. I also wanted to use up some more of my salvaged wood stash. The design I came up with is basically a small decorative box with a sliding lid. I decided that not only would a two player Chinese Checkers board be more suited to my wife and I but it would also give me an opportunity to test out my new splined miter jig. After a random google images search I stumbled upon a homemade two player Chinese Checkers board. Generally it is SORRY but we have been known to wear out a Chinese Checkers set or two. My wife and I are addicted to board games.
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