Tic Tac Wood

Tic Tac Wood

This was a project I did with my little girl in mind.

I had ordered some Figured Walnut Pieces from an online distributor. Wanting to try my hand at making a box. After re-sawing the wood (a first for me) on the table saw. I was finding a lot of beauty in the wood and I was unsure just what pieces to use.

The top slides open to allow you room to place the pieces inside for the game. And one day maybe her keepsakes.

I was worried about the corners being mitered and if I could close them without gapes. Being that it was my first box. Not having a lot of choices in the wood I could get my hands on at the time I used Oak as the top and bottom.

When you flip the top over you see the board. Very scary making these small parts on the table saw I had at the time. Not having a zero clearance part for the saw I placed a large piece of plywood over the table top and made a makeshift zero clearance.

You can then flip the top and slide it back on to play the game.

After I gave it to her on Christmas at a small get together with family. I was so proud of my skills that I had started to learn. And the biggest question I got from the everyone was "You made this?".

That was the point I realized that if you can make more or at the least make a pattern. because someone will always like your work.

Thanks for reading,

Canoe