Ten Years
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So ten years ago today…
![Claire and me just after getting married!](http://www.stochasticgeometry.ie/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Wedding.jpg)
The traditional gift guide says ten years is… tin. Hm. Really? Was tin some seriously sought-after material at some point in the last few centuries? Weird. But okay, tradition is tradition…
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We can at least make a nice box though. I have some walnut and I still have some of that lovely rippled sycamore Custard gave me when I was searching for thick veneers…
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Simple design from a joinery point of view, so just mill the components and cut to size to match the tin…
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Grooves in the base of the front and back panels and in the sides will hold the base, which is 3mm boxwood (lovely material, it’s a shame it’s so hard to find).
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