Bill does some excellent work on an earrings tray… 

I have a couple of comments / questions.

First off -  for this application in particular, the benefit of the v groove is
that you can thin the top edges almost to nil without affecting the appearance
of the joint.  This is not true of, say, a halving joint, which would show
unsightly gaps, or indeed of any other joint I can think up for the application.
A fine top edge also helps to disguise any irregularity in the joint, as the
gaps are less apparent.

Second, may I ask, (for the depth is not apparent,) how easy it is for the user
to pick out something small from one of the compartments?  A friend made up a
similar arrangement, and found that some packing was needed in the corners to
allow someone to pick out small items.   Very old cash drawers used wooden
infill - imagine a bowl that has been cut down to being a squared off fit into a
pigeon hole.

I foresee some of this type of work in my future of restoring several old boxes,
and making more, so I’m grateful for the idiot proof photos, and what a really
nice result.


Richard Wilson
Yorkshireman Galoot
in an unseasonably warm 12 degrees C Northumberland