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Video # 19 – Nielsen Dean’s Box – 2025 Batch![]()
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The following video footage was recorded on December 7, 2025. Although the project is completed, I promised to finish the entire video series about the process.![]()
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It is time to apply a finish to the exterior of the boxes.![]()
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The first step is to stain all the boxes first. Adding a stain allows us to control the finish by making sure that the wood looks uniform in color throughout the entire batch.![]()
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We clean the interiors and mask and protect them, and then proceed to stain them. ![]()
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Everything is tedious but straightforward.![]()
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My speaking part is at 1.25x the speed to avoid voice distortion, and the rest of the video is at 2x speed. A huge “thank you” goes to my friend Denny for his assistance in the process. With his help, we were able to finish the boxes by mid-December. 😁![]()
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Video # 18 – Nielsen Dean’s Box – 2025 Batch![]()
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The following steps, summarized in a one minute video, took several days to do.![]()
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After the lids are fitted to the boxes. The next steps are:![]()
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– Round over the sharp edges of the entire box. We want to ensure that when you hold it, it is pleasant and soft to the touch. This is done with a router bit on a router table.![]()
– Each box is individually numbered.![]()
– The lid has a magnetic catch so that it will stay closed during performance. The hole for the magnet is drilled at this stage.![]()
– The rear edge of the lid is rounded over as well.![]()
– The entire box and lid are sanded one last time with 220 grit sand paper. The sander has a soft pad to help sand the edges without flattening them or damaging the main sander pad.![]()
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This entire process is repeated on all the one hundred boxes we are making for this batch.![]()
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Video # 17 – Nielsen Dean’s Box – 2025 Batch![]()
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As promised, I am committed to post the remainder process videos for Dean’s Boxes.![]()
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After the mortises are cut and the hinges and lids of the boxes are installed, the next step is to properly fit the lids to the boxes.![]()
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Remember: The boxes we are making are 100% handcrafted. We have gone through dozens of steps and multiple parts. The material we are using is wood, which expands and contracts. Although we are being as precise as possible, there will be a few variations in each of the boxes. It is normal to have a 1/16” small margin of error on each piece. All the pieces have been cut, glued, clamped, sanded and withstood a lot of handling.![]()
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All the discrepancies are corrected on the steps described in this video which is played at 1.25x speed for brevity.![]()
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Video # 16 – Nielsen Dean’s Box – 2025 Batch![]()
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The following video at 1.5x the speed is self explanatory.![]()
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The boxes have been routed, and it is time to install the hinges to check everything for fit.![]()
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This step took us a couple of days, as there are one hundred boxes in this batch.![]()
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I will be posting almost daily now, because we are soon approaching the end of the process, and I am behind on the videos. Lol!![]()
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(We are doing our best to have these ready by next week. 😜)![]()
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Video # 15 – Nielsen Dean’s Box – 2025 Batch![]()
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Moving right along…![]()
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After the boxes are glued and removed from the clamps, the time has come to rout the mortises for the hinges.![]()
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The video (at 2x speed) shows me routing the mortises with a little plunge router using a little jig as a guide. The jig makes sure that the mortises on both the lids and the boxes are aligned.![]()
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The first item I rout is the lid, followed by the box.![]()
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This process is repeated one hundred times.![]()
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I am the “Router Queen of the Universe”! ❤️💪🏼😂![]()
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