A box with a bow.

[JJB]

That is beautiful!

[Dave Monk]

Love it. Wasn't it a pain in the butt to glue the top and bottom on those thin sides?

[MarieC]

19 hours ago, Dave Monk said:

Love it. Wasn't it a pain in the butt to glue the top and bottom on those thin sides?

Thanks Dave.  So regarding the glue up....It would have been difficult but after I cut out the inside hole first and did not cut out the outside oval, I glued the bottom on (it was just a rectangular piece of wood) (I also pin nailed it in the corners that were going to be thrown away) let it dry over night.  Then I cut the sides with the bottom all at once.  I did the same for the top.  Does that make sense?

[Dave Monk]

3 hours ago, MarieC said:

Thanks Dave.  So regarding the glue up....It would have been difficult but after I cut out the inside hole first and did not cut out the outside oval, I glued the bottom on (it was just a rectangular piece of wood) (I also pin nailed it in the corners that were going to be thrown away) let it dry over night.  Then I cut the sides with the bottom all at once.  I did the same for the top.  Does that make sense?

It sure does make sense. When you reverse the lid do the side ribbon still line up with the top ones? Any tips on getting the top ribbons square with the box. Sure would be easier if the box was square. 

[MarieC]

4 hours ago, Dave Monk said:

It sure does make sense. When you reverse the lid do the side ribbon still line up with the top ones? Any tips on getting the top ribbons square with the box. Sure would be easier if the box was square. 

Yes they do.  I think I just got lucky and a bit compulsive obsessive I just kept turning it back and forth and then when I got it... I marked them with a pencil.