Good evening all, I have been lurking in the background and dropping in once in a while to see what is going on in this news group. I have recently come across a potential problem that one or more of you have probably tackled in the past. I would like to make several music/jewelry boxes for Christmas gifts this year. These will basically be a simple box with molding around the base for decoration.
The problem that I anticipate having is adding the molding around the bottom of the boxes. My question is how do I cut the molding to exactly fit the box. If the front piece is too short there will be a gap at the miter joints of the molding. If the front piece is too long the molding will not fit the sides properly.
I would like to use a miter lock joint for the box if possible and then add the moulding. I could always just cheat and glue the molding to a board and then cut out the front, rear, and sides with a 45 degree miter. This would give great fitting joints for the molding but would make for weak box joints. The solution is probably obvious but for now I am stumped. Any suggestions? Larry
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