Working on a sliding lid box

I finished up a sliding lid box this weekend. Its funny, because I was originally going to make this using a router for the inside. Unfortunately, my router bit wouldnt dig deep enough, so I decided to cut it out on the band saw. Then I decided to use a scroll saw, so I could avoid cutting the entry point that would require gluing.
Well, I screwed up a key part cutting the lid and ended up having to make the box much shallower. I could have done it on the router to begin with! I like the way the lid works out, though. Video on Friday.

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A working ladder flipper!

I asked and you responded! Here are two videos from jpheisz on YouTube. It looks like my block actually needed to be much longer! Thanks man, a Mere Mortals t-shirt goes out to you. Great for wiping up spills in the shop.

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