Calling on the collective wisdom of the DIY and skilled work folks here.
Japanese potters send out good pieces in unfinished wooden boxes with no hinges called tomobako. It's a very cool touch and I'd like to do this with some of my Japanese inspired work, so I need someone to make the boxes.
My vision here is to use rough-sanded pallet wood, leaving a nail hole or 2 in the lid- so it should have soul, but be well made/fitted. The lid usually just has a couple rails on the back to key it on the box, but a sliding lid would be cool too. The boxes should be glued- I think they just butt join them, but rabeting, or even finger joints would be great if someone had a jig to do these quickly.
I have way too much stuff to do so I can't make them myself, but obviously they're an added cost for my product when someone else makes them (though they should add to the value/saleability of my better work).
So my question is- how much should I expect to pay for say 3.5" cubes in quantity of maybe 20? I see cheap imported pine/plywood boxes for a few bucks, so I'm hoping to get these for under $10 each. I'd be looking at a few sizes, but this is a starting point.
(not my work below)
Japanese potters send out good pieces in unfinished wooden boxes with no hinges called tomobako. It's a very cool touch and I'd like to do this with some of my Japanese inspired work, so I need someone to make the boxes.
My vision here is to use rough-sanded pallet wood, leaving a nail hole or 2 in the lid- so it should have soul, but be well made/fitted. The lid usually just has a couple rails on the back to key it on the box, but a sliding lid would be cool too. The boxes should be glued- I think they just butt join them, but rabeting, or even finger joints would be great if someone had a jig to do these quickly.
I have way too much stuff to do so I can't make them myself, but obviously they're an added cost for my product when someone else makes them (though they should add to the value/saleability of my better work).
So my question is- how much should I expect to pay for say 3.5" cubes in quantity of maybe 20? I see cheap imported pine/plywood boxes for a few bucks, so I'm hoping to get these for under $10 each. I'd be looking at a few sizes, but this is a starting point.
(not my work below)
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