Just finished this weekends project. Im not sure what to call it, other than "clipboard box". This actually started out when I got the desire to do a woodworking video in verse (dont ask),
then come up with a useful project. So this is the product of that design.
Begin with lumber begot from fine tree Nigh but one and three quarter inch its heft And about one half inch its thickness be Ere ye sever a single kerf, be deft! Nay, with readiness rout rabbets anon One ledge for the top, one bottom indent Mine eyes be pleased, but alas and along! This is the splinter of my discontent! Forty-five, forty-five angles abound “Wherefore,” thou ask, “what folly hath he wrought?” Maketh a frame, ample glue all around This, thou already knew, that’s what I thought. Two panels become a ceiling and floor Say ye, “Wow. A box.” Say I, “Wait! There’s more!” Ease the edges, nay so sharp as thy wit Now for a test of bravery and guile Aye, with a vorpal blade, one is now split. A lid and its mate, it took not a while. For thy clip: a block, chamfered on three sides By heaven I think my love is as rare - Earth magnets! They hold great strength in their size. Glue them in pairs, two seated here, two rest there. What is a limb, but an arm like a jib? A thin strip and screw go forth and attach. Bore a number of dimples ‘neath the lid So when the arm swingeth thus, it will catch. The parts are all done, thou art nearly complete Fasten the hinges to where they will seat. Friends, Romans, woodworkers: lend me an ear More magnets ensure the lid will hold fast A fortnight of sanding, then grab a beer Bring out the grain; any hue thee may cast. Lacquer, varnish: no finish is wrong Protect thy project like a lover to woo Polyurethane! (Fit that into song!) And spread sev’ral coats, at least more than two. This above all: to thine own shelf find glue Affix thin plastic: smooth, firm and opaque. Thy box is complete, now what to do? Sit back, relax. “Til ne’er a muscle doth ache. This project is done, it could have been worse (I) thank ye for viewing this video verse.
