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Security box

   In this section I show you more pictures of the Security Box along with several pictures taken during its construction. These pictures do not intend to be an exhaustive account or complete instructions, just some comments that can be of interest.

   The particularity of this security box is that it is entirely made with wood, including the hinges and the lock mechanism. The wheels make for 1.000.000 possible combinations and only one opens the box. Precision cutting and assembling is of utmost importance in this pattern. The computer design pattern is perfectly accurate but minor mistakes can ruin the hinges or the rotating wheels mechanism.

 

internal part of the door of the wooden security box showinw the lock mechanisms

   The beginning is as always, transferring the patterns to the wood covered with masking tape and scrolling the pieces. It is essential to check all the pieces all the time, as they are cut and as they are coated.

 

interior of the wooden scroll saw fretwork vault

   We check that the wooden hinges work properly and that the door fits correctly.

 

marks for the shelves in the sides of the wooden security box

   Mounting the shelves requires attention, since they do not have slots (these would make the sides of the box ugly). The position of the shelves is drawn in the sides of the box, being sure those lines will be covered.

security box shelves drying in position held with clamps

   The shelves are then glued to one of the sides and left to dry.

 

interior of the wooden scroll saw security box during mounting

   After some time the shelves are glued to the other side and hold in position with clamps. The base and top of the box are encased (but not glued!) so that the shelves dry exactly as they will be when the box is finished.

 

interior of the wooden fretwork security box without the floor and roof

   Once the shelves have dried the back of the box is glued in position, also encasing the base and top as before. The interior is then finished, in this case with oak dye, wood sealer and several coats of satin varnish.

 

wooden scroll saw security box with the shelves once finished with varnish

   The front of the box is then glued in position and also finished. The top and base will be glued at the very end so the finishing of these pieces and the other sides can be left for the end.

 

fretwork wooden security box showing the mounting of the door

   Again we check that the locking mechanism works fine (the wheels will be installed later).

 

edge of the wooden scroll saw security box showing the mechanism rods

   After all the care with the precision the results looks good and the pieces fit really well.

 

circular pieces forming the rotating mechanism of the lock of the security box

   The only problem I found is with the hollow rods of the mechanism, they are slightly shorter than necessary. This happens because the thickness of the wood can have small variations. This minor problem has an easy solution, it is enough to cut one more piece for the rods in a thin wood (1,5 mm in this case), glue it and to sand until getting the exact length needed.

 

door mechanism of the security box fixed with masking tape

   To install the rotating wheels, the backside ones are kept in opening position with masking tape and then the numbered ones are glued in position with the chosen combination.

 

open wooden scroll saw fretwork security box

   We are done. Remember that the final step is to mount the door and then to glue the base and the top. This is the aspect of the box open, showing the mechanisms and the interior. It is also possible to hide all mechanisms by simply not making the inner cut of the rear piece of the door.

 

wooden hinges of the scroll saw fretwork vault    Detail of one of the hinges.

 

wooden rods of the locking mechanism of the security box    Detail of the closing mechanism.

 

 
wooden numbered wheels of the scroll saw security box    Detail of the numbered wheels.

 

completed scroll saw security box by a black table lamp

    The final result looks impressive. I have increased the pattern size 20%, giving a height of 42 cm and a width of 32 cm.

   Please note that this pattern is registered and copyrighted. If you would like to have it I offer it for 15 € plus shipping. The pattern is computer made, which provides total precision, and nicely printed for convenient scrolling. Click here to buy this pattern. Write me to info@finescrollsaw.com for any questions.