# Looking for suggestions

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/looking-for-suggestions/35982>\
**Category:** Projects\
**Created:** [April 1, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/looking-for-suggestions/35982 "2017-04-01T18:45:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Woodskroll](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/woodskroll/32/85214_2.png) [@Woodskroll](https://community.inventables.com/u/Woodskroll)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/looking-for-suggestions/35982/1 "2017-04-01T18:45:58Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m looking for some suggestions on how to carve a box lid I’m building for my father in laws ashes. In my haste, nervousness, anxiety among other things ( this being the first box I ever built) I totally spaced and forgot to carve the lid before assembly it. The lid is 1/8 inch Red Oak ( my pop as I called him always worked with Red Oak) on top glued to 1/8 cedar for the inside to equal 1/4. My thoughts were to cut a piece of wood to insert into the cavity of the lid and clamp to do the carve. A few details I added 1/8 Red Oak to the splines and in the process of making Red Oak hinges ( you tube is a awesome thing).  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![BlueLocktite](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/bluelocktite/32/68346_2.png) [@BlueLocktite](https://community.inventables.com/u/BlueLocktite)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/looking-for-suggestions/35982/2 "2017-04-01T19:13:47Z")

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Box looks very nice. I think you should carve out a piece that fits in that center section either covering the entire area or even just a section of it. then seal the whole thing with a nice clear natural sealer.

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**Author:** ![SeanKeplinger](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/seankeplinger/32/82073_2.png) [@SeanKeplinger](https://community.inventables.com/u/SeanKeplinger)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/looking-for-suggestions/35982/4 "2017-04-01T19:15:08Z")

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You could alternate between through cuts and different depths or try a 3D carve. I would definitely carve the insert piece separate from the lid and then glue it on afterward.

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**Author:** ![Woodskroll](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/woodskroll/32/85214_2.png) [@Woodskroll](https://community.inventables.com/u/Woodskroll)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/looking-for-suggestions/35982/5 "2017-04-01T19:25:34Z")

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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Because how nervous I am doing this, I thinking of going with the insert maybe just of some type of shape and then center it in the lid. That way if I mess it up and can always redo the insert.

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**Author:** ![Woodskroll](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/woodskroll/32/85214_2.png) [@Woodskroll](https://community.inventables.com/u/Woodskroll)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/looking-for-suggestions/35982/6 "2017-04-01T19:28:56Z")

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Thanks