Making my Container

Photos showing the making process for my container.

After the main sides were cut out I glued 

and pinned the fixed edges together

 before clamping and leaving to dry.

I added semicircles which were the woods
width smaller than the outer cirlce inside
for the top opening to sit on.

The container was smoothed and sanded
 throughout the making process.

Three equal rectangles of wood were cut
for the front opening, and multiple equal
rectangles for the top opening. These
were attached with fabric hinges.

The fabric hinges were created by cutting the
fabric into 2 strips which were the width of
the inside, and gluing to the wood. The
fabric was then cut into strips for the
wooden panels and strips to be glued to. 

The fabric was added inside for aesthetic purposes,
so that there would be no obvious join between the
fabric for the hinge and the inside of the container.
 A rectangle of wood with a hole in was also added
inside so that a hole in the top panel of the front
opening could align with the hole in this wood
to create a lock (by inserting dowel). 

For the top opening, the wooden strips were spaced
evenly apart and glued to the fabric strips. Cling film
was added so that the strips would not become
attached to the smaller circles inside but the curve
could keep its shape by drying on top of them.

The bottom strips were glued to the back
of the front panels. Small spaces were left 
between all of them to allow movement.