Gift Box with Conforming Inserts

Made on a Glowforge
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I needed a gift box for one of the big 20-sided dice I made last year, and this is the result.

I have seen images and videos of flat boxes with an integrated lattice-cut conforming piece different places for awhile, and always thought it would be fun to play with. @deirdrebeth thoughtfully recreated the lattice pattern, making it easier to design this. I made a simple cube box with top and bottom inserts with the cut lattice. The die sits snugly between them and doesn’t budge even with vigorous shaking of the closed box. Hatch-filled Celtic knots on the box faces, of course.

2-minute assembly video:

More stills and commentary on my blog:

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This is brilliant! So cool that is stays in place even with shaking.

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That turned out awesome!!

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So nice! Bookmarked.

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Fabulous gift that is packaged beautifully! People on your gift list are lucky indeed.

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Awesome! And amazing lattice work @deirdrebeth !

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That’s fabulous! I honestly have no memory of making the lattice, so yay for you remembering and making use of it!

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Pretty spectacular showing for this time of the year. Loved the video.

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Very cool. You always have the most interesting projects

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Way cool!

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Pretty awesome, when the box is as cool as the gift!

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Wow, everything is genius: the gift, the box, assembly, lattice and presentation. What a cool thing to watch first thing in the morning.

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