ID: Impossible Box -
Altered Scoring For Lid
Created: April 17, 2023
Modified:
Size: Closed 2.5"sq x 3.5"h
Opens to: 5"h
After making this structure as per the diagram I thought I'd make one that opened from the bottom as well making it a useful box... You can see the first one I made HERE and the altered Box HERE
Then someone asked how to make the lid a bit bigger so it would work with heavier cardstock etc... We thought we would have to use a 2nd piece of cardstock... I mulled it over and came out with a slightly offset scoring for the upper and lower portions as well as decreasing the width of the tabs.
My sides definitely don't cave in now.
The structure is created from a single piece of 8.5" x 11" paper.
What I have found so far is the size of your score marks can make an amazing difference. I'm using my bone folder (which is thicker than the one supplied with the Martha Stewart scoring board which I don't like). Just being off by 1/16" can make the difference between a squeezed fit and a good fit...
I also push the cover in place to glue my tab. You can get a little give that way too.
You'll notice in both images my sides don't sag into themselves because of a too tight lid...
Diagram with altered dimensions etc is below.
