[Jewelry making - Article 00424] - Re: [Orchid] Hatch latch

[John Donivan]

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>     I have seen a plastic box where the lid is held very firmly closed
>     with a pair of small magnets flush set into the lip. 

    I wouldn't like magnets because they're not a positive catch, but
    that's just my preference, not objective. A positive catch means that
    no matter how hard you pull on it or drop it, it will stay closed.
    One typical catch for the box in question, in wood, is to have a
    tongue on the lid with some sort of key or ball on it, and then the
    base has a sliding piece of wood with a matching key that captures
    the lid when closed, or a hinged piece that flips open on the base
    and then goes flush when closed. Those are a couple that I have seen
    before, anyway. 

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