Vertical Art-Deco-Inspired Boxes: Part 2
Crafting the tops and bottoms of the boxes. Check out part 1 of this story. After milling and beveling (mitering) the long edges of the boxes’ sides, I turned my attention to the tops and bases. [...]
Push-Button Bandsaw Box
How do you open it? Just push the bottom drawer. If you’ve ever been to a woodworking trade show, you’ve probably seen me demonstrating on the bandsaw. I’ve been doing it for, oh, 35 years now–a [...]
7 Tips for Making Bandsaw Boxes
The biggest benefit: less sanding. Big Slice, Big Blade When you’re cutting the back off a big box, your best bet is to use a 1/2″ 4 TPI (Teeth Per Inch) hook-tooth blade, and guide the cut [...]
Vertical Art Deco-inspired Boxes: Part 1
This unique project was built for a specific purpose, but it’s the perfect learning opportunity for anyone building a box. Boxes come in countless shapes and forms. Most are crafted and [...]
Mitered Dovetail Box
A few key elements push your hand tool skills. Project #2106 • Skill Level: Intermediate • Time: 2 Days • Cost: $50 When my wife asked that I build her a box to contain a growing collection of [...]
Fountain Pen Box
A small project such as this pen box is a great way to hone your skills and focus on precision work. Project #2406 • Skill Level: Intermediate • Time: 3 Days • Cost: $35 I was asked by a friend [...]
Crafting Magic: Making a Drawer Box
One of magic’s oldest box tricks. Magic boxes… Secret compartments… Items that do more than meets the eye… There is such a mystique surrounding these pieces. The world of magic [...]
Traveling Toolbox
Bodger and blacksmith Don Weber shows how to effectively combine power and hand-tool techniques to build a simple and sturdy toolbox. Editor’s note: This article originally appeared [...]
17th-century ‘Desk Box’
Simple joinery will keep this piece together for centuries. Books, papers, lamps, candlesticks, spoons, Legos, clothing, electronics and more all end up on top of any flat surfaces in our house. [...]
Flying Sawdust
Flying Sawdust Last summer, due to the heat, I covered my portable saw with a canvas tarp and retreated to the cooler air inside my basement shop. For two months, the saw sat under the shed [...]
Rare Earth Hinges
Rare earth magnets make really slick hinges for small boxes. The lid on this ring box pivots on two hinges made from 10mm magnets—nothing more. Each hinge is composed of two magnets: one is glued [...]
Japanese Sliding-lid Box
This clever and simple piece is great for storing tools, toys or a kimono While picking though a table of vintage Japanese tools for sale I spotted this sliding-lid box under the vendor’s table; [...]