Box Building

If you or someone you know has a watch collection, perhaps you should build this beautiful watch box. A great way to display just about anything really. Free plans with instructions at the link.

Aren't these decorative boxes handsome!! The possibilities are endless really. Build using thin plywood and decorated as you choose. Follow along at the link and get inspired to build your own decorative boxes.

This wooden box is handsome and not that difficult to build. At the link you will find the free building instructions with pictures as well as a video of the build.

There is no reason to have ugly storage boxes when you can easily build something beautiful like these campaign style storage boxes. It's all in the hardware. Follow along at the link and build a few of these stylish storage boxes this weekend.

If you or someone you know is planning a wedding, you will need a card box. Since it is something you will hopefully only use once!!! why not build it yourself. At the link are free plans to build your own wedding card box.

At the link you will find neat ways to build boxes without hinges or clasps. The lids are either friction fit, sliding lids, wedge locked lids, or lids that close with a dowel or rod. Build which ever one you like or build all of them.

A display box for a sports jersey. 2-1/2 inches deep with removable glass front. Designed to hang on a wall. DXF Format

A very simple plan for a childs shoeshine box. Might make a good cub scout project. DXF Format

A classic old fashioned ice box design. Build a new antique. DXF Format

Fruit Dryer Box, 2 x 2 x 2 ft, 5 tray capacity, 2 KW / 80 cfm with electrical details. PDF number 6202.

This keepsake box with dovetail joints is perfect for storing your valuables. It features dividers inside and handsome dovetail corners. Follow along at the link to see how to build this project.

Portable Cassette style Fruit Dryer, 1-1/2 x 2 x 2 ft, 1.5 KW / 60 cfm. Plan # 6252.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for three wood boxes with sliding lids made on the tablesaw. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a wooden box measuring 12 x 10 x 4 inches, made from half-inch stock with three-quarters box joint. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This Musical Tone Box project is reproduced from a Wood Magazine project book article that I have had stashed away in my ideas binder for almost ten years. Packrats of the world, we stand vindicated.

Here we show a simple, straightforward way to make these thin walled oval boxes without the bother of steam bending wood.

Solar Fruit Dryer, 4 x 4 x 1 ft, 4 trays on legs. Plan # 6244.

For Mum maybe, a knitting box plan.

Over the years I have made many little wooden boxes. My technique made a huge change after seeing a video made by the late Jim Cummins. His passing was a huge loss for woodworkers as he had the skill and patience to make even the most difficult operations safe and simple. From his video I rethought and changed the way I made the tops, plus learned how to make the boxes have perfect grain matching all the way around.

A simple storage box that uses dovetail joints. This plan is from Amateur Woodworker.

This sliding lid box was featured in issue 2 of Woodworking Magazine. Designed and constructed by editor Christopher Schwarz, SketchUp model by Louis Bois.

For this project you can use scrap pieces of wood from other projects or a solid block of wood to create a beautiful box. This free woodworking plans and woodworkers projects information is courtesy of the DoItYourself web site.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a small box. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This is a fun picture decoration that can be a real conversation piece. Use your imagination to fill the box with your favorite theme miniatures.

Turtle Trap Box, 5 x 6 x 4 ft, funnel or box type, mesh. PDF number 6213.

7 x 8 x 5 ft, Wood frame, metal lines, insulated. This free agricultural barn construction plans and projects information is courtesy of the North Dakota State Univ. web site. Follow the instructions on that page to quickly find the plan number. This plan number is 5024.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a tea box that could be used for just about anything. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

If you need more storage, build these neat storage bins adding cane to the front for a bit of extra flair. You could always make the front solid if you wish. Follow along at the link to see how easy it is to build.

This shallow box is relatively easy to make and the unique technique allows for a very wide variety of possibilities. In the free plans, they describe a rather complicated use of the technique but they will provide detailed instructions for many other options. Expand your boxmaking horizons beyond ordinary rectangularity!

This fun fish-shaped keepsake box would make a great hiding place for extra change or jewelry. At the link is a video as well as step-by-step instructions with lots of pictures.