Box Building

Isn't this tissue box cover handsome. This is not your grandmas tissue box cover. If you click through to the project you can follow along and build one for your tissue box, perfect as a gift too!

Scrap wood from your scrap wood pile can be put to good use by building a few of these box jack-o-lanterns. Paint or leave natural, add lights if you wish, either way it's a fun project you can do in an afternoon. Follow the free step-by-step instructions at the link. Happy Halloween!!

This beautiful bandsaw box was built using maple and walnut to give it contrast. If you have a bandsaw, you should be building these cute boxes as gifts. Follow along at the link to see just how to do it.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project number 1764.

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

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project #1904.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project 1697.

For Mum maybe, a knitting box plan.

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.

One of the simplest projects, but well appreciated by collectors, is a shadow box. You can vary the sizes and dividers to suit a particular collection. Scroll down the page to view the plan for Shadow boxes.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project #1722.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project # 1781.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project #1890.

Designed with a mirror inside, this mens valet case comes from a bye-gone era. In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. Project #2043.

Are you as serious about your woodworking as you are about your poker game? Well, here is a way to combine the two. Build this stylish case for storing all the poker chips and accessories you will need for your own Texas Hold em tournament or a classic game of five-card stud. The cutting diagrams and materials list are available to download in this Online Extra.

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 is a neat little weekend project that makes a nice gift or just a good place to store your own recipes. We used Poplar for our project and I am not sure it was such a good idea. I has a real tendency to warp. If you are going to paint your recipe box then plywood might just be better.

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.

So your children are back in school and everything is back to normal in your house. Now is a good time for your young woodcrafter to make a pencil holder to keep all those pens and pencils together for homework.

This is a specialty box to sit on while lacing up heavy boots. It goes in a mud room or other wide entry way. It simply makes a ordinary task less stressful. The box includes storage room for boots. The Boot Rest pulls out from its storage place for convenience. The box has an internal tray for storage of gloves and other equipment.

These are plans to build a music box that doubles as a keepsake box.

If you are beginning to think about those spring and summer fishing jaunts, here is a project that will interest you.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a Shaker candle 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 project comes from Marilyns dad Frank who actually built it many years ago. I have no idea where he got the plans but it is a simple and nice looking design.